, ▁each ▁week ▁the ▁chef ▁contest ants ▁comp ete ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁cul inary ▁challeng es . ▁Cont est ants ▁are ▁jud ged ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁professional ▁che fs ▁and ▁other ▁not ables ▁from ▁the ▁food ▁and ▁wine ▁industry , ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁contest ants ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁each ▁week . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁edition ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁graphics ▁and ▁music ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁Top ▁Che f ▁Canada ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Food ▁Network ▁Canada ' s ▁most ▁highly ▁r ated ▁programs . ▁The ▁network ▁renew ed ▁the ▁program ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season , ▁which ▁began ▁to ▁air ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Top ▁Che f ▁Canada ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁an ▁all - st ars ▁edition ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁season . ▁Season ▁ 6 ▁of ▁Top ▁Che f ▁Canada ▁returned ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁line up ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁che fs ▁from ▁the ▁next ▁generation . ▁ ▁Jud ges , ▁guest ▁jud ges , ▁and ▁special ▁appearances ▁ ▁The ▁host ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁program ▁was ▁The a ▁Andrew s . ▁After ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁second ▁child , ▁Andrew s ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁position . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁actress ▁Lisa ▁Ray ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁Season ▁ 5 ▁Toronto