Originally set to premiere on October 4, 2016 on CBC, the series premiere was delayed to October 11, 2016 with back-to-back episodes, so it would not conflict with the Toronto Blue Jays' American League Wild Card Game [REF].
CBC announced on December 20, 2016 that it had renewed Kim's Convenience for a second season of 13 episodes, to air in the fall of 2017 [REF].