The judges personally invite 18 of Canada's best home cooks to audition for a white apron and a chance at winning the 'MasterChef Canada' title.

The home cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge, and a meaty Elimination Challenge puts some of them in jeopardy.

The remaining home cooks face their first Team Challenge as they prepare a Caribbean meal for 121 wedding guests.

This week’s Mystery Box presents a blast from the past and at least one home cook’s journey comes to a spicy end.

The home cooks learn whether taking a risk is worth the reward, and at least one is eliminated after cooking with extravagant Asian ingredients.

Home cooks put their knife skills to the test through a series of challenges.

Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round 2, where they will compete against culinary legend Donovan Cooke.

The home cooks are presented with a giant Mystery Box offering up a taste of home. Then, the Elimination Challenge causes the cooks to take a chance on tropical flavors when they spin a wheel to determine the fate of their dish.

The Top 4 home cooks travel to the Canadian Canoe Museum for a team challenge, and Indigenous guest chefs join the judges in tasting the teams' menus. Then, the losing team fights it out in the most challenging Pressure Test to date.

In a fiery Mystery Box challenge, the top three chefs compete for a spot in the finale.

In a three-hour, three-course showdown the two remaining chefs face off for the title of MasterChef Canada.