Michael James Holmes (born August 3, 1963) is a Canadian builder/contractor, businessman, investor, television host, and philanthropist.

[3] The purpose of The Holmes Foundation is to encourage young people to enter the building trades as well as to assist those who have been impoverished by bad renovations.

In 2006, Mike Holmes was recognized in the House of Commons of Canada for his promotion of skilled trades and for his advocacy for improved building standards.

[5][6] In May 2010, Reader's Digest's second annual survey named Holmes as the second most widely trusted person in Canada behind David Suzuki.

[8] In June 2019, Bell Media announced a new development deal with Holmes, ending his relationship with HGTV Canada.

It airs in the US on HGTV and DIY Network, in New Zealand on The Living Channel, in Australia on Lifestyle Home, in the United Kingdom on Discovery Shed (formerly Discovery Real Time), in Germany on DMAX, and in South Africa on the Home Channel.

Holmes inspected the houses while checking up on the construction, leaving long-time crew member Damon Bennett as the lead site manager and backup host.

[12][13][14] While Holmes visited the construction sites, he had long-time crew member Damon Bennett in charge and mostly hosting.

Holmes Family Rescue premiered in Canada and the US on December 4, 2021 on HGTV and later on CTV Life.

[24][25] In late April 2015, Fox announced a new eight-episode Holmes-hosted show entitled Home Free, which premiered on July 22.

At the end of the week, the couple with the worst handiwork is eliminated, until the final two teams compete for a prize home.

Guest builders designed and built a room of a renovated home that would be won by a Canadian family selected by the show's producers from submitted entries.

He helped the Tiu family who bought a new house, a bungalow, in the Los Angeles area which he had to fix a shoddy renovation left by a clueless contractor.

The second guest spot was to show Ellen the completed construction of the Tiu's newly renovation house, which Holmes, his crew and local contractors worked together to finish the project.

[29][30] Holmes also made a guest appearance on an episode of the Canadian series Corner Gas as Wanda's ex-boyfriend (S4E06 2006/10/23).

[31] In October 2019, Holmes made an appearance on HGTV's renovation competition series Rock the Block when he was a guest judge for one of the projects.

"[32] In July 2021, Holmes was a guest judge alongside Mina Starsiak of Good Bones on the HGTV renovation competition series Battle on the Beach, where contestants team up with a star designer to battle it out renovating their outdated beach houses in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

A lawsuit was filed in December 2021 by Tarion, a consumer protection organization established by the Ontario government to help ensure new homes' defects under warranty are repaired, due to several homes built with partner companies having had numerous defects in Meaford, Ontario.