IN SEARCH OF Canada's next pizza prodigy
It’s time to fire up and make some dough!
RC Pizza Competition is now full - attend RC Show 2025 to cheer on those competing!
Get ready to slice your way to stardom at RC Show 2025! Restaurants Canada and our partners are on a mission to crown the nation's top pizza makers, and we want you to bring the heat. Whether your passion lies in perfecting the classics or pushing the boundaries of pizza creativity, we've got two thrilling competitions for you to showcase your skills.
OUR headline events
Traditional Pizza Competition (April 7)
Creative Pizza Competition (April 8)
Take a slice out of the competition and earn your place among Canada’s pizza elite!
2025 Competition Details
TRADITIONAL PIZZA COMPETITION: Monday, April 7 | 10AM-5PM
CREATIVE PIZZA COMPETITION: Tuesday, April 8 | 10AM-5PM
Pizza Stage (FAEMA Booth #2127)
- Round 1 - RC Pizza Competition entrants will submit their application
- Round 2 - Our judging panel will select 24 finalists to compete, based on an evaluation of their applications. Finalists will be notified by email of their allotted competition time.
- Round 3 - Finalists will travel to RC Show to partake in the live competition on Monday, April 7 and/or Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Winners will be chosen and announced live at the end of each day of competition.
Competition Prizes
- 1st Place - $3,000 cash prize, two (2) 3-Day Buyer Passes and (1) guaranteed entrance for the International Pizza Challenge at Pizza Expo 2026*.
*Note: Prize does not include flight/travel to or accommodations for Pizza Expo in Las Vegas - 2nd Place - $1,500
- 3rd Place - $500
APPLICANT CRITERIA
- Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a professional kitchen.
- Be currently living and working in Canada.
- Be 19 years of age or older.
- Fully complete and submit their application prior to the deadline.
- Be available to travel to Toronto, at their own expense, to compete in the live competition, should they be selected, which will take place on April 7 or April 8, 2025.
- Be willing to bring any and all ingredients necessary to complete their unique pizza entry, including meat, dairy and seafood products.
- Not be a previous Restaurants Canada Pizza Competition winner.
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the competition, please contact us at Competitions@restaurantscanada.org
Application Requirements:
- Contact information (Full name, e-mail and phone number).
- One (1) professional reference (contact name, email and phone number).
- Hi-res headshot.
- 50 to 100-word explanation of why this competition would be meaningful to the applicant’s career.
- Photo and/or description of your pizza.
Applications will be forwarded for culinary panel review based on meeting the above criteria, on a first come, first served basis.
Application submissions will be reviewed and judged by a panel of culinary experts from top, world-wide pizza competitions. Restaurants Canada will not be involved in competitor selection or competition judging.
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the competition, please contact us at Competitions@restaurantscanada.org
Competition Criteria
Traditional Pizza Criteria
- Dough must be provided by competitors, with enough to craft two (2) traditional 12”-18” round pizzas. Sauce must be a traditional red tomato sauce.
- Limit of two (2) toppings from the provided list: pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ham, mushrooms, salami, peppers, tomatoes, onions, and olives.
- Any number of varieties of each category may be used. For example, competitors may use different types of mushrooms, which would count as one topping. However, contestants are encouraged to keep it simple and traditional.
- No toppings whatsoever, including cheeses, herbs, and spices, may be added to the pizzas during or after baking.
- A drizzle of EVOO after baking is permitted.
- All competitors have 20 minutes total, including clean up.
Creative Pizza Criteria
- Dough must be provided by competitors, with enough to craft two (2) pizzas.
- Pizza must consist of a dough base, with any number or type of sauce and toppings.
- There are no restrictions and/or limits on dough, sauce, toppings, baking or styles. Level up and let your imagination run free!
- Your recipe must be entirely original and created by you.
- All competitors have 20 minutes total, including clean up.
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the competition, please contact us at Competitions@restaurantscanada.org
