Big Brother Canada

Big Brother Canada is a television reality game show and part of the global Big Brother franchise. It is the first incarnation of the series to adopt the format used in the United States, which greatly differs from others. The series follows a group of contestants, referred to as HouseGuests, living in a custom built home under constant video surveillance. The HouseGuests have no communication with the outside world while in the house, with no access to luxuries such as internet and phones. One of the contestants is voted out of the house each week, while the winner of the series receives a $100,000 grand prize and other luxuries. The rules of the series have often been altered throughout each season as "twists" to the game.

While the United States edition of the show aired in Canada since its debut, Canada had never had its own English spoken adaption of the series until one was announced in 2012. The show first launched through Slice on 27 February 2013. Arisa Cox was brought on as the show's host. Big Brother Canada has been produced by Endemol and Insight Productions since it launched. Much like other editions of Big Brother, a live feed into the house is available for free through the show's website. With the first two seasons providing strong ratings for Slice, the series was moved to the larger Global Television Network from the third season onward. The show was put on hiatus following the conclusion of the fifth season. The show's seventh season is set to air in the spring of 2019.

Since it first premiered, Big Brother Canada has aired 177 episodes and featured 76 HouseGuests on the show. The show has featured multiple companion shows since its debut as well. Big Brother: After Dark, a show featured a live look into the house, aired throughout the first four seasons. Beginning in 2014, the show was also accompanied by the Big Brother Side Show which aired following live evictions. It featured interviews with the newly evicted HouseGuests as well as former contestants that had competed on the show. It was cancelled in 2017, airing three seasons.