Marketplace — Season 52
Canada's Consumer Watchdog
About this season
Whether it is a slick scam, misleading marketing claim, a product that could put your health at risk, or maddening customer service, Marketplace has got your back.
Episodes (14)
1. Truckload of Trouble
Aired 11 October 2024 • 22 min
Trucking is the lifeline of Canada's economy, and as the country faces a shortage of drivers, Marketplace uncovers shocking details about how some unqualified new recruits are finding their way onto our roads.
2. Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates
Aired 18 October 2024
Some of Canada's most popular restaurants serve halal food, but a Marketplace investigation finds that many chains fail to answer basic questions about the halal food they serve or provide evidence to back up their certification claims.
3. Stolen in Seconds: Why aren't carmakers doing more?
Aired 25 October 2024
Marketplace compares some of Canada's most stolen vehicles to the same makes and models sold in the U.K. and reveals how the same cars sold overseas have additional security features that aren't provided in Canadian cars.
4. Access Denied: Back on the Case
Aired 1 November 2024
From staff training to boarding procedures and the availability of lift equipment, Marketplace puts Air Canada to the test again with the help of Paralympian Brock Richardson.
5. Lousy labels on popular products
Aired 8 November 2024
Revealing how much ginger is really in Canada Dry's Ginger Ale; the "made from real ginger" claim was taken off of American cans after class action lawsuits there.
6. Episode 6
Aired 15 November 2024
7. A company profiting from a boy's illness
Aired 22 November 2024
A collage of Marketplace investigations comes together when a father finds his disabled son's story being used to sell a bogus product that claims to remove everything from pesticides to bacteria, including E.coli, from food.
8. Cause for Paws: The rising cost of pet care
Aired 24 January 2025
Marketplace reveals the growing number of vet clinics being bought up by corporations across the country and reveals how those takeovers are driving up cost of care across Canada.
9. Exposing The Celebrity Sell: Home Edition.
Aired 31 January 2025 • 23 min
Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell make the pitch for renovations and custom home builds done right but a long list of customers with home build and reno nightmares shows that even though they make the pitch to trust them, there is little accountability when things go wrong.
10. Sale or Fail?
Aired 7 February 2025 • 23 min
Marketplace tracks sale items at popular stores for more than six months, revealing false discounts, and some products that are advertised on big sales days, but are actually cheaper during other times of the year.
11. The Changemakers: Your voice, our fight
Aired 21 February 2025
Marketplace reveals the investigations have led to change. From removing unsafe products from store shelves to changing government and company policies, we take viewers on a journey of some of our most memorable and meaningful moments. Reporter: Charlsie Agro
12. Turning up the Heat
Aired 28 February 2025
Marketplace investigates the murky world of home heating deals to reveal how consumers who sign up for savings are getting surprises instead, locked into onerous loans that come with broken promises of rebates, energy savings and free service – as calls grow for better consumer protection.
13. Gaming the System
Aired 7 March 2025 • 30 min
Marketplace investigates how much information you're giving away when playing mobile games, and where that information ends up. We uncover the methods app developers use to keep kids playing for as long as possible – and expose loopholes in the laws meant to protect children's privacy.
14. Episode 14
Aired 14 March 2025