language ▁television ▁series ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁show ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁tour ▁across ▁Canada , ▁in ▁which ▁sing ers ▁aud ition ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁four ▁jud ges : ▁J ake ▁Gold , ▁S ass ▁Jordan , ▁Z ack ▁Werner , ▁and ▁Far ley ▁F lex . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁slow ing ▁economy . ▁ ▁The ▁show ' s ▁age ▁requirements ▁allowed ▁people ▁to ▁enter ▁only ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁between ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁During ▁every ▁season , ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁competition ▁featured ▁ten ▁sing ers , ▁except ▁for ▁season ▁one ▁when ▁it ▁had ▁eleven ▁final ists . ▁ 6 1 ▁contest ants ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁Canadian ▁Id ol ▁season . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁contest ants ▁listed , ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁including ▁three ▁w inners ▁and ▁four ▁run ners - up . ▁Se vent een ▁final ists ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁while ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Al berta ▁each ▁had ▁nine . ▁Al berta ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁Canadian ▁Id ol ▁w inners ▁with ▁three — K al an ▁Por ter , ▁Mel issa ▁O ' Ne il , ▁and ▁The o ▁T ams ; ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁run ners - up ▁with ▁two — R ex ▁G oud ie ▁and ▁Craig ▁Sh ar pe . ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁province