[4] In addition, the winner will no longer be decided by all previously evicted housemates, but a jury of a determined number of recently evicted ex-housemates, keeping in line with the format used in the United States and English-speaking Canada.
Airing on Noovo immediately following the live eviction, the aftershow features commentary on the week that was and the progress of the celebrity housemates thus far.
[5] Hugo Barrette was initially named as a replacement for Stéphane Fallu—the latter having tested positive for COVID-19 during the pre-show sequester and slated to no longer participate[6]—but host Marie-Mai announced on the premiere that Stéphane would enter the house one week later on Day 8 as the 17th housemate.
Before entering the house, the 16 original housemates were sequestered (commensurate with the general format of the Big Brother franchise to cut off participants from any communication with the outside world for a period of time before entering the house) and subject to several tests to detect for the virus that causes COVID-19.
On Day 11, Martin Vachon, Michelle Desrochers, Valérie Carpentier, Lysanne Richard, Stéphanie Harvey, & Tranna Wintour all tested positive for the virus and were all immediately isolated in the Head of House room.