Air date: 2014-01-20

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-01-27

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Air date: 2014-02-02

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-02-10

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-02-17

Runtime: 60 min

A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.

Air date: 2014-02-24

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-03-03

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-03-10

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-03-17

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-03-24

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-03-31

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-04-07

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-04-14

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-04-21

Runtime: 60 min

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

Air date: 2014-04-28

Runtime: 60 min

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