The Amazing Race Canada
The Amazing Race Canada is a Canadian adventure reality game show based on the international "Amazing Race" franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race across Canada and around the world. The "Race" is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at  designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a grand prize of , and additional prizes from the show's sponsors. Commissioned and broadcast by CTV, "The Amazing Race Canada" is hosted by former Olympian Jon Montgomery, produced by Insight Productions in association with Bell Media and with the support of Profiles Television. After the season 7 finale, it was announced that the show was renewed for an eighth season. Originally expected to premiere in mid-2020, the season's production was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The Race. "The Amazing Race  Canada" is a reality television competition between at least nine teams of two. Each season is divided into a number of legs wherein teams travel and complete various tasks to obtain "clues" to help them progress to a Pit Stop, where they are given a chance to rest and recover before starting the next leg twelve hours later. The first team to arrive at a Pit Stop is often awarded a prize while the last team is normally eliminated (except in non-elimination legs). The final leg of each race is run by the last three remaining teams, and the  first to arrive at the final destination wins , two vehicles of any Chevrolet model cars and unlimited air travel for a year with Air Canada (seasons 1–3). On the airdate of the first season finale it was announced that CTV Bell Media had ordered another season of "The Amazing Race Canada". Casting began in fall 2013 and the second season aired in summer 2014. New to the eligibility requirements for season 2 were clauses that applicants must possess a valid Canadian passport, and be able to travel not only within Canada but around the world; this meant that, unlike the  first season, the show travelled to destinations outside of Canada, closer to its American counterpart. In the second season, Petro-Canada was the fuel sponsor with the team winning a lifetime supply of gasoline from Petro-Canada, and Scotiabank was the financial sponsor. In the third season, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) replaced Scotiabank as the financial sponsor. In the fourth season, Hotels.com replaced Air Canada as the trip sponsor with the team winning a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip for two around the world with Hotels.com, and the fuel sponsor was removed. In the fifth season, Sinorama replaced Hotels.com  as the trip sponsor with the winning team winning a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip for two around the world with Sinorama. In the sixth season, the financial and trip sponsors were removed, and Dempster's Bakery began their sponsorship. In the seventh season, Shell Canada's V-Power was the fuel sponsor. Teams. Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 71 teams, or 142 contestants, have participated in "The Amazing Race Canada". Route Markers. Route Markers are yellow and red flags that mark the places where teams  must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark places where teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow. Clues. Clues are found throughout the legs in sealed envelopes, normally inside clue boxes. They give teams the information they need and tasks they need to do in order for them to progress. Obstacles. Teams may encounter the following that may affect their position: Legs. At the beginning of each leg, teams receive an allowance of cash, usually in  Canadian dollars, to cover expenses during the legs (except for the purchase of airline tickets, which are paid-for by credit cards provided to the teams). Teams then have to follow clues and Route Markers that will lead them to the various destinations and tasks they will face. Modes of travel between these destinations include commercial and chartered airplanes (which for the first three seasons were generally provided by sponsor Air Canada), boats, trains, taxis, buses, and rented vehicles provided by the show, or the teams may simply travel by foot. Each leg ends with a twelve-hour Pit Stop  where teams are able to rest and where teams that arrives last are progressively eliminated until only three teams remain. Most legs comprise three or more challenges, often a Roadblock, Detour and a Route Info Task. The first teams to arrive at the Pit Stop win prizes, usually from the show's sponsors. Non-elimination legs. Each race has a number of predetermined non-elimination legs, in which the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop is not eliminated and is allowed to continue. The non-eliminated team is required to do a Speed Bump – a penalty task that  only the team saved from elimination on the previous leg must complete before continuing on. Rules and penalties. Most of the rules and penalties are adopted from the American edition. Seasons. The show first aired in 2013 with the first season premiere airing on July 15, 2013 and ending on September 16, 2013. Places visited. As of the seventh season, "The Amazing Race Canada" has visited all of Canada's provinces and territories, in addition to eleven foreign countries in Asia, Europe, South America and North America. The following are the number of times places (including Canadian provinces and territories ) are featured in "The Amazing Race Canada".