The Amazing Race Canada 8 is the eighth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian
reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by
Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across
Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two
Chevrolet Silverado ZR2s.[1] This season visited five provinces and travelled over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, racers travelled through
Quebec,
Alberta,
British Columbia,
Ontario, and
New Brunswick before finishing in
Vancouver. New twists introduced in this season include the On Ramp, which was a task that gave teams the chance to reenter The Amazing Race Canada; the Pass, which forced a team to stop racing until another team passed them; a double elimination leg; and four teams racing in the final leg. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on
CTV in July 2020; however, after the
COVID-19 pandemic forced production to postpone the season for two years due to
travel restrictions between selected Canadian provinces, it premiered on July 5, 2022 with a preseason special etalk Presents: The Amazing Race Canada airing on July 1.[2][3] The season finale aired on September 20, 2022.
Best friends and Broadway performers
Catherine Wreford and Craig Ramsay were the winners of this season, while siblings
Jesse Cockney and
Marika Sila finished in second place, sisters Franca and Nella Brodett finished in third place, and Brendan and Connor McDougall finished in fourth place.
The day after the finale of
Season 7,
CTV announced the renewal of the show for an eighth season.[4]
After the
COVID-19 pandemic led to
CBS suspending production of the
thirty-third season of
American edition of The Amazing Race[5] and
Network 10 delaying the production of
fifth season of The Amazing Race Australia, before eventually filming that season around Australia,[6] Mike Cosentino, the President of Content and Programming at
Bell Media, stated in mid-March 2020 that "decisions around the upcoming eighth season will be made with the health and safety of the Racers and the crew as the top priority."[7] As the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada worsened, Consentino stated two months later that pre-production for the upcoming season had been halted due to safety concerns.[8] On June 23, 2020, the show announced on its social media that the season had been postponed until 2021.[9]Insight Productions CEO
John Brunton then stated in an interview on June 3, 2021 that the season would be delayed a second time to 2022 at the latest for safety reasons.[10] Bell Media confirmed the second postponement at
upfronts a week later with Justin Stockman, Bell Media's vice-president of content development and programming, announcing that the show would be a part of CTV's summer 2022 schedule.[11][12]
For the first time in the series, host
Jon Montgomery doesn't introduce the teams; instead, the teams introduce themselves.
This season introduced two new obstacles: the On Ramp and the Pass. The On Ramp was a task that allowed teams to find an On Ramp Pass and return to The Amazing Race Canada. The Pass was an obstacle that is similar to the Yield. The team that received the Pass would have to wait for another team to arrive and pass them before continuing on. Also, for the first time in Amazing Race Canada history, four teams competed in the final leg. Similar to the
sixth Vietnamese season, all four remaining teams in this season crossed the Finish Line.
Casting
Casting for the season initially began on October 10, 2019 with a deadline of December 1.[22] On January 8, 2020, the first stage of casting for this season was completed.[23] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, contestants were required to be fully
vaccinated.[24]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop, but there was no rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing.
A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
A brown ∈ indicates that the team used the Pass and a brown ∋ indicates the team on the receiving end of the Pass.
A teal х indicates that the leg featured a Face Off challenge.
^
abcdeCatherine & Craig, Court & Ali, and Dennis & Durrell were removed from the competition due to
COVID-19. As a result, Cassie & Jahmeek and Jully & Kathy re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
^
abCatherine & Craig and Court & Ali found the On Ramp pass and were able to re-enter the race.
^
abcThis team used their Express Pass to bypass one of the tasks on this leg.
^
abFranca & Nelia used the Pass against Beverly & Veronica.
^
abThis team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but they were instructed to continue racing.
^
abThis was a double-elimination leg; the last two teams to check in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated.
^Dennis & Durrell were eliminated from the race when they failed to find one of the On Ramp passes.
Race summary
The route map of The Amazing Race Canada 8.
Destinations
Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel
Teams set off from the starting line at
Mont Tremblant Resort and had to search for five marked plaques in order to decode a
book cipher. After unscrambling their letters to spell OLD MONTREAL, teams received their next clue, which directed them to the Mont-Tremblant village dock, where they had to sign up for one of two buses to
Old Montreal, each of which would carry five teams and departed 15 minutes apart. Once there, teams had to find one of two people wearing
flat-panel display digital posters for Thor: Love and Thunder in order to receive their next clue and a piece of
Mjölnir.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb 200 feet (61 m) to the top of
La Grande Roue de Montréal and retrieve their next clue and another piece of
Mjölnir.
This season's first Detour was a choice between Jazz and Pizzazz. In Jazz, teams had to perform a song by
Juno Award winner
Ranee Lee, which had to include improvised
scat singing, in order to receive their next clue and another piece of Mjölnir. In Pizzazz, teams had to perform a
burlesque routine, which included removing articles of their costumes in the correct order, in order to receive their next clue and a piece of Mjölnir.
At the
Rialto Theatre, teams had to assemble their pieces of Mjölnir before they could check into the Pit Stop.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Calgary, Alberta. Once there, teams had to search the airport parking lot for a marked
SUV, which contained their next clue. Teams were directed to
Indian Battle Park in
Lethbridge, where they had to watch a
Siksika dance before receiving a
golden eagle feather and their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Hoot or Herd. In Hoot, one team member had to memorize seven owl sounds and the other team member had to memorize descriptions of the sounds. When teams could match the sounds to the descriptions, they received their next clue. In Herd, teams had to choose a coloured bandana, find nine goats wearing the same coloured bandanas, and correctly add the numbers on the bandanas from memory in order to receive their next clue.
At a
Subway restaurant in Lethbridge, teams had to memorize a list of vegetables (22 tomatoes, 15 bell peppers, 18 onions, and 27 cucumbers), collect the vegetables from three farm stands outside the city, and deliver them to the restaurant to receive their next clue and free Subway sandwiches.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a
virtual reality headset, play a game of Rhythmatic, and score at least 90% in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the
Prince of Wales Hotel in
Waterton Park.
At Pat's Waterton, teams had to pedal a
Surrey bike to Wieners of Waterton, choose a list of four food orders, and deliver the food by bicycle to the given addresses from memory in order to receive their next clue. Teams then drove to
Pincher Station's grain elevator and signed up for one of two buses, the first carrying four teams and the second carrying five teams, to
Sparwood. Once there, teams found a marked
SUV, which contained their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Learning to Fly or Ready to Roll. In Learning to Fly, teams had to listen to a fishing story that incorporated quirky names for
fly fishing lures, run one kilometre (0.62 mi) to the
Elk River, and arrange a set of twenty fishing lures in the order that they were mentioned in the story to receive their next clue. In Ready to Roll, teams had to assemble a
mountain bicycle so that it matched an example in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a
leotard and
leg warmers and perform a 1980s-style aerobics routine to the satisfaction of the instructor in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the fourth hole of the Fernie Golf Course.
At Fernie City Hall, teams had to sign up for one of two buses, the first carrying three teams and the second carrying four teams, to Canoe Meadows in
Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Once there, teams had to paddle whitewater canoes three kilometres (1.9 mi) down the
Kananaskis River in order to reach their next clue.
As a result of re-entering The Amazing Race Canada, Jully & Kathy and Cassie & Jahmeek had to complete a Speed Bump; they had to inflate a
whitewater canoe before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to secure a pack onto a simulated horse by tying a
diamond hitch in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Trans Canada Trail, teams had to complete a
sliding puzzle of a section of the trail in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to complete an all-terrain slalom course within 105 seconds on an
adaptive eBike in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the
biathlon range at the
Canmore Nordic Centre.
Additional notes
Catherine & Craig, Court & Ali, and Dennis & Durrell were removed from the competition due to
COVID-19. As a result, Cassie & Jahmeek and Jully & Kathy re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Kelowna, British Columbia. Once there, teams had to search the airport parking lot for a marked vehicle, which contained their next clue.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had perform a tandem paraglide above the
Okanagan in order to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Cassie & Jahmeek had to sort a pile of ski boots onto shelves by size and style before Cassie could attempt the second Roadblock.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to complete a
biathlon by
cross-country skiing around a 300-metre (980 ft) loop to a firing range and shoot five targets with five rounds in order to receive their next clue. If they missed any targets, they had to ski the loop again before attempting to shoot the remaining targets.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Ball'n or Pomme'n. In Ball'n, teams had to score five points in a game of
lawn bowling by rolling
biased bowls closer to a jack than a pair of local competitors in order to receive their next clue. In Pomme'n, teams had to make five miniature
apple pies by rolling out dough, slicing apples, and adding a
pastry lattice top in order to receive their next clue.
At Jealous Fruits Orchard, teams had to count the cherry trees within a marked area and then calculate the weight of the cherries that the trees would yield in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the yoga platform at
Predator Ridge Resort.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Toronto, Ontario. Once there, teams had to travel by train and subway to make their way to
Marshalls, where teams had to study the photograph of an outfit and then search the store for four matching items, which had to cost less than $200, in order to receive their next clue.
Teams were instructed to travel by train to
London and make their way to the East Park Golf Gardens. There, teams found Jon, who informed them that two of the three teams who had been removed from the race due to COVID-19 would re-enter the competition after solving a riddle and finding an On Ramp pass in a well. Catherine & Craig and Court & Ali found the two On Ramp passes and were able to re-enter the competition.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Aviate or Animate. In Aviate, teams had to attach a propeller to a
Cessna 150 in order to receive their next clue. In Animate, one team member had to don a
motion capture suit and recreate the movements of an animated movie starring Jon, without watching the movie, while their partner took on the role of director, in order to receive their next clue, Jesse & Marika used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to lead a dog through a
dog agility course within 45 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
At the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, teams had to don a
Muse headband and meditate until they heard 30 birds chirps from the headband's app in order to receive their next clue, directing them to the Pit Stop at the
Western Alumni Stadium.
Additional notes
Dennis & Durrell failed to find one of the On Ramp passes and were eliminated from the race.
There was no additional elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
At the start of this leg, teams had to sign up for one of two buses, each of which carried four teams, to
Toronto. Once there, teams had to search the downtown area for one of two people wearing red hats who had tickets for one of two trains to
Belleville, one carrying three teams and the other carrying five teams. Once there, teams found their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose an abstract map and fill in the names of fourteen birdhouses in order to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Press It or Push It. In Press It, teams had to replicate a message by arranging type pieces in reverse and then printing out the message on a
printing press in order to receive their next clue. In Push It, one team member had to sit in a tub and relay instructions to their partner to make 15 working
bath bombs in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, one team member was taught how to
sign the name of the school's
first deaf professor, while their partner memorized the
American manual alphabet. Once the latter team member could identify the name SAMUEL GREENE, teams received their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the beach at
Sandbanks Provincial Park. Franca & Nella and Brendan & Connor used their Express Passes to bypass this task.
Additional notes
Franca & Nelia used the Pass against Beverly & Veronica.
This leg featured a double elimination; the last two teams to arrive at the Pit Stop were eliminated.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Ottawa. Once there, teams had to search the parking lot of the train station for a marked vehicle, which contained their next clue, which directed them to drive to the
Canadian Museum of History in
Gatineau, Quebec. Teams had to search through a collection of 3,000 stamps in the museum to find the postage cost of 13 stamps provided to them in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to search the
Canadian Museum of History for the
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver and retrieve a ticket for a flight on a vintage
biplane, where one team member had to spot a 40-foot (12 m) letter M in order to receive their next clue.
Following the Roadblock, teams had to travel by ferry across the
Ottawa River and use their car's
GPS to navigate to their next destination.
For this season's first Face Off, two teams had to compete against each other in a game of
croquet. The first team to clear two balls through a series of wickets and hit the centre peg received their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an
hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
In
Montebello, teams had to solve a murder mystery by locating and interviewing six witnesses, who gave their statements in
Québécois French, in order to receive their next clue from the inspector. Teams then had to check in at the Pit Stop:
Manoir Papineau.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Bathurst, New Brunswick. Once there, teams had to travel to Frostbites Dairy Bar, where they received ice cream cones and their next clue. Teams were instructed to load their trucks with plywood, a lobster trap, and two chairs, which they would need during the leg, in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform an
Acadian stepdance in order to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Brendan & Connor had to use traditional
couvreur tools to make 50 roof shingles before they could continue racing.
This season's final Detour was choice between Oyster Shuck or Clean & Tuck. In Oyster Shuck, teams had to delicately shuck open 24 oysters and then replicate two oyster platters in order to receive their next clue. In Clean & Tuck, teams had to clean a
glamping dome such that it matched an example in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop:
Pokeshaw Rock.
Leg 10 (New Brunswick → Ontario)
After arriving in
Tobermory, racers drove in the town's harbour.
Episode 10: "Is that a Wild Peacock?" (September 13, 2022)
Prizes: A trip for two to
Auckland, New Zealand, and a $3,500 Marshalls gift card (awarded to Brendan & Connor)
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Toronto, Ontario. Once there, they had to travel to the
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to drive a sports car through a three-kilometre (1.9 mi) precision driving course within 150 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to
Oshawa Executive Airport, where they signed up for one of three
floatplanes to
Tobermory, the first of which carried one team and the other two carried two teams. At Divers Den, one team member had to follow a series of buoys and swim to four shipwreck known as the Tugs, find four numbers, and relay the numbers to their partner, who had to use them to unlock a treasure chest containing keys to a marked vehicle that contained their next clue.
For this season's final Face Off, two teams had to compete against each other in a game of
snooker. The team who scored more points would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an
hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
At
CFB Meaford, teams had to run through an obstacle course while a training officer listed the
4th Canadian Division's seven critical military values, which they had to repeat in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to check in at the Pit Stop: the lighthouse at The Inn at Cobble Beach in
Georgian Bluffs.
Leg 11 (Ontario → British Columbia)
BC Place hosted of the finish line for The Amazing Race Canada 8.
Episode 11: "Where Is Gurmail?" (September 20, 2022)
Prizes: A CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and a
2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 for each team member (awarded to Catherine & Craig)
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Vancouver, British Columbia. Once there, teams had to travel to Cardero Park in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's first Roadblock, teams had to travel by helicopter to Caulfeild Cove in
West Vancouver. There, one team member had to don a wetsuit, jump 20 feet (6.1 m) from the helicopter, and swim to a buoy, where they found their next clue.
In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to don
roller skates and complete an obstacle course within 75 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, teams had to place 27 riddles describing challenges that they had completed during the race beneath the locations where the tasks occurred and in chronological order in order to receive their final clue, which directed them to the finish line at
BC Place.
The Amazing Race Canada 8 is the eighth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian
reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by
Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across
Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two
Chevrolet Silverado ZR2s.[1] This season visited five provinces and travelled over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, racers travelled through
Quebec,
Alberta,
British Columbia,
Ontario, and
New Brunswick before finishing in
Vancouver. New twists introduced in this season include the On Ramp, which was a task that gave teams the chance to reenter The Amazing Race Canada; the Pass, which forced a team to stop racing until another team passed them; a double elimination leg; and four teams racing in the final leg. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on
CTV in July 2020; however, after the
COVID-19 pandemic forced production to postpone the season for two years due to
travel restrictions between selected Canadian provinces, it premiered on July 5, 2022 with a preseason special etalk Presents: The Amazing Race Canada airing on July 1.[2][3] The season finale aired on September 20, 2022.
Best friends and Broadway performers
Catherine Wreford and Craig Ramsay were the winners of this season, while siblings
Jesse Cockney and
Marika Sila finished in second place, sisters Franca and Nella Brodett finished in third place, and Brendan and Connor McDougall finished in fourth place.
The day after the finale of
Season 7,
CTV announced the renewal of the show for an eighth season.[4]
After the
COVID-19 pandemic led to
CBS suspending production of the
thirty-third season of
American edition of The Amazing Race[5] and
Network 10 delaying the production of
fifth season of The Amazing Race Australia, before eventually filming that season around Australia,[6] Mike Cosentino, the President of Content and Programming at
Bell Media, stated in mid-March 2020 that "decisions around the upcoming eighth season will be made with the health and safety of the Racers and the crew as the top priority."[7] As the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada worsened, Consentino stated two months later that pre-production for the upcoming season had been halted due to safety concerns.[8] On June 23, 2020, the show announced on its social media that the season had been postponed until 2021.[9]Insight Productions CEO
John Brunton then stated in an interview on June 3, 2021 that the season would be delayed a second time to 2022 at the latest for safety reasons.[10] Bell Media confirmed the second postponement at
upfronts a week later with Justin Stockman, Bell Media's vice-president of content development and programming, announcing that the show would be a part of CTV's summer 2022 schedule.[11][12]
For the first time in the series, host
Jon Montgomery doesn't introduce the teams; instead, the teams introduce themselves.
This season introduced two new obstacles: the On Ramp and the Pass. The On Ramp was a task that allowed teams to find an On Ramp Pass and return to The Amazing Race Canada. The Pass was an obstacle that is similar to the Yield. The team that received the Pass would have to wait for another team to arrive and pass them before continuing on. Also, for the first time in Amazing Race Canada history, four teams competed in the final leg. Similar to the
sixth Vietnamese season, all four remaining teams in this season crossed the Finish Line.
Casting
Casting for the season initially began on October 10, 2019 with a deadline of December 1.[22] On January 8, 2020, the first stage of casting for this season was completed.[23] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, contestants were required to be fully
vaccinated.[24]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop, but there was no rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing.
A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
A brown ∈ indicates that the team used the Pass and a brown ∋ indicates the team on the receiving end of the Pass.
A teal х indicates that the leg featured a Face Off challenge.
^
abcdeCatherine & Craig, Court & Ali, and Dennis & Durrell were removed from the competition due to
COVID-19. As a result, Cassie & Jahmeek and Jully & Kathy re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
^
abCatherine & Craig and Court & Ali found the On Ramp pass and were able to re-enter the race.
^
abcThis team used their Express Pass to bypass one of the tasks on this leg.
^
abFranca & Nelia used the Pass against Beverly & Veronica.
^
abThis team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but they were instructed to continue racing.
^
abThis was a double-elimination leg; the last two teams to check in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated.
^Dennis & Durrell were eliminated from the race when they failed to find one of the On Ramp passes.
Race summary
The route map of The Amazing Race Canada 8.
Destinations
Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel
Teams set off from the starting line at
Mont Tremblant Resort and had to search for five marked plaques in order to decode a
book cipher. After unscrambling their letters to spell OLD MONTREAL, teams received their next clue, which directed them to the Mont-Tremblant village dock, where they had to sign up for one of two buses to
Old Montreal, each of which would carry five teams and departed 15 minutes apart. Once there, teams had to find one of two people wearing
flat-panel display digital posters for Thor: Love and Thunder in order to receive their next clue and a piece of
Mjölnir.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb 200 feet (61 m) to the top of
La Grande Roue de Montréal and retrieve their next clue and another piece of
Mjölnir.
This season's first Detour was a choice between Jazz and Pizzazz. In Jazz, teams had to perform a song by
Juno Award winner
Ranee Lee, which had to include improvised
scat singing, in order to receive their next clue and another piece of Mjölnir. In Pizzazz, teams had to perform a
burlesque routine, which included removing articles of their costumes in the correct order, in order to receive their next clue and a piece of Mjölnir.
At the
Rialto Theatre, teams had to assemble their pieces of Mjölnir before they could check into the Pit Stop.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Calgary, Alberta. Once there, teams had to search the airport parking lot for a marked
SUV, which contained their next clue. Teams were directed to
Indian Battle Park in
Lethbridge, where they had to watch a
Siksika dance before receiving a
golden eagle feather and their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Hoot or Herd. In Hoot, one team member had to memorize seven owl sounds and the other team member had to memorize descriptions of the sounds. When teams could match the sounds to the descriptions, they received their next clue. In Herd, teams had to choose a coloured bandana, find nine goats wearing the same coloured bandanas, and correctly add the numbers on the bandanas from memory in order to receive their next clue.
At a
Subway restaurant in Lethbridge, teams had to memorize a list of vegetables (22 tomatoes, 15 bell peppers, 18 onions, and 27 cucumbers), collect the vegetables from three farm stands outside the city, and deliver them to the restaurant to receive their next clue and free Subway sandwiches.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a
virtual reality headset, play a game of Rhythmatic, and score at least 90% in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the
Prince of Wales Hotel in
Waterton Park.
At Pat's Waterton, teams had to pedal a
Surrey bike to Wieners of Waterton, choose a list of four food orders, and deliver the food by bicycle to the given addresses from memory in order to receive their next clue. Teams then drove to
Pincher Station's grain elevator and signed up for one of two buses, the first carrying four teams and the second carrying five teams, to
Sparwood. Once there, teams found a marked
SUV, which contained their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Learning to Fly or Ready to Roll. In Learning to Fly, teams had to listen to a fishing story that incorporated quirky names for
fly fishing lures, run one kilometre (0.62 mi) to the
Elk River, and arrange a set of twenty fishing lures in the order that they were mentioned in the story to receive their next clue. In Ready to Roll, teams had to assemble a
mountain bicycle so that it matched an example in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a
leotard and
leg warmers and perform a 1980s-style aerobics routine to the satisfaction of the instructor in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the fourth hole of the Fernie Golf Course.
At Fernie City Hall, teams had to sign up for one of two buses, the first carrying three teams and the second carrying four teams, to Canoe Meadows in
Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Once there, teams had to paddle whitewater canoes three kilometres (1.9 mi) down the
Kananaskis River in order to reach their next clue.
As a result of re-entering The Amazing Race Canada, Jully & Kathy and Cassie & Jahmeek had to complete a Speed Bump; they had to inflate a
whitewater canoe before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to secure a pack onto a simulated horse by tying a
diamond hitch in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Trans Canada Trail, teams had to complete a
sliding puzzle of a section of the trail in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to complete an all-terrain slalom course within 105 seconds on an
adaptive eBike in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the
biathlon range at the
Canmore Nordic Centre.
Additional notes
Catherine & Craig, Court & Ali, and Dennis & Durrell were removed from the competition due to
COVID-19. As a result, Cassie & Jahmeek and Jully & Kathy re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Kelowna, British Columbia. Once there, teams had to search the airport parking lot for a marked vehicle, which contained their next clue.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had perform a tandem paraglide above the
Okanagan in order to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Cassie & Jahmeek had to sort a pile of ski boots onto shelves by size and style before Cassie could attempt the second Roadblock.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to complete a
biathlon by
cross-country skiing around a 300-metre (980 ft) loop to a firing range and shoot five targets with five rounds in order to receive their next clue. If they missed any targets, they had to ski the loop again before attempting to shoot the remaining targets.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Ball'n or Pomme'n. In Ball'n, teams had to score five points in a game of
lawn bowling by rolling
biased bowls closer to a jack than a pair of local competitors in order to receive their next clue. In Pomme'n, teams had to make five miniature
apple pies by rolling out dough, slicing apples, and adding a
pastry lattice top in order to receive their next clue.
At Jealous Fruits Orchard, teams had to count the cherry trees within a marked area and then calculate the weight of the cherries that the trees would yield in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the yoga platform at
Predator Ridge Resort.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Toronto, Ontario. Once there, teams had to travel by train and subway to make their way to
Marshalls, where teams had to study the photograph of an outfit and then search the store for four matching items, which had to cost less than $200, in order to receive their next clue.
Teams were instructed to travel by train to
London and make their way to the East Park Golf Gardens. There, teams found Jon, who informed them that two of the three teams who had been removed from the race due to COVID-19 would re-enter the competition after solving a riddle and finding an On Ramp pass in a well. Catherine & Craig and Court & Ali found the two On Ramp passes and were able to re-enter the competition.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Aviate or Animate. In Aviate, teams had to attach a propeller to a
Cessna 150 in order to receive their next clue. In Animate, one team member had to don a
motion capture suit and recreate the movements of an animated movie starring Jon, without watching the movie, while their partner took on the role of director, in order to receive their next clue, Jesse & Marika used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to lead a dog through a
dog agility course within 45 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
At the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, teams had to don a
Muse headband and meditate until they heard 30 birds chirps from the headband's app in order to receive their next clue, directing them to the Pit Stop at the
Western Alumni Stadium.
Additional notes
Dennis & Durrell failed to find one of the On Ramp passes and were eliminated from the race.
There was no additional elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
At the start of this leg, teams had to sign up for one of two buses, each of which carried four teams, to
Toronto. Once there, teams had to search the downtown area for one of two people wearing red hats who had tickets for one of two trains to
Belleville, one carrying three teams and the other carrying five teams. Once there, teams found their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose an abstract map and fill in the names of fourteen birdhouses in order to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Press It or Push It. In Press It, teams had to replicate a message by arranging type pieces in reverse and then printing out the message on a
printing press in order to receive their next clue. In Push It, one team member had to sit in a tub and relay instructions to their partner to make 15 working
bath bombs in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, one team member was taught how to
sign the name of the school's
first deaf professor, while their partner memorized the
American manual alphabet. Once the latter team member could identify the name SAMUEL GREENE, teams received their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the beach at
Sandbanks Provincial Park. Franca & Nella and Brendan & Connor used their Express Passes to bypass this task.
Additional notes
Franca & Nelia used the Pass against Beverly & Veronica.
This leg featured a double elimination; the last two teams to arrive at the Pit Stop were eliminated.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Ottawa. Once there, teams had to search the parking lot of the train station for a marked vehicle, which contained their next clue, which directed them to drive to the
Canadian Museum of History in
Gatineau, Quebec. Teams had to search through a collection of 3,000 stamps in the museum to find the postage cost of 13 stamps provided to them in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to search the
Canadian Museum of History for the
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver and retrieve a ticket for a flight on a vintage
biplane, where one team member had to spot a 40-foot (12 m) letter M in order to receive their next clue.
Following the Roadblock, teams had to travel by ferry across the
Ottawa River and use their car's
GPS to navigate to their next destination.
For this season's first Face Off, two teams had to compete against each other in a game of
croquet. The first team to clear two balls through a series of wickets and hit the centre peg received their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an
hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
In
Montebello, teams had to solve a murder mystery by locating and interviewing six witnesses, who gave their statements in
Québécois French, in order to receive their next clue from the inspector. Teams then had to check in at the Pit Stop:
Manoir Papineau.
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Bathurst, New Brunswick. Once there, teams had to travel to Frostbites Dairy Bar, where they received ice cream cones and their next clue. Teams were instructed to load their trucks with plywood, a lobster trap, and two chairs, which they would need during the leg, in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform an
Acadian stepdance in order to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Brendan & Connor had to use traditional
couvreur tools to make 50 roof shingles before they could continue racing.
This season's final Detour was choice between Oyster Shuck or Clean & Tuck. In Oyster Shuck, teams had to delicately shuck open 24 oysters and then replicate two oyster platters in order to receive their next clue. In Clean & Tuck, teams had to clean a
glamping dome such that it matched an example in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop:
Pokeshaw Rock.
Leg 10 (New Brunswick → Ontario)
After arriving in
Tobermory, racers drove in the town's harbour.
Episode 10: "Is that a Wild Peacock?" (September 13, 2022)
Prizes: A trip for two to
Auckland, New Zealand, and a $3,500 Marshalls gift card (awarded to Brendan & Connor)
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Toronto, Ontario. Once there, they had to travel to the
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to drive a sports car through a three-kilometre (1.9 mi) precision driving course within 150 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to
Oshawa Executive Airport, where they signed up for one of three
floatplanes to
Tobermory, the first of which carried one team and the other two carried two teams. At Divers Den, one team member had to follow a series of buoys and swim to four shipwreck known as the Tugs, find four numbers, and relay the numbers to their partner, who had to use them to unlock a treasure chest containing keys to a marked vehicle that contained their next clue.
For this season's final Face Off, two teams had to compete against each other in a game of
snooker. The team who scored more points would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an
hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
At
CFB Meaford, teams had to run through an obstacle course while a training officer listed the
4th Canadian Division's seven critical military values, which they had to repeat in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to check in at the Pit Stop: the lighthouse at The Inn at Cobble Beach in
Georgian Bluffs.
Leg 11 (Ontario → British Columbia)
BC Place hosted of the finish line for The Amazing Race Canada 8.
Episode 11: "Where Is Gurmail?" (September 20, 2022)
Prizes: A CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and a
2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 for each team member (awarded to Catherine & Craig)
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Vancouver, British Columbia. Once there, teams had to travel to Cardero Park in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's first Roadblock, teams had to travel by helicopter to Caulfeild Cove in
West Vancouver. There, one team member had to don a wetsuit, jump 20 feet (6.1 m) from the helicopter, and swim to a buoy, where they found their next clue.
In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to don
roller skates and complete an obstacle course within 75 seconds in order to receive their next clue.
At the
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, teams had to place 27 riddles describing challenges that they had completed during the race beneath the locations where the tasks occurred and in chronological order in order to receive their final clue, which directed them to the finish line at
BC Place.