The Amazing Race Canada

Teams

Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 62 teams, or 124 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 race 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 through the race.

• Route Info: A general clue that may include a task to be completed by the team before they can receive their next clue.
• Detour: A choice of two tasks. Teams are free to choose either task or swap tasks if they find one option too difficult.
• Roadblock: A task only one team member can complete. Teams must choose which member will challenge the task based on a brief clue about the task before fully revealing the details of the task.
• Fast Forward: A task that only one team may complete, allowing that team to skip all remaining tasks and head directly for the next Pit Stop. Teams may only claim one Fast Forward during the entire race.
• Canada 150 Challenge: A series of special challenges during season 5 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. They had no effect on the gameplay mechanics of the "Race"

Obstacles

Teams may encounter the following that may affect their position during the race:

• U-Turn: An obstacle where a team can force another trailing team to complete the other option of the Detour they did not select. Teams may use their ability to u-turn another team more than once throughout the race (as opposed to the American version, which allows only one), as shown in Season 3 when Gino & Jesse u-turned two teams.
• Face Off: An obstacle which has two teams compete against each other in a specific task. The winning team is given the next clue, while the losing team must wait out a 15-minute penalty before receiving the next clue.

Legs

At the beginning of each leg, teams receive an allowance of cash, usually in Canadian dollars, to cover expenses during the race (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 from the race 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.

• The Express Pass, awarded to the winners of the first legs of seasons 1 and 2, allows that team to skip any task they want during the race. In Season 1, Kristen & Darren won this pass, one for themselves and gave the second one to Vanessa & Celina; Kristen & Darren ultimately did not use theirs. Vanessa & Celina used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 4. In Season 2, Natalie & Meaghan won this pass, one for themselves and gave the second one to Pierre & Michel; Natalie & Meaghan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3. Pierre & Michel used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6.

In seasons 3 and 4, the Express Pass was given out in an optional task in Leg 2 right before the Detour, allowing any team to possibly win it rather than it being a definite award for a first-place finish on the leg. In Season 3, Hamilton & Michaelia won this pass, one for themselves and gave the second one to Brent & Sean; Hamilton & Michaelia immediately used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 2. Brent & Sean used their Express Pass to bypass a task in Leg 7. In Season 4, Steph & Kristen won this pass, one for themselves and gave the second one to Frankie & Amy; Steph & Kristen ultimately did not use theirs. Frankie & Amy used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6.

In Season 5, three separate Express Passes were available to be found in Leg 2 during the Roadblock, allowing any three teams to possibly win one; or a team could win more than one Express Pass, but they must give the other(s) away by the end of the third leg. Kenneth & Ryan found all three passes, they gave one to Karen & Bert as a reward for help in a task later in Leg 2, and gave the other to Megan & Courtney early in Leg 3. Kenneth & Ryan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3; Karen & Bert used their Express Pass to bypass a task in Leg 3; Megan & Courtney ultimately did not use theirs.

In Season 6 (Heroes Edition), three separate Express Passes were available to be found during a task in Leg 2, allowing any three teams to possibly win one. Nancy & Melissa, Todd & Anna, and Leanne & Mar each won one. Todd & Anna and Leanne & Mar used their Express Passes to bypass the same task in Leg 3; Nancy & Melissa used their Express Pass to bypass a later task in Leg 3.

Rules and penalties

Most of the rules and penalties are adopted from the American edition.

Canada

Province

Rank	Province	Seasons Visited	Pit Stops
1	Alberta	6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)	62
	British Columbia	6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)	112
	Ontario	6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)	93
4	Quebec	5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)	63
5	New Brunswick	3 (2, 4, 6)	3
	Nova Scotia	3 (1, 3, 4)	3
	Saskatchewan	3 (1, 3, 5)	3
8	Manitoba	2 (2, 6)	2
	Newfoundland and Labrador	2 (1, 5)	2
	Prince Edward Island	2 (2, 6)	2

Territory

Rank	Territory	Seasons Visited	Pit Stops
1	Yukon	3 (1, 2, 6)	3
2	Northwest Territories	2 (1, 4)	0
3	Nunavut	1 (1)	1

International

Rank	Country	Continent	Seasons Visited	Pit Stops
1	China	Asia	2 (2, 5)	34
2	Argentina	South America	1 (3)	1
	Chile	South America	1 (3)	1
	Cuba	North America	1 (4)	1
	France	Europe	1 (2)	2
	India	Asia	1 (3)	2
	Indonesia	Asia	1 (6)	1
	Mexico	North America	1 (6)	1
	Panama	North America	1 (5)	1
	Thailand	Asia	1 (5)	1
	Vietnam	Asia	1 (4)	2

Notes

Ratings

Canadian Screen Awards