Canada's Got Talent is a Canadian television reality talent show that debuted on the Citytv network on 04 March 2012, and is part of the global "Got Talent" franchise. As with other series in the franchise, the show is a competition in which entertainers with various abilities compete to win a prize. In the first season, the winner won $100,000 and a Nissan GT-R, an opportunity to perform during City TV's New Year's Eve Bash, a possibility to perform in Las Vegas, and a trip to Trinidad and Tobago. In June 2012, after the first season had been completed, Rogers Media president Scott Moore announced that a second season would not be produced, after a "careful consideration of all factors, including the current economic climate". But then, in 2020, Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television held a "Canadian Family's Got Talent" competition as a kind of recognition of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns across the country (and to promote season 15 of America's Got Talent). After that, on 08 June 2021, it was announced that Canada's Got Talent would be revived, with the TV premiere occurring on 22 March 2022. Beginning in revived season two, Lindsay Ell became the host, with Canadian comedian and America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel, internet personality Lilly Singh, musician Kardinal Offishall, and wrestler Trish Stratus serving as judges. Two new judges joined the panel in the fifth season: comedian Katherine Ryan and country superstar Shania Twain, replacing Trish Stratus and Lilly Singh respectively. Canada's Got Talent took place in Niagara Falls in seasons 2-5, with finales on live TV. In the second and third seasons, the winner received a cash prize of $150,000. In seasons four and five, the prize was increased to one million dollars, funded by Citytv owner Rogers Communications. Also in seasons four and five, recipients of a Golden Buzzer during the auditions received a $25,000 prize from sponsor CIBC!