Meet the newest bakers to compete in the tent on Season 7 of CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show
A new batch of fresh contestants is ready to vie for the title of Canada's Best Amateur Baker

This season's bakers are ready to roll up their sleeves and head into the tent. We looked far and wide to find an incredibly talented group of home-taught bakers.
From a software engineer to a mental health nurse and a super fan who's applied to be on the show six times, Season 7 is the most exciting competition yet!
Watch | Official trailer for Season 7 of The Great Canadian Baking Show
Tune in Sunday, October 1 at 8 pm (8:30 NT) for the season launch on CBC and CBC Gem.
Andrew Evers

Being on the cast of The Great Canadian Baking Show is at the top of Andrew's bucket list. On his sixth audition, he finally landed a spot!
Andy Bui

Andy is a mental health nurse practitioner from Montreal who uses baking to unwind.
Camila García Hernández

Camila is a software developer and a recent immigrant from Bogota, Colombia. She developed her passion for baking when she arrived in Canada.
Candice Riley

Candice is a partner at a tech firm, a mother of three, a photographer, a singer and, of course, a baker.
Heather Allen

Heather is a literacy educator from Winnipeg who loves to bake for charity.
Kathy Neiman

Raised on a farm in Alberta, Kathy loves her two small dogs and baking.
Loïc Fauteux-Goulet

Loïc is a high school teacher living in B.C. who loves to bake with ingredients he forages.
Niv Saberi

Niv formerly worked in nuclear engineering and left work to focus on parenting and pursue her love of baking.
Rainier Maksoud

Rainier is a business analyst who started selling his baking to raise money for disaster relief in Lebanon.
Sydney Hayden

Sydney is a student from Halifax who's loved baking since before she could remember!