Image | Andrei

Caption: Vancouver's Andrei Godoroja is a man of many talents. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Ann Marie

Caption: “I grew up watching my nanny and aunt baking fresh Newfoundland bread and making pies,” says Ann Marie. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Devon

Caption: Years of gravestone carving has given Devon a steady hand and a sharp eye for detail. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Megan

Caption: Megan is ready to wow the judges with ambitious cake sculptures. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Mengling

Caption: Mengling taught herself to bake by watching Internet tutorials. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Sachin

Caption: Halifax dentist Sachin is all smiles in the tent. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Sadiya

Caption: Sadiya's ready for the pressure of the tent — at home, her two sons are serious baking critics, asking tough questions like "did you want this flavour to shine, or did you want [it] to be in the background?" (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Timothy F

Caption: The youngest baker in the tent started baking he was 12. These days, he balances baking with studying biology at the University of Alberta. "I'll have a cake in the oven and my physiology notes on the counter." (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Tim C

Caption: Baking is Tim's main hobby and chocolate is his favourite ingredient. Expect him to pull out all the chocolatey stops in the tent. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)

Image | Wendy

Caption: Wendy's personal motto is 'Peace, Love, Bake.' Growing up as the youngest of seven children in Cape Breton, she learned that magic could be made with flour, butter, sugar and love. (The Great Canadian Baking Show)