The program, produced in Montreal, Quebec by JPL Production II Inc. and Endemol USA for TVA, is hosted by Julie Snyder.

The show's main sponsors are Vidéotron, Hyundai, Maxi, Nissan, Capital One and Sunwing.

The game is practically the same as the American version, except that the largest cash prize is $500,000 (originally to have been $250,000) and it is tax-free Canadian money.

For example: on the first episode on January 24, 2007, one contestant was offered $15,000, plus a mountain bike worth $1,000 (as there was an ET joke going on), plus tickets to see the Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey team play an upcoming game with the Carolina Hurricanes.

In the first episode, then-Canadiens' defenceman Sheldon Souray (now with the Edmonton Oilers) appeared in a video to wish a contestant luck and gave him an autographed hockey stick, not attached to any offer.

Le Banquier was also used as a venue to propose a marriage: during the second offer of the second game on the debut January 24 episode, a contestant got engaged.

Also, the top row of models was replaced with friends of Julie's, including former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

[1] [2] For several episodes in the second season, the top prize was increased to $750,000, as Loto-Québec, the provincial lottery agency, was the main sponsor for these shows.