MasterChef Canada
| MasterChef Canada | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cookery / Reality competition / Food |
| Created by | Franc Roddam |
| Directed by | Dave Russell |
| Judges | Claudio Aprile (1–7) Michael Bonacini (1–7) Alvin Leung (1–7) Hugh Acheson (8) Mary Berg (8) Craig Wong (8) |
| Narrated by | Charlie Ryan |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 93 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Guy O'Sullivan, Cathie James, Elisabeth Murdoch |
| Production locations | Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production companies | Banijay Rights Proper Television Bell Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | January 20, 2014 – present |
MasterChef Canada is a Canadian competitive cooking reality show, part of the MasterChef franchise, open to amateur home cooks across Canada. It premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014, and has since aired its seventh season. The show stars three judges: Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini and Alvin Leung. The first seven seasons of the show wer produced by Endemol Shine International and Proper Television.
The first seven seasons of MasterChef Canada aired on CTV and the Cooking Channel in the United States. It also aired in Sweden, Italy and Spain. A total of seven seasons have been produced, with the first six produced under the executive production of Guy O'Sullivan.
After a three-year hiatus, CTV announced on October 22, 2024, an eighth season of the show for the 2025-26 season, to be produced by Scott McGillivray's Toronto-based McGillivray Entertainment Media (MEM). Production began in early 2025.