Canada's Got Talent (season 2)

The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once each, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.

In the final audition episode before the semi-finals, the dance troupe The Renegades received a special collective golden buzzer from all four judges and Ell.[3] This was only the second time in the history of the entire franchise that this occurred, following young singer Victory Brinker in the 16th season of America's Got Talent.[4]

The semi-finals and final were broadcast through three episodes, two semi-finals and one finale. Judges could still end a performance early with four X's. The acts competed for two judge votes that send them straight to the finals, and the rest compete for a Canada-wide vote that dictates the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for a one-hour after all acts performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.

Order	Name	Act	Buzzes				Result
			Mandel	Singh	Stratus	Offishall
1	Justin Bereczki	Whip Cracker					Advanced
2	Christina Munchinsky	Hoop Artist					Advanced
3	Ian Stewart	Juggler					Advanced
4	Alliszon	Musician	1				Eliminated
5	Cathy Boyd	Comedian					Advanced
6	Esther and Ezekiel	Vocal Duo					Advanced
7	Darrien Thomas	Extreme Eater					Eliminated
8	The Monsters of Schlock	Danger Duo					Eliminated
9	Chucky Mady	Record Breaker					Advanced
10	Danny Zzzz	Escape Artist					Advanced
11	Stacey Kay	Singer					Advanced
Number of buzzes per Judge			1 buzz	1 buzz	2 buzzes	1 buzz

• ^1 Offishall pressed Mandel's buzzer for him, even though Mandel had no intention of doing so.