Canada's Handyman Challenge (2012)

In this first episode of the new season Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Host Jenn Roberston and Judges Scott McGillivray, Paul LaFrance and Bryan Baeumler travel to Calgary where they meet savvy contestants “pitching” their pre-made plywood project. The Judges select a roster of top ten handymen. This top ten's first challenge is to build a functioning mallet for a high striker game. The Judges give the contestants two hours to complete the challenge and once all the dust settles, three contestants will be eliminated. The remaining seven contestants have to create an adult-size rocking horse with materials typically found in a barn. They will have two and a half hours to complete the challenge. Another three contestants will be eliminated and the remaining four are declared the “Western Canada” finalists.

In this episode, Host Jenn and Judges, Scott, Paul and Bryan travel to Winnipeg where they meet an exuberant group of contestants who “pitch” their pre-made plywood projects. The Judges select the ten best. The top ten's first challenge is to create a slingshot/catapult-type device that will launch a bag of sugar further than anyone else. The three contestants with the worst device or the shortest distance are going home. The remaining seven contestants must build a unique, properly functioning "land canoe" that will not only function, but support the judges, all with the materials provided. They have two and a half hours to build the structure and at the end three more contestants will be set packing. The remaining four are declared the Manitoba finalists.

In this episode, Host Jenn and Judges, Scott, Paul and Bryan travel to Toronto where they are greeted by a huge crowd of handy contestants who “pitch” their pre-made plywood projects. The Judges select the ten best projects. Their first challenge for the Top Ten is to create a free-standing water tower in order for the judges to hoist a bucket full of water. The four tallest towers move on to next round, three are eliminated. They have two hours. The remaining seven contestants must create a stylish, functioning hanging bean bag chair that all three judges could sit on. They have two hours to complete their challenge and another three contestants will be eliminated. The remaining four are declared the Toronto finalists.

In this episode, Host Jenn and Judges, Scott, Paul and Bryan travel to Halifax. After choosing a top ten amongst the original plywood projects, up first for the Top Ten is a mini put challenge with pvc pipe. They have two hours to complete it and three people are going home. The remaining seven contestant a functioning bridge out of logs that will support a judge walking across it. They have two hours to complete their challenge and another three will be eliminated. The remaining four are declared the “Eastern Canada” finalists.

The top sixteen finalists are divided into four teams of four (representing each audition city) and challenged to build a unique patio space. They have two hours to complete the challenge and two people are going home. The second challenge will have the contestants paired up to create the longest functional bridge. They will have two hours to complete the challenge and two more contestants will be sent packing.

The top twelve remaining handymen have two hours to create a mural with certain tools and with precise measurements before someone is eliminated, causing controversy and tension amongst the contestants. The remaining competitors have two hours to complete a soldering challenge before another person is sent home.

The first challenge for the top ten competitors is building stairs, which brings our judges to a deadlock that can only be solved by a one-against-one "window pane" challenge to declare a winner. The second challenge will have the contestants prove their skills in a two-hour crown moulding challenge before another hopeful handyman is sent home.

In a challenge to make each competitor sweat, the top eight contestants must face a private, one-on-one challenge with each judge, and the person with the worst score is sent home. The remaining competitors are given two hours to build a rickshaw, at the end of which one more person is sent home.

As the competition heats up, the top six must face a challenge to build living room furniture using completely unconventional materials. The best project not only wins the admiration of the judges, but also a $2,500 prize. In the second challenge, the contestants need to prove their electrical and design skills on a wall they must also wallpaper.

In the finale episode, the final four contestants face one of the biggest challenges ever on Canada’s Handyman Challenge: building a pallet house. Canada’s Most Trusted Contractor Mike Holmes (Holmes Makes It Right) adds his expertise to the all-star judging panel to award the winner of Canada’s Handyman Challenge with $25,000 and the title of Canada’s Best Handyman.