The Amazing Race Canada 1

During the airing of the third episode, a message read by host Jon Montgomery recognized that the 2013 Alberta floods had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the series premiere.

The fifth leg's Pit Stop was originally scheduled to be on the grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building; however, unexpected warm weather brought more people out to enjoy the day outdoors.

This unforeseen circumstance forced producers to move the Pit Stop to nearby Pine Island (a more secluded spot).

[2] Ultimately, this permit was a ruse to prevent fans from recording teams rappelling off a different building and posting it online.

[4] Notable contestants included Body Break hosts Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, amputee veteran Jody Mitic, and actress Vanessa Morgan.

Oakes Garden Theatre , overlooking the famous Horseshoe Falls section of Niagara Falls , served as the Starting Line for the first season of The Amazing Race Canada .
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod
Jet Black (left) and Dave Schram (second from the right)
Vanessa Morgan
The complete route map of The Amazing Race Canada 1 .
In the first Roadblock of The Amazing Race Canada , racers searched for the mythical Ogopogo in the depths of Kelowna 's Lake Okanagan .
While in Vancouver , teams visited the Millennium Gate in Chinatown .
In leg 3, teams visited the hoodoos in the town of Drumheller .
After arriving in Carcross , teams had to locate a steam engine called "The Duchess".
For the Roadblock in Regina , racers experienced the recruitment process of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police .
The Roadblock in Quebec City required one team member to make four proper crêpes using a crêpe maker .
Teams were required to construct a traditional Inuit igloo as one side of the Detour tasks in Nunavut .
The Bluenose II in Lunenburg served as the Pit Stop for this leg.
Teams finished the penultimate leg at Cape Spear : the easternmost point of both Canada and North America .
The skyline of the city of Toronto , as seen from Olympic Island, was the backdrop of the season's finish line.