Based on the worldwide franchise of the same name, it saw fifteen HouseGuests competing to win the show's grand prize.

It is the first English adaption of the series to be held in Canada, although all seasons of the North American edition have been broadcast in the country.

Arisa Cox served as the show's host during its ten-week run, concluding on May 2, 2013 when Jillian MacLaughlin was crowned the winner.

[4] It was announced by Shaw Media in 2012 that an official Canadian edition of the series would begin production and air through the Slice network.

[11] It was reported that over 4,000 online applications were submitted, while an additional 6,000 appeared at open casting calls.

[12] Despite initial reports that fourteen HouseGuests would compete in the inaugural season, this was pushed to fifteen due to the large amount of applicants.

[14] Cox, a radio personality at the time, was a fan of the United States edition as well as a Reality Show contestant herself, with her participation on U8TV: The Lofters.

[15] It was given a similar broadcast schedule to the United States adaption, airing on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday each week.

[17] The show adopted the live feed, allowing viewers to watch the House at all times, that has been used in various incarnations of the series.

[20] The series provided a free live feed into the House for Slice viewers, similar to the United States show of the same name.

[22] The winner of the season would receive a $25,000 gift card to The Brick and a new Chevrolet Trax, alongside the standard $100,000 prize.

[23] Online, viewers could participate in a Power Play game that gave points for correctly guessing who would win competitions, be nominated, or be evicted each week.

[29] Having begun construction in September 2012, the House was located at Orbiter Studios in Mississauga, Ontario.

[32] The lights in the backyard of the House did mimic a sunrise and sunset as the day goes on, simulating the outdoors.

[33] This area features a "contemporary Canada" theme along the walls, with images of popular Canadian culture items being painted on; a pool is also included in this section.

[37] The hallway leading into the Diary Room was home to Marsha the Moose, voiced by producer Trevor Boris, who at times gave HouseGuests secret tasks.

[44] Suzette was crowned the first Head of Household of the season when she answered the red phone located in the storage room;[45] she chose to nominate Emmett and Tom based on first impressions that night.

[49] Tom won the competition, which required HouseGuests to pop balloons with their belt to find puzzle pieces.

[50] Tom chose to remove himself from the block at the first Power of Veto ceremony, with Kat being named the replacement nominee.

[56][57][58] Jillian won the "Lumber Jack and Jill" endurance Head of Household competition that night.

[71][72] Alec, Aneal, Jillian, and Topaz became Have-Nots after losing the "Dem Apples" competition on Day 16.

[98][99][100] Alec went on to win "The Great Urban Adventure" competition,[101] earning a $10,000 prize and a video from home on top of the Head of Household title.

[104][105] Gary, Jillian, and Emmett competed with Alec and the nominations in the "Cabin Fever" competition hosted by Peter that night.

[127][128][129] Jillian went on to win the "Iceberg Alley" endurance competition that night, promising Topaz safety for her and Alec in the process.

[142][143] Jillian won the "Chicken Flew the Coop" competition later that night, giving the East Coast alliance another victory.

[147] Andrew won the "Sleep Tight with the PoV" obstacle course competition on Day 53, along with $10,000 to be spent at The Brick.

[159] Dan Gheesling, who rose to fame as the winner of the tenth season of the United States edition, entered the House on Day 59 to coach the HouseGuests and host the Power of Veto competition.

At the Nomination Ceremony, the HoH will pull the first key from the wall and declare that HouseGuest as safe.

[188] The premiere had an AMA of 340,000 on Slice (A2+) alone, giving it the highest ratings for any series to air on the channel at the time.

[190] On placing the series on Slice, Senior Vice-President of Shaw Media stated "It was a bit of a gamble.