Culinary competition series The Great Canadian Baking Show has been renewed for a fourth run.

Produced by Proper Television in association with CBC and Love Productions, the homegrown take on The Great British Bake Off sees amateur bakers from across the country partake in a number of culinary challenges that showcase and celebrate their families and communities, while testing their technical skills in the kitchen. Proper Television co-presidents Lesia Capone and Cathie James serve as executive producers on The Great Canadian Baking Show, while Marike Emery is a series producer.

According to an FAQ application page about season four, a start date for production has yet to be confirmed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the plan is to have this latest season return to the Canadian Film Centre grounds. For now, the show will conduct virtual one-on-one baking auditions with potential contestants, with the application deadline set for June 15.

Season one and two of the competition ran for 8 x 60 minutes – with season three receiving an additional episode, The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show, focused on bakers from previous seasons taking part for the title of first Holiday Star Baker.

The Great Canadian Baking Show, which premiered in November 2016, was the most-watched unscripted series debut on CBC in the past five years, with the series reaching 1.4 million viewers in Canada each week, according to a previous CBC press release. According to data provided by a CBC spokesperson, season three garnered an average audience of 528,000 (2+) and was one of the top 10 programs on CBC Gem.

Most recently, The Great Canadian Baking Show – which is up for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series – saw Baroness von Sketch Show‘s Aurora Browne and Carolyn Taylor host. In addition to the original British version of the show, the Love Productions-owned format, which is distributed by Sky Vision, has been produced in 23 territories.

The Great Canadian Baking Show joins Workin’ Moms and Kim’s Convenience, two comedies that were recently renewed by the pubcaster. Notably, Kim’s scored a double season order comprised of two 13-episode seasons.