April Lee Baker

It’s sink or swim for the final five who must craft two dishes – one raw and one cooked – using their freshly filleted fish.

The semi-finalists vie to go viral and are faced with an egg-ceptionally technical pressure test.

Three finalists have three hours to plate their dream three-course menus but only one will claim the MasterChef Canada title and prize.

In a secret showdown, the home cooks reimagine a series of takeout favourites, and a doughnut Pressure Test awaits those who don’t deliver.

It’s time vs. ingredients as the Top 9 home cooks race for chicken cuts in a high stakes challenge where only one can rule the roost.

The Top 8 pair up for a Tag Team Challenge to prepare classic Italian dishes, tagging in and out under pressure.