When Does The Traitors Canada Start in 2026? Fall Canadian Reality Premiere Dates: MasterChef Canada, Top Chef Canada and Canada's Drag Race
| Mon, Oct. 19 | The Traitors Canada, Season 4 — on CTV at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and on Crave the next day. |
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| Tue, Oct. 20 | MasterChef Canada, Season 9 — on CTV at 7 p.m. ET/PT, and on Crave the next day. |
Tuesday's recheck found no new dates. Earlier this season, Katelyn and Elan banished from The Traitors Canada and Rebecca Abbott eliminated from MasterChef Canada. CTV's schedule for this week has The Traitors Canada on Monday, Oct. 19 and MasterChef Canada on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Top Chef Canada Season 13 is dated for Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Flavour Network and STACKTV, as Corus announced on Sept. 23. Canada's Drag Race Season 7 isn't in Bell Media's October Crave overview, which we last read on Monday, Oct. 5 (not re-read today), so it still has no date beyond the November 2025 order. The previous week is in Canadian reality TV, Oct. 5 to 11.
Quick answer: CTV opens the Canadian reality season with The Traitors Canada on Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET and MasterChef Canada on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT, both streaming on Crave the next day. Top Chef Canada follows on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Flavour Network. Canada's Drag Race has been renewed but not dated.
- Both CTV shows stream on Crave the day after they air.
- The Great Canadian Baking Show is back on CBC, with Season 10 dated from Oct. 4.
- We mark anything without an official date as TBA rather than guessing.
| Date | Show | Network | Time (ET) | Streaming |
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| Thu, Sept. 17 | The Traitors: New Blood (US), series premiere | CTV2 | 8 p.m. | Crave, Sept. 18 |
| Mon, Sept. 21 | The Traitors Canada, Season 4 | CTV | 10 p.m. | Crave, next day |
| Tue, Sept. 22 | MasterChef Canada, Season 9 | CTV | 7 p.m. (7 p.m. PT) | Crave, next day |
| Sun, Oct. 4 | The Great Canadian Baking Show, Season 10 | CBC | 8 p.m. local | CBC Gem, 9 a.m. ET |
| Tue, Oct. 20 | Top Chef Canada, Season 13 | Flavour Network | 10 p.m. (10 p.m. PT) | STACKTV |
| TBA | Canada's Drag Race, Season 7 | Crave | TBA | Crave |
When does The Traitors Canada Season 4 start?
Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV. That date and hour match in three places we checked: CTV's fall schedule as reprinted by Channel Canada, TVmaze's episode listing, and the show's official YouTube channel.
It's a new night. Season 3 ran on Tuesdays at 9 p.m., so if you had a Tuesday habit, it moves to Monday and an hour later. TVmaze lists 10 episodes for the season.
Watch for the name clash. The Traitors: New Blood is a separate American series with civilian players, and it started four days earlier, on CTV2 on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET.
What time is MasterChef Canada on in 2026?
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, starting Sept. 22. That's an early slot for this show, which opened with a Thursday 9 p.m. special last fall before moving to Tuesdays.
Mary Berg returns as host and judge next to Hugh Acheson and Craig Wong, and Gordon Ramsay drops in for a special appearance.
CTV's cast release lists 11 episodes and 16 home cooks. If the season runs weekly without a break, the finale would land in early December, but CTV hasn't confirmed that date.
Is there a premiere date for Top Chef Canada Season 13?
Yes. It starts Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Flavour Network, with STACKTV as the exclusive streaming home. Corus put the date out on Sept. 23, and Channel Canada carried it the same day.
Twelve chefs compete, and for the first time three of them are returning alumni. Eden Grinshpan hosts again, with Janet Zuccarini, Mark McEwan and Mijune Pak judging. That's almost the same week as last year: Season 12 opened on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
When is Canada's Drag Race Season 7?
TBA. Bell Media renewed the show on Nov. 6, 2025, and Crave hasn't set a premiere. Canada's Drag Race: All Stars filled the summer, running July 9 to Aug. 13.
A quick warning if you're cross-checking: TVmaze shows Season 6 starting Oct. 23, 2025, but Bell Media's release put it on Nov. 20, which is when it actually premiered.
What Canadian reality shows are not coming back this fall?
Three aren't on any fall schedule. Canada's Got Talent is on hiatus at Citytv, and Canada's Ultimate Challenge is missing from CBC's fall list.
Big Brother Canada is returning, but not until 2027. Our Big Brother Canada update has the details Bell has confirmed so far.
How often is this list updated?
We recheck these dates every weekday morning against CTV, Corus, Crave and CBC, and the block at the top of this page carries the date of the last check. Canada's Drag Race gets a date the day Crave publishes one. Top Chef Canada got its row on Sept. 24, the morning after Corus announced it.
Which American reality shows start on Canadian channels this fall?
Several, and they're spread across three owners. Global has Survivor's 51st season from Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and it carries Big Brother 28 through its finale on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The Voice opened Season 30 on Monday, Sept. 21, on CTV as well as NBC, with the episode on Crave the next day. Citytv carries Dancing with the Stars on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, live with ABC, and Hell's Kitchen Season 25 reached Crave on Sept. 25.
Our sister site keeps a channel-by-channel map of US shows in Canada, including the Big Brother and America's Got Talent finales.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Traitors Canada on Crave?
Yes, the day after each CTV broadcast.
Does MasterChef Canada air at the same time in BC?
CTV lists it at 7 p.m. ET/PT, so 7 p.m. local on the coasts.
Where's the week-by-week schedule?
Canadian reality TV next week lays out Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 day by day.
New to the site? Start with where to watch Canadian reality TV, then follow the weekly schedule and the Amazing Race Canada Season 12 result. For every new show arriving in Canada this week, not only reality, see New in Canada this week.
Sources
- Channel Canada: CTV fall 2026 premiere dates (Traitors Canada, MasterChef Canada, Traitors: New Blood)
- Channel Canada (CTV release): MasterChef Canada Season 9 (7 p.m. ET/PT, 11 episodes)
- TVmaze: The Traitors Canada (S4E1 Sept. 21, 22:00; S4E2 listed Sept. 28, 21:00)
- Corus release via Newswire: Top Chef Canada Season 13 from Oct. 20
- Channel Canada: Top Chef Canada Season 13, Oct. 20
- Corus 2026-27 slate (fall slate)
- Bell Media: Canada's Drag Race Season 7 order
- CBC Media Centre: fall 2026 premiere dates
- Bell Media: MasterChef Canada Season 8 schedule (Thursday special, then Tuesdays)