MasterChef Canada: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of MasterChef Canada Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Opportunity Knocks
Apr 3, 2018 · 60 min
Home cooks from across the country audition for a spot in the top 12.
How Do You Take Your Mystery Box?
Apr 10, 2018 · 60 min
The top 12 face their first Mystery Box Challenge and a budget-inspired elimination challenge sends one of the home cooks packing.
Building An Appetite
Apr 17, 2018 · 60 min
The home cooks face their first team challenge as they prepare a hearty meal for 101 hungry Habitat for Humanity volunteers.
Fast and Epicure-ious
Apr 24, 2018 · 60 min
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
Barker's Dozen
May 1, 2018 · 60 min
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 i
Vive La Pressure Test
May 8, 2018 · 60 min
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.
The Magnificent Seven
May 15, 2018 · 60 min
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
Cooking with (Corner) Gas
May 22, 2018 · 60 min
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.
On the Line of Fire
May 29, 2018 · 60 min
The Top 6 home cooks face a super-charged Restaurant Takeover Team Challenge with the losing team facing an Elimination Challenge.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Jun 5, 2018 · 60 min
The pressure intensifies as former MasterChef Canada winners drop by for a surprise visit.
Pop- Up Star
Jun 12, 2018 · 60 min
The remaining three cooks face the first ever Pop-Up Restaurant Challenge.
Three Courses, One Crown
Jun 19, 2018 · 60 min
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.