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| Network: | Global |
Big Brother Canada 11 is the eleventh season of the Canadian reality television series Big Brother Canada. The series premiered on March 8, 2023, on Global. Hosted by Arisa Cox, the show revolves around sixteen contestants (known as HouseGuests), who volunteered to reside in a house under constant surveillance and without any communication with the outside world as they compete to win a grand prize of C$100,000 cash.[1] [2]
Terrell "Ty" McDonald, a personal trainer from Toronto, Ontario, was named the winner of the show on the season finale aired on May 11, 2023. McDonald became the second Black Canadian to win the show after Tychon Carter-Newman in Big Brother Canada 9. He defeated fellow finalist Claudia Campbell in an 8–1 vote from the jury of previously evicted HouseGuests. Meanwhile, Jonathan Leonard was voted as Canada's Favourite HouseGuest.[3]
Big Brother Canada follows a group of contestants, known as House Guests who move into a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day.[4] The House Guests are sequestered in the Big Brother Canada House with no contact with the outside world.[5] During their stay, the House Guests share their thoughts on events and other HouseGuests inside a private room referred to as the Diary Room.[6] [7] At the start of each week in the house, the House Guests compete for the title of Head of Household, often shortened to simply HoH.[8] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will name two House Guests to be nominated for eviction.[9] After the nominees are determined, the Power of Veto competition is played. Five players will compete in the competition: the two nominees and three random players, with the winner receiving the Power of Veto. If a House Guest chooses to exercise the Power of Veto, the Head of Household is obligated to name a replacement nominee.[10] The holder of the Power of Veto is safe from being nominated as the replacement nominee.[11] On eviction night, all House Guests must vote to evict one of the nominees, with the exception of the nominees and the Head of Household. The eviction vote is by secret ballot, with House Guests casting their votes orally in the Diary Room. In the event of a tied vote, the Head of Household will cast a tie-breaking vote publicly. The nominee with the majority of the votes is evicted from the house. Midway through the season, the evicted House Guests go on to become members of the "jury"; the jury is responsible for choosing who wins the series. The final Head of Household competition is split into three parts; the winners of the first two rounds compete in the third and final round. Once only two House Guests remain, the members of the jury cast their votes for who should win the series.[12] [13]
The images and profiles of the HouseGuests for the eleventh season were released on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.[14]
| --- Please do not change the width this allows the table to scale within page margins based on display. ---> | Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Personal trainer | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 69 | |||
| 25 | Marketing coordinator | Kensington, Prince Edward Island | 1 | 69 | |||
| 33 | Graphic designer | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 69 | |||
| 28 | Investment advisor | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 1 | 63 | |||
| 24 | Law student | Vaughan, Ontario | 1 | 60 | |||
| 27 | Bartender | Victoria, British Columbia | 1 | 55 | |||
| 29 | 9-1-1 operator | Victoria, British Columbia | 1 | 55 | |||
| 23 | Skills coach | Milton, Ontario | 1 | 48 | |||
| 29 | Aesthetician | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 42 | |||
| 33 | Fisherman | Paradise, Newfoundland | 1 | 41 | |||
| 28 | DJ | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 1 | 34 | |||
| 34 | Senior vice president | Ottawa, Ontario | 1 | 26 | |||
| 42 | Yoga instructor | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 22 | |||
| 30 | Gym manager | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 20 | |||
| 28 | Project manager | Bradford, Ontario | 1 | 13 | |||
| 28 | Superfan | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 4 |
In 2023, Kuzie Mujakachi competed on The Traitors: Canada.[15]
| Week 1 & 2 | |
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On Day 1, 16 House Guests entered the murder-mystery-themed Big Brother Canada Manor. Arisa revealed that there will be no eviction in the first week, though she revealed the first big twist of the season, known as "Dead Last", in which the House Guest to place last in the Head of Household competition will be automatically nominated as a third nominee.
On Day 4, Amal walked from the game for personal reasons. John Michael told Zach that he wanted to target the strong men if he won HOH. Zach, in turn, rallied the other guys together to convince Santina to go after John Michael. The House Guests also learned they can earn Wendy's Reward Points that could help their game in the future. On Day 6, Claudia was voted by the public to receive the "BelAir Direct Eviction Protection Insurance", granting them immunity for the week. On Day 7, Santina nominated Anika and Dan alongside Renee for eviction, an intent to backdoor John Michael. On Day 8, the nominees, alongside Daniel and Ty, competed in the Power of Veto competition.
On Day 10, Ty took Anika off the block, and Santina nominated John Michael as the replacement nominee. After the veto meeting, John Micheal rallied hard trying to get numbers to stay. On Day 13, John Michael was evicted by a unanimous vote of 11–0–0. It was then announced that the "Dead Last" twist was over. | |
| Week 3 | |
Following John Michael's eviction, the House Guests competed in the Head of Household Competition.
On Day 15, Dan nominated Renee and Hope for eviction, with the intention of backdooring Roberto. On Day 16, the nominees, alongside Kuzie, Vanessa and Zach competed in the Power of Veto competition
Rallying for Roberto to be evicted, Zach used the Power of Veto on Hope; Dan nominated Roberto as the replacement. Vanessa and Zach were then involved in a screaming match, about how the latter was trying to play all sides. On Day 20, after much debate, Roberto was evicted by a vote of 7–4 with Vanessa, Hope, Santina, and Jonathan voting to evict Renee. | |
| Week 4 | |
Following Roberto's eviction, the House Guests competed in the Head of Household Competition.
On Day 22, Jonathan was voted by the public to receive the "BelAir Direct Eviction Protection Insurance", granting them immunity for the week. Kuzie nominated Santina and Vanessa for eviction, with the intention of evicting Santina. Vanessa, however, subsequently walked from the game on the same day, forcing Kuzie to name a new nominee; she nominated Hope as the replacement nominee. On Day 24, the nominees, along with Anika, Ty and Zach competed in the Power of Veto competition
Hope used the Veto on himself and Kuzie named Zach as the replacement nominee. Zach then noticed an unauthorized item from Hope and informed production about it. Hope was confronted about the letter, which later sparked an argument in the house. After the talk with a producer, they announced that Hope would lose a vote in the upcoming eviction and would be ineligible for the next Head of Household competition. Everyone then received a letter from home to make up for the incident. However, this upsets Ty and Zach who wanted him ejected for bringing an unauthorized item into the house. On Day 26, Ty and Zach both contemplated walking from the game. Ultimately, Ty decided to stay in the house while Zach walked from the game. As Zach was a nominee, this week's eviction was cancelled. | |
| Week 5 | |
Following Zach's departure from the Manor, the House Guest competed in whodunit week where both Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions are invisible.
On Day 28, Santina anonymously nominated Dan and Ty. On Day 30, the nominees, along with Claudia, Daniel and Hope competed in the Power of Veto competition
Daniel anonymously used the Veto to take Ty off the block and Invisible HOH Santina put up Claudia as the replacement nominee. On Day 34, just before the vote, the public viewers voted for their favourite moment of the season so far. Kuzie's Week 3 HOH win was voted as their favourite and won a $1000 WINNERS Gift Card. In a unanimous vote of 8–0, Dan was evicted and became the first member of the jury. | |
| Week 6 | |
Following Dan's eviction, the HouseGuest competed in the Head of Household competition
On Day 34, It was announced that Santina won a public vote from the "BelAir Direct Eviction Protection Insurance", which granted her immunity for the week. Ty originally wanted to evict Santina from the house but decided to shift to the other target to Renee. Ty nominated Hope and Renee for eviction. On Day 36, the nominees, along with Claudia, Santina and Shanaya competed in the Power of Veto competition
Shanaya used the Veto to take off Renee from the block. With the original target now safe, Ty decide to target Jonathan and put him up as a replacement nominee beside Hope. On Day 41, Jonathan was evicted in a 4–3 vote with Claudia, Renee and Shanaya voting to evict Hope. He became the second member of the jury. | |
| Week 7 | |
Following Jonathan's eviction, the HouseGuest competed in the Head of Household competition
On Day 42, books were starting to fly off the Manor's library. It showed a puzzle which lead to searching and ripping through books. It read 'you are invited' and the house guest were invited to a feast. Unknowingly, it was known as Fatal Feast. As Head of Household, Kuzie would start the chain of safety by selecting another house guest to be safe. Then that house guest would choose the next person to be safe until there are three people remaining. The remaining three will compete in a safety competition to determine the final person safe and the remaining two will be the nominees for the Fatal Feast. Kuize started by saving Hope, then Hope saved Anika, followed by Daniel, Shanaya and finally Claudia. Leaving Renee, Santina and Ty to compete in the safety competition.
Both Santina and Renee campaigned very hard to stay in the house. Ultimately, Santina became the victim of the Fatal Feast as she was evicited in a unanimous vote of 6–0, making her the third member of the jury. Immediately following Santina's eviction, the House guest competed in the Head of Household competition.
On Day 43, Claudia nominated Hope and Ty for eviction, with Ty as her target. On Day 44, the nominees, along with Anika, Renee and Shanaya competed in the Power of Veto competition.
On Day 45, Ty used the veto to save himself. Claudia then nominated Kuzie as the replacement nominee. On Day 48, Hope became the next house guest evicted in a vote of 4–1, with Ty voting to evict Kuzie. He became the fourth member of the jury. | |
| Week 8 | |
Following Hope's eviction, the House guest competed in the Head of Household competition.
On Day 49, Renee received a task in needing to complete 3 dares to win 5000 Wendy's points to all of the house guest. Renee failed the 3rd task. However, because of her effort, all house guest had won the Wendy's points. Later, Renee nominated Anika and Ty, with the latter as her target. On Day 50, everyone except for Renee and Claudia competed in the Power of Veto competition.
On Day 52, Ty used the veto to save himself. Renee then nominated Kuzie as the replacement nominee. On Day 55, Kuzie was evicted in a 3-1 vote, with Ty voting to evict Anika. She became the fifth member of the jury. Moment after Kuzie's eviction, Arisa informed the other house guest about the double eviction.
Claudia immediately nominated Anika and Daniel for eviction. Then everyone else expect of Claudia competed for the Power of Veto.
Ty decided to use the Power of Veto on Anika. With a hard and emotional decision, Claudia decided to name Shanaya as the replacement nominee. Moments later, Shanaya was evicted in a 2-1 vote, with Renee voting to evict Daniel. She became the sixth member of the jury. | |
| Week 9 | |
Following the Double eviction, the House guest competed in the next Head of Household.
On Day 56, Anika nominated Claudia and Renee for eviction, with Claudia as her main target.
On Day 58, Ty decided to use the Power of Veto on Claudia and Daniel was nominated by default as he was the only one eligible to be put on the block. Then the house guest were put on slop. Later season 9 legend Spicy V entered the Manor to host a Wendy's auction. The house guest bid on various items and the points that they have earned throughout the season is their currency. On Day 60, Claudia voted for Daniel, while Ty voted for Renee which ended in a tie. Then HOH Anika broke the tie by evicting Renee, making her the seventh member of the jury. | |
| Week 10 (Finale) | |
Following Renee's eviction, the remaining house guest, competed in the penultimate Head of Household.
On Day 61, The house guest got styled for the BBCan Awards where they watched some memorable moments of the season in the BBCan Manor. Then Ty nominated Claudia and Daniel for eviction.
On Day 63, Claudia used the Power of Veto on herself and Anika was named the replacement nominee. Then with her sole vote, Claudia cast her vote to evict Anika, making her the eighth member of the jury. Following the eviction, the remaining 3 house guest prepared for the final Head of Household competition which is split into 3 parts.
On Day 69, Claudia cast her sole vote to evict Daniel, making him the ninth and final member of the jury. Before the reading of the vote, Canada's favourite house guest was announced as Jonathan and earned him $10,000. At the end of the finale, In a vote of 8-1, Ty was named the winner of Big Brother Canada Season 11 which comes with $100,000 cash, $10,000 towards a new wardrobe from Winners and $10,000 worth of Shark and Ninja products. While Claudia was named the runner up, only receiving Shanaya's vote and received $20,000. |
In Week 2, the HouseGuest who placed last in the Head of Household competition was automatically nominated as the Dead Last Nominee. After the pair of Renee and Shanaya came in last place during the HoH competition, they faced off in a second competition in which the loser would automatically become a third nominee for the week. Renee lost the competition, and therefore became the Dead Last Nominee for the week. While the Dead Last Nominee could not pick a player for the Power of Veto competition, they could still be taken off the block if the Veto is used on them. If the Dead Last Nominee is removed from the block, the HoH would then have to still choose a replacement nominee.
Occasionally throughout the season, the public would vote for one HouseGuest to earn the Belairdirect Eviction Protection Insurance. The HouseGuest who receives the most votes would be immune from that week's eviction. The voter may public may vote for multiple HouseGuests with no vote limits being imposed. Once that HouseGuest earns immunity, they would not be eligible again to receive this immunity for the rest of the season. This immunity was sponsored by BelAirDirect.
In the seasons run, the HouseGuests will be able to earn Wendy's Rewards points through various means, including becoming a Head of Household; winning the Power of Veto; being selected by the HoH for breakfast, surviving an eviction as a nominee; or completing a week of the game, among others. When a HouseGuest is evicted, they must bequeath their remaining points to a HouseGuest still in the game. On Day 58, it was revealed that the points would be spent at an Auction, during which the Final 5 HouseGuests could buy rewards, calls and letters from home and game advantages.
| Weeks 1–2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | ||||||||||
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| Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | ||
| Ty | 500 | 850 | 1,725 | 1,825 | 1,925 | 2,525 | 2,975 | 8,675 | 30,375 | 20,000 | |||||||
| Claudia | 500 | 600 | 1,600 | 1,700 | 1,950 | 2,200 | 2,900 | 8,600 | 18,275 | 11,175 | |||||||
| Daniel | 500 | 600 | 2,050 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,700 | 8,050 | 0 | ||||||||
| Anika | 500 | 600 | 1,550 | 1,650 | 1,750 | 1,850 | 2,050 | 7,550 | 3,650 | ||||||||
| Renee | 500 | 750 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,450 | 8,150 | 6,650 | ||||||||
| Shanaya | 500 | 600 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,700 | 3,875 | 4,225 | 4,575 | |||||||||
| Kuzie | 500 | 600 | 1,250 | 1,750 | 2,350 | 2,450 | 7,750 | 10,625 | 16,700 | ||||||||
| Hope | 500 | 600 | 1,925 | 2,275 | 2,375 | 2,725 | |||||||||||
| Santina | 500 | 1,100 | 1,775 | 2,025 | 2,125 | ||||||||||||
| Jonathan | 500 | 600 | 1,400 | 3,150 | 3,250 | ||||||||||||
| Dan | 500 | 750 | 2,075 | ||||||||||||||
| Zach | 500 | 600 | |||||||||||||||
| Vanessa | 500 | 600 | |||||||||||||||
| Roberto | 500 | 600 | |||||||||||||||
| 500 | |||||||||||||||||
Similar to the Invisible HoH twist of season 9, all competition winners for the week will not be announced. All decisions were made in the Diary Room, before being displayed on screen during the ceremonies.
Additionally, to disguise the Anonymous HoH, they were eligible to compete for the Power of Veto if they were drawn and could compete the following week to be HoH; however, they did not have access to the HoH Suite.
Week 6 included an Instant Eviction, which occurred at a surprise feast for the HouseGuests that was revealed to be a Fatal Feast. The game structure for the Fatal Feast Eviction operated similarly to the Chain of Safety twist from season 10, with the nominations being determined by a "Chain of Safety" selection process. Beginning with Kuzie, as reigning Head of Household, each HouseGuest would select another HouseGuest to save until three were left unselected. The remaining three would then compete for safety in a second challenge to determine that night's set of nominees who would face the House's vote.
| Fatal Feast | |
|---|---|
| Head of Household | Kuzie |
| 1 | Hope |
| 2 | Anika |
| 3 | Daniel |
| 4 | Shanaya |
| 5 | Claudia |
| Ty | |
| Nominated | Renee Santina |
The eleventh season was produced by Insight Productions, in association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay.[16] The season was first announced on June 8, 2022, at the Corus upfronts for the 2022–23 Canadian network television schedule. A press release for the show's renewal confirmed that Arisa Cox would return as a host and as an executive producer. Executive producers John Brunton, Erin Brock and Eric Abboud were also confirmed to be returning for the season. Casting began on August 8, 2022, with Kassting Inc. returning to provide casting services for the show. Online applications opened upon the start of casting and closed on November 11, 2022; the cast was announced on March 1, 2023.[17] On February 6, 2023, it was announced that the season would premiere on March 8, 2023.[18]
While premiere and all weekly eviction episodes took place behind closed doors, live audiences returned for the first time since Big Brother Canada 8 for the season finale.
In addition to the main C$100,000 cash prize, the winner, as decided by a jury of evicted HouseGuests, will win an additional C$10,000 provided by Winners intended for new clothing, and C$10,000 worth of SharkNinja products.[19] Meanwhile, the runner-up receives C$20,000 and the HouseGuest voted as Canada's Favourite HouseGuest receives $10,000.
Additional prizes were also offered during select challenges held during the seasons.
On February 27, Global released images of the HoH room, foyer, diary room, and the bathroom of the new house, billed as the Big Brother Canada Manor.[20] The house is built with hidden passageways and hidden twists "designed to stroke paranoia in the house".[21]
On February 23, it was announced that the show's 24/7 live feeds will be replaced with "Digital Dailies", featuring uncut footage from the house that will be published weekly on the show's website.[22] The move received backlash online.[23] [24] Lorraine Palinkas of ScreenRant described the elimination of the 24/7 live feeds in lieu of the "Digital Dailies" as "surprising", while commenting that "it seems that production felt that the feeds were doing more harm than good".[25]
| Weeks 1-2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |||||
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| Day 42 | Day 43 | Day 49 | Day 55 | Finale | |||||||||
| Santina | Dan | Kuzie | Santina | Ty | Kuzie | Claudia | Renee | Claudia | Anika | Ty | Claudia | rowspan="4" | |
| Anika Dan Renee | Hope Renee | Hope Santina | Dan Ty | Hope Renee | Renee Santina | Hope Ty | Anika Ty | Anika Daniel | Claudia Renee | Claudia Daniel | Daniel Ty | ||
| Ty | Zach | Hope | Daniel | Shanaya | Ty | Ty | Ty | Ty | Claudia | rowspan="2" | |||
| Dan Renee | Renee Roberto | Santina Zach | Claudia Dan | Hope Jonathan | Hope Kuzie | Anika Kuzie | Daniel Shanaya | Daniel Renee | Anika Daniel | ||||
| Ty | John Michael | Roberto | No voting | Dan | Head of Household | Santina | Kuzie | Anika | Shanaya | Renee | Head of Household | Nominated | Winner (Day 69) |
| Claudia | John Michael | Roberto | No voting | Nominated | Hope | Santina | Head of Household | Kuzie | Head of Household | Daniel | Anika | Daniel | (Day 69) |
| Daniel | John Michael | Roberto | No voting | Dan | Jonathan | Santina | Hope | Kuzie | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 69) | Ty |
| Anika | John Michael | Roberto | No voting | Dan | Jonathan | Santina | Hope | Nominated | Shanaya | Renee | Nominated | Evicted (Day 63) | Ty |
| Renee | Nominated | Nominated | No voting | Dan | Hope | Nominated | Hope | Head of Household | Daniel | Nominated | Evicted (Day 60) | Ty | |
| Shanaya | John Michael | Roberto | No voting | Dan | Hope | Santina | Hope | Kuzie | Nominated | Evicted (Day 55) | Claudia | ||
| Kuzie | John Michael | Roberto | Head of Household | Dan | Jonathan | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 55) | Ty | |||
| Hope | John Michael | Renee | Not eligible | Dan | Nominated | Santina | Nominated | Evicted (Day 48) | Ty | ||||
| Santina | Head of Household | Renee | Nominated | Head of Household | Jonathan | Nominated | Evicted (Day 42) | Ty | |||||
| Jonathan | John Michael | Renee | No voting | Dan | Nominated | Evicted (Day 41) | Ty | ||||||
| Dan | Nominated | Head of Household | No voting | Nominated | Evicted (Day 34) | Ty | |||||||
| Zach | John Michael | Roberto | Nominated | Walked (Day 26) | |||||||||
| Vanessa | John Michael | Renee | Walked (Day 22) | ||||||||||
| Roberto | John Michael | Nominated | Evicted (Day 20) | ||||||||||
| Nominated | Evicted (Day 13) | ||||||||||||
| Amal | Walked (Day 4) | ||||||||||||
| Notes | 1, 2, 3 | None | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 5, 7 | 3 | 8 | None | 9 | None | 10 | |||
| Walked | Amal | none | Vanessa | none | |||||||||
| Zach | |||||||||||||
| Evicted | to evict | Roberto to evict | Eviction cancelled | Dan to evict | Jonathan to evict | Santina to evict | Hope to evict | Kuzie to evict | Shanaya to evict | Renee to evict | Anika choice to evict | Daniel choice to evict | Claudia 1 vote to win |
| Ty 8 votes to win | |||||||||||||
The House Guest that placed last in the first Head of Household competition was automatically nominated as the Dead Last Nominee and is denoted in Bold.
On Day 4, Amal walked from the game for personal reasons.
The House Guest noted by was awarded the immunity by Canada.
On Day 22, Vanessa walked from the game due to an undisclosed medical issue. As Vanessa was nominated, Head of Household Kuzie had to nominate a replacement nominee. She nominated Hope.
As punishment for sneaking in contraband (a personal letter, placed among his socks from his girlfriend) from the outside world into the house, Hope was not eligible from voting in Week 4's Eviction prior to its cancellation (see note 6), and he was unable to compete for Head of Household in week 5.
On Day 26, Zach walked from the game after being upset that Hope was not expelled for sneaking in contraband (see note 5). His exit resulted in the cancellation of Week 4's Eviction.
Week 5 is Whodunit week. All competition winners were anonymous.
On Day 42, the House Guests were surprised by the Fatal Feast, during which an Instant Eviction occurred. During the feast, the House Guests participated in a Chain of Safety to determine the Nominees. Starting with the reigning Head of Household, each House Guest would select another House Guest to save until three remained. The three House Guests left unselected competed in a safety challenge, with the winner (indicated by) saving themselves from Eviction. The two remaining House Guests were the final nominees and faced the House's Vote.
The Jury voted to crown the winner of Big Brother Canada 11.
The season received a mixed to negative reception from viewers and critics alike. Lee Whitten of ScreenRant deemed the season as a "very weak" installment for the show, citing the "unlikable presence" of the eventual winner, Ty, and the "weak overall gameplay" seen on the show. Whitten added that the elimination of live feeds "doomed" the season from the start.[26]