The Traitors Canada Season 2 is the second season of The Traitors Canada. It is broadcast on CTV every Monday at 10:00pm Canadian Eastern Time, starting from September 23, 2024.
Background[]
During Bell Media's 2024/2025 Upfronts on June 6, 2024, a teaser filmed with Karine Vanasse confirmed the show's renewal for Season 2, alongside the parallel Québécois edition. Bell Media also revealed that Season 1 was 'last fall's #1 new Canadian series'.[1]
On August 29, 2024, CTV announced its upcoming fall schedule, including the return of The Traitors Canada on September 23.[2] A few days later on September 5, 2024, Bell Media revealed 22 participants for this season, including speculated celebrity participants like Big Brother Canada 2 & 5's Neda Kalantar, and Canada's Drag Race 4 fan favourite Melinda Verga. It was also announced that extended versions of each episode would be available the next day on Bell Media's streaming platform Crave.[3]
Aftershows[]
While there was no formal aftershow for the program, clips were uploaded on the show's social media accounts documenting Murdered and Banished Faithfuls' guesses on who the Traitors were, as well as their reaction when the actual identities were revealed. Entertainment reporter and gossip site owner Elaine "Lainey" Lui also took over from Miss Fiercalicious in hosting bonus content for the show's social media, including exit interviews with eliminated contestants.
Episode Titles[]
Unlike most international editions of the show, the Canadian edition gives each episode non-generic titles.
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Sacrificial Arrival |
| 2 | The Hunt Has Begun |
| 3 | Ride or Die |
| 4 | A Secret Mission |
| 5 | Sinners and Saints |
| 6 | The Cage |
| 7 | The Art of Manipulation |
| 8 | The Trust |
| 9 | Tensions Rising |
| 10 | Dig to the End |
Unique Characteristics & Twists[]
- Celebrities vs. Civilians: Similarly to Season 1, this season adopted a cast of 9 celebrities and reality TV veterans, competing against 13 civilians who were mostly newcomers to reality TV.
- Secret Pre-existing Relationship: Content creators and siblings Kyra and Nick Provost were cast on the show together, competing as individual contestants. This pre-existing relationship was not initially revealed to the other contestants.
- Volunteer Deathrow: At the start of the game, Karine announced that she would add C$10,000 to the prize fund if 5 contestants would step up and volunteer themselves to be put on Deathrow, before any Traitors were selected. These contestants would be the only ones eligible for Murder the next day.
- Dagger or Shield: The winners of Episode 4's Mission could choose between either a Dagger (giving them a double vote at the next Banishment) or a Shield (granting them immunity from the next Murder).
- Murder in Plain Sight: At the end of Episode 4, there was no Traitors' Conclave. Instead, the Traitors had to select someone to Murder post-Banishment, by shaking a Faithful's hand and having the Faithful tell the Traitor that they trusted them.
- Saints and Sinners: For Episode 5, the group was divided by the Traitors into 'Saints' and 'Sinners'. The Sinners took part in the episode's Mission and could win up to C$10,000 for the prize pot, while the Saints were told they could relax in the manor in the meantime. Karine showed up and talked to each Saint individually in private, asking them how much they would subtract from the potential Mission winnings in exchange for a Shield. The highest amount would be subtracted from the Mission winnings, and its bidder would get the Shield.
- Condemnation: For Episode 6, the Traitors had to select a contestant to be Condemned for the subsequent Mission. The other contestants had to rescue the Condemned within the time limit, or the Condemned contestant would end up being Murdered. A Traitor could also Condemn themselves, but they would not be Murdered even if the contestants ended up failing the Mission. The Traitors were shown the key to save the Condemned player in advance.
- The Bribe: During Episode 8, each contestant wrote down the name of the person they trusted the least. That person was then offered C$9,500 from the group's prize pot, which they could either take for themselves, or return to the pot and double.
- No Finale Role Reveals: Any contestant Banished in the finale before the game ended was not allowed to reveal whether they were a Faithful or Traitor.
Contestants[]
The cast was comprised of 22 Canadians, with a mix of celebrities and civilians like last season.
| Contestant | Location | Occupation/ Notable For |
Faction | Result | Exit Episode | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Neda Kalantar |
Paris, France | Big Brother Canada | Traitor | Winner | Episode 10 | 1st |
 Tranna Wintour |
Montreal, Quebec | Big Brother Célébrités | Faithful | Finalist | Episode 10 | 2nd |
 Lauren Chan |
Brooklyn, USA | Model & entrepreneur | Faithful | Banished | Episode 10 | 3rd |
 Laurie McIntosh |
Lethbridge, Alberta | Kindergarten teacher | Faithful | Banished | Episode 10 | 4th |
 Cedric Newman |
Montreal, Quebec | The Amazing Race Canada | Faithful | Banished | Episode 10 | 5th |
 Kevin Wendt |
Burlington, Ontario | The Bachelorette Canada | Faithful | Banished | Episode 10 | 6th |
 Nick Provost |
Ottawa, Ontario | YouTuber | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 10 | 7th |
 Kyra Provost |
Surrey, British Columbia | Fitness YouTuber | Traitor | Banished | Episode 9 | 8th |
 Gail Kim |
Tampa, USA | The Amazing Race Canada | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 9 | 9th |
 Michael John Ferri |
Windsor, Ontario | Paranormal enthusiast | Traitor | Banished | Episode 8 | 10th |
 Pakman Khokhar |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Content creator | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 8 | 11th |
 Aaron Ellis |
Bayswater, Nova Scotia | Security manager | Faithful | Banished | Episode 7 | 12th |
 Mike Browne |
Langley, British Columbia | True crime podcast host & author | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 7 | 13th |
 Melinda Verga |
Edmonton, Alberta | Canada's Drag Race | Faithful | Banished | Episode 6 | 14th |
 Jasmee Toor |
Montreal, Quebec | Entrepreneur & music artist | Faithful | Banished | Episode 5 | 15th |
 Dillon Waldron |
Toronto, Ontario | Lobbyist | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 5 | 16th |
 Kirkland Douglas |
Rosedale, British Columbia | Farming for Love | Faithful | Banished | Episode 4 | 17th |
 Hénoc Muamba |
Toronto, Ontario | Retired professional football player | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 4 | 18th |
 Mary Jo Eustace |
Los Angeles, USA | Author & podcast host | Faithful | Banished | Episode 3 | 19th |
 Nichelle Laus |
Mississauga, Ontario | Former police officer | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 3 | 20th |
 Rabecca Snelgrove |
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador | Cheerleader | Faithful | Banished | Episode 2 | 21st |
 Chris James |
Calgary, Alberta | Naked & Afraid | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 2 | 22nd |
Voting History[]
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traitors' Decision |
Chris, Dillon, Hénoc, Kevin & Lauren[v 1] | Chris | Nichelle | Hénoc | Dillon[v 2] | Gail[v 3] | Mike | Pakman | Gail | Nick | N.A. |
Finale | ||||||
| Banishment | N.A. |
Rabecca | Mary Jo | Kirkland | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Michael | Kyra | Kevin | Cedric | Banish Again | Laurie | Banish Again | Lauren | |||
| Finish | Vote | N.A. |
9-5-4-2-1 | 14-5 | 6-4-3-2-2 | 9-5-1 | 12-1-1 | 7-2-2-1 | 6-2-2 | 5-2-1 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| 1 | Neda | No Vote |
Rabecca | Mary Jo | Cedric | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Michael | Kyra | Kevin | Cedric | Banish Again | Laurie | Banish Again | Lauren | Winner | |
| 2 | Tranna | Mike | Kirkland | Kirkland | Aaron | Michael | Aaron | Cedric | Kyra | Kevin | Cedric | Banish Again | Lauren | Banish Again | Lauren | Finalist | ||
| 3 | Lauren | Volunteered | Mike | Mary Jo | Cedric | Cedric | Melinda | Aaron | Michael | Kyra | Kevin | Cedric | End Game | Laurie | End Game | Tranna | ||
| 4 | Laurie | No Vote |
Rabecca | Mary Jo | Cedric | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Lauren | Neda | Kevin | Cedric | End Game | Neda | ||||
| 5 | Cedric | Rabecca | Mary Jo | Kirkland | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Michael | Kyra | Lauren | Lauren | |||||||
| 6 | Kevin | Volunteered | Rabecca | Mary Jo | Mike | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Lauren | Kyra | Lauren | |||||||
| 7 | Nick | No Vote |
Cedric | Mary Jo | Melinda | Cedric | Melinda | Michael | Michael | Lauren | Murdered | |||||||
| 8 | Kyra | Cedric | Mary Jo | Kirkland | Cedric | Melinda | Laurie | Michael | Lauren | |||||||||
| 9 | Gail | Mike | Mary Jo | Jasmee | Jasmee | Melinda | Aaron | Michael | Murdered | |||||||||
| 10 | Michael | Rabecca | Kirkland | Kirkland | Jasmee | Melinda | Cedric | Cedric | ||||||||||
| 11 | Pakman | Cedric | Mary Jo | Kirkland | Jasmee | Melinda | Michael | Murdered | ||||||||||
| 12 | Aaron | Mike | Mary Jo | Mike | Jasmee | Melinda | Cedric | |||||||||||
| 13 | Mike | Michael | Mary Jo | Jasmee | Jasmee | Melinda | Murdered | |||||||||||
| 14 | Melinda | Rabecca | Kirkland | Kirkland | Cedric | Cedric | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Jasmee | Aaron | Kirkland | Mike | Cedric | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Dillon | Volunteered | Cedric | Mary Jo | Mike | Murdered | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Kirkland | No Vote |
Rabecca | Mary Jo | Melinda | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Hénoc | Volunteered | Michael | Mary Jo | Murdered | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Mary Jo | No Vote |
Rabecca | Kirkland | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Nichelle | Rabecca | Murdered | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Rabecca | Cedric | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Chris | Volunteered | Murdered | |||||||||||||||
| Key: | Winner | Finalist | Banished Traitor | Banished Faithful | Murdered | Condemned | Deathrow | Shielded | Traitor | Faithful |
- ↑ Five players volunteered to be placed on Deathrow on the first night, to add C$10,000 to the prize pot.
- ↑ Instead of a Traitors' conclave, the Murder took place in plain sight, with the Traitors Murdering a Faithful by shaking their hand and telling them they trusted them.
- ↑ Instead of a Murder, the Traitors instead chose to condemn one person who would be locked in a cage at the next mission. If the contestants failed to free the condemned person, they would then be Murdered. The Traitors chose Gail, with the contestants successfully freeing her.
Season Overview[]
Episode 1[]
Airdate: September 23, 2024
- Deathrow: Chris, Dillon, Hénoc, Kevin & Lauren
- Prize Earned: C$10,000 out of C$10,000
- Traitors Selected: Kyra, Michael & Neda
- Mission Synopsis:
- Prize Earned: C$10,000 out of C$10,000
Episode 2[]
Airdate: September 30, 2024
- Murdered: Chris
- Mission Synopsis:
- Prize Earned: C$0 out of C$10,000
- Shield: None
- Banished: Rabecca (9-5-4-2-1)
Episode 3[]
Airdate:
- Murdered: Nichelle
- Mission Synopsis:
- Prize Earned: C$9 out of C$9,000
- Shield: Lauren and Dillon
- Banished: Mary Jo
Episode 4[]
Airdate:
- Murdered: Hénoc
- Mission Synopsis:
- Prize Earned: C$6 out of C$10,000
- Shield: Cedric and Nick
- Banished: Kirkland
Episode 5[]
Airdate:
- Murdered: Dillon
- Mission Synopsis:
- Prize Earned: C$2,500 out of C$10,000
- Shield: Michael
- Banished: Jasmee
Season Summary[]
Viewership[]
The Canadian organisation measuring television audiences, Numeris, has ceased publication of figures publicly. Therefore, reliable viewership figures are largely unavailable. However, some information available are as follows:
- As of November 19th, Parrot Analytics has found that the audience demand for The Traitors Canada is 11.5 times the demand of the average TV series in Canada in the last 30 days (from Nov 19)
Trivia[]
- This is the first season in the international franchise where:
- Contestants could voluntarily place themselves On Trial;
- And the Condemn twist was introduced.
- Traitors Canada Season 2 is noteworthy for its record of Traitor banishments:
- It holds the English franchise record for the most roundtables without a Traitor being banished (6 roundtables, with the 7th banishing Michael Ferri).
- Across all franchises, including non-english versions, it holds second place, surpassed only by Os Traidores Season 1 (Portugal) which completed 7 roundtables without a Traitors banishment.
References[]
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| The Traitors Canada | |
|---|---|
| Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 |
| Hosts | Karine Vanasse |
| Filming locations | Manoir Rouville Campbell |