On January 10, 2013, the series' Facebook page posted a statement that the show is "on hiatus with an unknown date for relaunch.

[2] The new version of the show aired in 2015 under the title Blood, Sweat & Tools, featuring couples instead of individual handymen.

Throughout the entire process, the experts teach the contestants the various skills they may need in order to perform the challenge in classroom sessions.

The final episode of each season differs in many details, but is centered on a list of tasks that all contestants must finish.

For the first season, this was the "handyman final exam," where contestants must work together to fully renovate an apartment in an extended group challenge.

Canadian Tire became the series' primary sponsor for seasons four-five and the first challenge in both seasons was to visit a Canadian Tire store near the rehab centre where all the required tools and materials needed in rehab were purchased; as such, Mastercraft products are prominently featured.

Canadian Tire withdrew their sponsorship in season six and as a result, the shopping challenge was eliminated and contestants' tools were returned to being from multiple different brands.

Keith Cole was the first person named Canada's Worst Handyman due to his lack of focus.

Terry Cress was named Canada's Worst Handyman due to his poor attitude and work ethic, demonstrated when he not only tore apart his eco-shed with a chainsaw in order to remove the shed from the warehouse, but also visibly enjoyed this process (which was considered by the experts to be evidence of a lack of pride in his workmanship).

This season also featured the first-ever instance of a contestant being named the worst in consecutive episodes, as Jeff Gignac refused help from others when needed and made too many mistakes in the Building a Doghouse Group Challenge.

This season also featured the first instance of a contestant being named both the most improved and the worst in the same episode, as Terry did more things correctly, despite the usual husband-wife interactions causing trouble, but chose not to finish unfinished work.

This season also featured the only instance of a contestant-nominator to be named joint-most improved, as Jaime García and Sheilla Stengler were named as such as, despite the usual mother-in-law-son-in-law interactions causing trouble during both The Entertainment Unit and Television Challenges, the fact that they completed the Cork Floor Challenge correctly.

Joe "The Bullet" Barbaro was named Canada's Worst Handyman for his poor design and workmanship in his room and for his perceived lack of progress.

This season also featured the second instance of a contestant being named both the most improved and the worst in the same episode, as Johnnie did learn the most during the Plumbing Challenge, but also did the most damage to his bathroom.

[2] This became Blood, Sweat & Tools, a 2015 revamp of Canada's Worst Handyman starring Helder Brum, Rob Koci, and Hillary Manion, who also served as challenge judges and expert advisers to the contestants that featured handymen couples instead of individual handymen, proceeding on DIY challenges.