6.6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Reality competition Original language(s) English Running time 45 minutes First episode date 10 January 2012 | 6.5/10 IMDb Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 3 Original network HGTV Canada Executive producer Joseph Blasioli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Canadian Screen Award for Best Reality/Competition Program or Series Similar Leave It to Bryan, House of Bryan, Disaster DIY, Handyman Superstar Challenge, All American Handyman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada's Handyman Challenge is a Canadian reality game show. The series premiered on January 10, 2012, on HGTV Canada. Canada's Handyman Challenge is the successor to HGTV's previous series, Handyman Superstar Challenge, similar in format to the All American Handyman sister show.
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Format
Canada's Handyman Challenge pits competitors against each other in a series of challenges meant to test their speed, expertise and precision. Contestants must complete tasks such as tiling a section of flooring, repairing a roof, or identifying a tool. Judges also evaluate their knowledge in question segments to test their knowledge of building codes, materials, and common measurements.
The show auditions competitors from across Canada before a final group of contestants compete in a series of handyman challenges for the title of Canada's Best Handyman and $25,000. Auditions held in Vancouver, Halifax, and Toronto included a challenge to create an item of the competitor's choice from single piece of plywood. Entrants made items ranging from a pinball machine to an old-fashioned bicycle.
Contestants range from artists to local handymen and part of the show's appeal is the range of talents the competitors bring to the challenges.
Personalities
Judges for the show are personalities from other HGTV home improvement shows. Season 1 judges included Mike Holmes, of Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection, Scott McGillivray of Income Property and Bryan Baeumler of House of Bryan. Scott and Bryan returned as judges for the second season with the addition of Paul Lafrance of Decked Out. Mike Holmes was a special guest judge for the finale episode of season 2.
Hosts for the show have been Jillian Harris (Season 1) and Jenn Robertson (Season 2).
