Mystery Box 1: The mystery box contained a specific piece of kitchen equipment from the cooks' own homes. Aaron, Miranda and Trevor made the three best dishes, and Trevor won the challenge despite accidentally shattering his oven door near the end of the cook, with Alice letting him use her oven.

Team Challenge 1: For their first team challenge, the home cooks were tasked with making a buffet lunch for new Canadian citizens. Each team had to make one curry and one noodle dish, one of which had to be vegetarian, with a salad side for the guests. Justine and Miranda were the Red and White Team captains, respectively. Justine chose Trevor, Aaron, Jordan and Alisha for her team, Miranda chose Mai, Matt, Thea, and Kimberly for her team. The judges gave Barrie the option to picking which team to join, and he chose to join the Red team, who were declared the winners.

Team Challenge 2: The Top 10 home cooks were put into pairs and were required to replicate a seven-layer birthday cake, consisting of 4 sponges and 3 types of icing, in honor of Canada's upcoming 150th birthday. The pairs were Justine and Matt, Miranda and Aaron, Barrie and Alisha, Trevor and Thea, and Mai and Jordan. The home cooks tasted the cake blind-folded to identify the ingredients used and then baked it. The judges decided that Justine and Matt produced the best cake.

Team Challenge 3: The Top 9 were divided into three teams and challenged to create gourmet burgers and fries for a group of hungry motorcycle enthusiasts. Aaron chose Trevor and Thea, forming the Red team. Alisha chose Matt and Barrie, forming the Blue team, while Mai chose Justine and was left with Miranda, forming the Green team. The Green team was declared the winner in a close result by beating the Blue team by 8 orders.

Mystery Box 2: The theme of the Mystery Box was Italian and Mediterranean cuisine. Chef Jamie Oliver made a special appearance in the MasterChef kitchen. He also announced that the winner of the challenge would also have his/her dish featured on the menu of Jamie's Italian Canada. Barrie, Trevor, and Thea made the three best dishes, and Thea won.

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. The home cooks had to battle for survival to progress to the next stage of the competition. The first pressure test featured Scotch egg; Barrie, Aaron and Thea were sent to safety.

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.

Team Challenge 4: The Top 6 faced the annual restaurant takeover in Michael iconic Auberge du Pommier, an Oliver & Bonacini restaurant. Barrie and Aaron were the captains of the Red and Blue teams respectively. Barrie chose Trevor and Mai, while Aaron chose Thea and was left with Miranda. The teams had to prepare two appetizers ,an artichoke salad and a duck consommé en croute, and two entrees ,a beef tenderloin dish and a ham-wrapped monkfish dish. The judges received feedback from their valued guests during service, and in the end, they decided that the Red team was the winning team.

Mystery Box 3: In this challenge, the Top 5 home cooks were shown the judges' favorite techniques in cooking salmon: glazed, encrusted and poached. Each home cook then used one of these techniques to made a delicious salmon dish. In a random draw, Miranda and Trevor selected "glazed", Barrie picked "encrusted", and Mai and Thea chose "poached". In the end, Miranda, Trevor, and Barrie made the three best salmon dishes, and Miranda won.

Team Challenge 5: The Top 4 home cooks arrived at a picturesque Ontario orchard to compete in their final team challenge. The home cooks were then surprised by their loved ones, and tasked with making an elegant family dinner that showcased the autumn harvest. Having made the best dish in the last challenge, Barrie was given the option of choosing his partner. He chose Trevor, forming the Red Team, which left Mai and Thea to form the Blue Team. In the end, Barrie and Trevor won the challenge, securing their spots in the Top 3.

Individual Challenge: Trevor, Barrie and Thea were tasked with making a mélange of pastries in two hours to be served to the judges and 45 guests, including 11 pastry chefs. Some of their dishes had minor flaws but the judges and voted Barrie as the winner o.