The Amazing Race Canada
| The Amazing Race Canada | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by |
Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Creative director(s) | Shannon McGinn |
| Presented by | Jon Montgomery |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 34 (and 5 reunion specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Brunton Barbara Bowlby |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Insight Productions Bell Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Picture format | 720i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 15, 2013 – present |
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| Related shows | International versions |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Amazing Race Canada is a reality television competition series that features teams in a grueling race across Canada and the world. The Race is divided into a series of legs and on each leg; teams strive to reach the Pit Stop where they are greeted by the host, Jon Montgomery. During each leg teams receive destination clues and challenges to complete in order to move onto the next task. The first team to cross the finish line wins $500,000 in cash and prizes. This prize is the largest grand prize ever awarded for a Canadian competition series. Commissioned by CTV, The Amazing Race Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association with Bell Media and with the support of Profiles Television.
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, meaning that, unlike the first season, the race traveled to destinations outside of Canada, closer to its American counterpart.
The show also airs on Vrak TV translated into Canadian French as «The Amazing Race Canada: Une Course Contre la Montre».
The Amazing Race Canada is a reality television competition between at least nine teams of two. The race 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 from the race (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 CA$250,000, two vehicles of any Chevrolet model cars and unlimited air travel for a year with Air Canada.
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