The Amazing Race Canada: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Amazing Race Canada Season 4.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Who Wants to Be the Python?
Jul 4, 2017 · 45 min
Ten teams kick off the race at Signal Hill National Historic Site and travel to Vancouver.
You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude!
Jul 11, 2017 · 45 min
The teams race to Fort McMurray, Alta., where some start to feel the pressure with three express passes up for grabs.
It's Like Ducks in the Forest
Jul 18, 2017 · 45 min
The teams race to Castlegar, B.C., where grueling challenges lead some teams to spiral out of control with three Express Passes in play.
This Is a Butt Workout
Jul 25, 2017 · 45 min
In Beijing, some Racers find themselves lost in translation on the Great Wall of China, while others consider throwing in the towel.
This Is a Real Cat and Mouse Chase
Aug 1, 2017 · 45 min
The Race continues through Shanghai, China, and Bangkok, Thailand, where a Detour has Racers struggling to hang loose.
We Just Saw Johnny Mustard
Aug 8, 2017 · 45 min
The teams head to Ottawa, where a citizenship test has some Racers struggling to make the grade and it's a fight for first to the Double U-Turn.
Break Time for Korey
Aug 15, 2017 · 45 min
The Race heads back to Newfoundland and Labrador, where alliances crumble, tensions boil, and the teams are faced with the first face-off of the season.
Can I See Your Kuna?
Aug 22, 2017 · 45 min
The teams head south to Panama City where a Detour has some teams letting loose, and a Roadblock has Racers feeling colour blind.
It's Like Finding Waldo in a Bunch of Waldos
Aug 29, 2017 · 45 min
The teams face a detour in Regina; the odds are stacked against some teams.
They're Crawling on You
Sep 5, 2017 · 45 min
The remaining teams travel to Sault Ste. Marie, where some struggle to jump through hoops, and the final four face their fears.
Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake
Sep 12, 2017 · 45 min
The final three teams race to the finish line.