Season 1

1. White Is the New Black

Out of thousands of applicants, 50 Canadian home cooks are chosen to present dishes for the judges.

2014-01-20 • 60 min

2. Chicken Little

Auditions for the Top 50 home cooks reach a dramatic conclusion as the final aprons are handed out. The cooks enter their first challenge, a Stress Test, where they must prepare a stunning chicken dish with very limited access to equipment. After a dramatic round of tasting, the judges choose the final group of home cooks moving forward to the MasterChef Canada kitchen.

2014-01-27 • 60 min

3. First Kick at the Box

The first Mystery Box Challenge gives the winner an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.

2014-02-02 • 60 min

4. The Puck Drops Here

The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.

2014-02-10 • 60 min

5. Where's the Beef?

A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.

2014-02-17 • 60 min

6. Edible Art

The cooks must cater an exclusive art gallery event, and the losers bake to save their lives.

2014-02-24 • 60 min

7. Brains before Beauty

A Mystery Box Challenge takes the contestants back to their roots; an Alberta Beef challenge.

2014-03-03 • 60 min

8. Major Steaks

The top 10 cooks face off at Canadian Forces Base Trenton and the losing team goes to war.

2014-03-10 • 60 min

9. Great Canadian Bake Off

The contestants get creative with leftovers; upscale versions of common bake sale items.

2014-03-17 • 60 min

10. Meals on Wheels

The cooks compete in a team challenge at Toronto City Hall and the losers face a challenging Pressure Test.

2014-03-24 • 60 min

11. Claws Out

The remaining cooks duel with a tank of lobsters in a tag-team challenge with the winner receiving two advantages.

2014-03-31 • 60 min

12. Line of Fire

The cooks take over one of the judges' restaurants and the losers face a pressure test.

2014-04-07 • 60 min

13. Family Style

The cooks prepare a family reunion dinner and in the pressure test, they face the most difficult challenge yet.

2014-04-14 • 60 min

14. Not-Your-Average-Joe

The cooks use judge Joe Bastianich's favourite ingredient in the hopes of moving on to the finale.

2014-04-21 • 60 min

15. And Then There Were Two

The final two compete in a three-course battle for the grand prize and the title of MasterChef.

2014-04-28 • 60 min