The BEST episodes of The Great Canadian Baking Show
Every episode of The Great Canadian Baking Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Great Canadian Baking Show!
The Great Canadian Baking Show brings together 10 amateur bakers from across the country to compete in a series of themed culinary challenges that celebrate their diverse backgrounds, families and communities.
#3 - Finale Week
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2018
The final three bakers return to the tent for the final showdown.
#4 - Finale
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2021
The final three bakers return to the tent for the final bakes of the season to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show!
#5 - Pastry Week
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2021
This week the remaining five bakers must show their layers and excel with their pastry-making skills in three Pastry Week bakes.
#6 - Botanical Week
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2021
The remaining bakers take part in the first ever Botanical Week.
#7 - Finale
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2022
Bakers demonstrate their abilities by taking on the classic Paris Brest; bakers try their hand at cassata; the bakers push their skills to the limit with a garden party dessert centerpiece made of at least three different bakes.
#8 - Cake Week
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2021
Ten bakers arrive to the tent and complete three Cake Week challenges.
#9 - International Week
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2018
The seven remaining bakers push themselves with challenges that feature flavours, textures and techniques from around the world.
#10 - Cake Week
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2021
Ten of the country’s best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic Great Canadian Baking Show tent to complete three Cake Week challenges.
#11 - Bread Week
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2021
The seven remaining bakers must prove they can rise to the occasion.
#13 - Finale
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/20/2017
In the finale, the Top three Bakers face off to see who will be declared the inaugural winner of The Great Canadian Baking Show!
#14 - French Patisserie Week
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2018
The four remaining bakers must face French Patisserie Week, one of the most demanding weeks in the tent.
#15 - Pie and Tart Week
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2021
This week the remaining six bakers must excel at pastry and not flake out in three Pie and Tart Week bakes.
#16 - Pastry Week
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2018
The remaining six bakers revel in Pastry Week and the opportunity to showcase their creativity.
#17 - Biscuits and Bars Week
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2018
It's Biscuits and Bars Week! The bakers must show off their ability and creativity.
#18 - Celebration Week
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2024
The Baking Tent gets festive for a Celebration Week semi-final, with challenges themed to holidays and special occasions.
#19 - Cake Week
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2018
The Great Canadian Baking Show returns with another batch of 10 of the country's most passionate bakers. They'll face three new challenges for Cake Week.
#20 - Fancy Desserts Week
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2021
Only four bakers remain for the delicately delicious Fancy Desserts Week and their last bid to make it to the finale.
#21 - Caramel Week
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2021
Five bakers face off in the Baking Tent with three bakes dedicated to everything sticky and sweet.
#22 - Biscuit Week
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2019
It's Biscuits Week in The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent, and the bakers have a chance to show off their cookie and cracker making skills. After inspecting and sampling, the judges select this week's Star Baker and announce which baker will leave the tent.
#23 - Old School Week
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2019
Old School Week's challenges transport the bakers back in time to recreate homey baked goods of the past. The judges skillfully select a star baker who has best honoured these old school classics, and determine the one baker who must leave the Baking Tent behind.
#24 - Celebration Week
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2021
The baking tent gets festive for the first-ever Celebration Week with holiday and special occasion-themed challenges.
#25 - French Patisserie Week
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/2017
The top four semi-finalists face French Patisserie Week, with a series of technically difficult challenges that will determine the final top three Bakers.