MasterChef Canada
Season 5
201812 episodes
Episode 1
Opportunity Knocks
Apr 3, 20181h
Home cooks from across the country audition for a spot in the top 12.
Episode 2
How Do You Take Your Mystery Box?
Apr 10, 20181h
The top 12 face their first Mystery Box Challenge and a budget-inspired elimination challenge sends one of the home cooks packing.
Episode 3
Building An Appetite
Apr 17, 20181h
The home cooks face their first team challenge as they prepare a hearty meal for 101 hungry Habitat for Humanity volunteers.
Episode 4
Fast and Epicure-ious
Apr 24, 20181h
The top 10 are given a mere 30 minutes to tackle a mystery box and must create an original recipe featuring fresh ingredients. Then, a fungi-inspired elimination challenge puts an end to one home cook's food dream.
Episode 5
Barker's Dozen
May 1, 20181h
A Team Challenge finds the home cooks tasked with making donuts for dog owners who frequent an off-leash dog park in Toronto. The losing team must face a Pressure Test, resulting in at least one home cook being eliminated.
Episode 6
Vive La Pressure Test
May 8, 20181h
The remaining top 8 home cooks face an intense series of three consecutive French-inspired pressure tests that will reveal their strengths, skills and weaknesses.
Episode 7
The Magnificent Seven
May 15, 20181h
Eight MasterChef Canada home cooks – the remaining seven plus the home cook that emerges as the Redemption winner – gather for an off-site Team Challenge in Kleinburg, Ont., at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, home to the iconic Group of Seven. The teams are tasked with preparing a tasting menu for seven esteemed recipients of the Order of Canada, including Marc Kielburger, co-founder of international youth charity Free The Children; and renowned Canadian television icon, CTV News Special Correspondent Lloyd Robertson. After consulting the distinguished dinner guests, the MasterChef Canada Judges determine the winning team. The losing home cooks face a Pressure Test, and potential elimination.
Episode 8
Cooking with (Corner) Gas
May 22, 20181h
The home cooks are presented with a massive Mystery Box Challenge and must prepare a diner dish inspired by the cast of Corner Gas Animated.
Episode 9
On the Line of Fire
May 29, 20181h
The Top 6 home cooks face a super-charged Restaurant Takeover Team Challenge with the losing team facing an Elimination Challenge.
Episode 10
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Jun 5, 20181h
The pressure intensifies as former MasterChef Canada winners drop by for a surprise visit.
Episode 11
Pop- Up Star
Jun 12, 20181h
The remaining three cooks face the first ever Pop-Up Restaurant Challenge.
Episode 12
Three Courses, One Crown
Jun 19, 20181h
The Top 2 home cooks vie for the title of “MasterChef Canada” Season 5 and the reward of $100,000 in prize money to launch their culinary dreams.