The fourth season of MasterChef Canada originally premiered on March 3, 2017 on CTV before concluding on June 1.
[citation needed] In the United States, this season started showing on The Cooking Channel on October 10, 2017.
This was the first season to forsake the show's traditional audition phase, instead directly facing the twenty-four finalists with a surprise challenge in their hometowns that would be finished in the MasterChef Canada kitchen.
The pairs were Justine and Matt, Miranda and Aaron, Barrie and Alisha, Trevor and Thea, and Mai and Jordan.
Skills Test, Part 1: The Top 6 home cooks were shocked to learn that a special redemption challenge took place outside the MasterChef kitchen, as Alice returned to the competition after competing against Justine and Matt (See MasterChef Canada: Redemption).
The seven cooks then faced a series of pressure tests of progressing difficulty, all featuring egg as the main ingredient.
Skills Test, Part 2: Alice, Miranda, Mai and Trevor were tasked with making an Eggs Benedict.
Mai and Trevor made the two best dishes and were thus sent to the balcony, leaving Alice and Miranda to face the final pressure test.
In a random draw, Miranda and Trevor selected "glazed", Barrie picked "encrusted", and Mai and Thea chose "poached".
The home cooks were then surprised by their loved ones, and tasked with making an elegant family dinner that showcased the autumn harvest.