The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner. On July 15, 2003, CTV and INSINC announced that broadband video of the program would be available over the Internet.
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's in the spring.
* as of the start of the season
Candida Clauseri, Mikey Bustos and Billy Klippert advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
Andrew Leader returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Tyler Hamilton, Jenny Gear and Richie Wilcox advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
Marc Devigne returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Audrey de Montigny, Gary Beals and Karen Lee Batten advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
Tyler Done, Toya Alexis, Sharon van den Enden and Ryan Malcolm returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm received the most votes, and completed the top 11.
Live Show 5 (1 September 2003)
Live Show 6: Semi-final (8 September 2003)
Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice
Live final (15 September 2003)
List of songs performed on Canadian Idol