Nick and Phil won Big Brother Canada 4 in 2016 — two brothers playing as a single houseguest, and the only joint winners in the show’s history. They beat Kelsey 7-2. The season also brought in houseguests from Big Brother UK and Big Brother Australia, and ran a fake double eviction.
- Aired: March to May 2016, on Global.
- Premiere: 2 March 2016. The houseguests moved in on 26 February.
- Finale: 12 May 2016 — Day 77, the longest season Big Brother Canada ran.
- Winners: Nick and Phil.
- Runner-up: Kelsey.
- Third place: Tim.
- Final vote: 7-2 — eight jurors, plus Canada.
- Houseguests: 16 in the game — seventeen people, with Nick and Phil counted as one.
- Host: Arisa Cox.
- Prize: $100,000, $25,000 at The Brick and a $10,000 OxiClean prize pack, shared by the brothers. Kelsey took $20,000 for second.
- Twists: The brothers, the international wildcards, a fake double eviction with a Secret Suite, and a Head of Household chosen by Canada’s vote.
- Live feeds: Yes — free in Canada.
- Where to watch: Crave, in Canada.
Who won Big Brother Canada 4?
Nick and Phil won Big Brother Canada 4 on 12 May 2016, beating Kelsey 7-2. Canada, Mitch, Maddy, Nikki, Joel, Cassandra and Tim voted for the brothers. Raul and Jared voted for Kelsey.
Kelsey took them there. Phil won part one of the final Head of Household, Kelsey won parts two and three, and she chose to evict Tim and sit beside the brothers.
The brothers played under their own rules all season. They had one vote between them, would be evicted together or not at all, and took turns in competitions. Between them they won three Heads of Household and four vetoes, and they were only nominated once before finale night.
Canada held the ninth seat on the jury. Ramsey, who would otherwise have been a juror, had left the game in week 8.
Who was in the Big Brother Canada 4 cast?
Fourteen houseguests were announced, Nick joined as his brother’s other half, and Canada voted two international wildcards in on the first eviction night. In finishing order:
- 1st — Nick and Phil. Played as one houseguest. Three Heads of Household and four vetoes.
- 2nd — Kelsey. Evicted in the fake double, returned from the Secret Suite, and won the final Head of Household.
- 3rd — Tim. A former Big Brother Australia winner, voted in as a wildcard.
- 4th — Cassandra. Evicted on Kelsey’s sole vote at the final four.
- 5th — Joel. Evicted 2-0.
- 6th — Nikki. Big Brother UK’s Nikki, voted in as a wildcard. Out 3-0 in the second half of the week 9 double.
- 7th — Jared. Backdoored 3-1 in the first half of the week 9 double.
- 8th — Maddy. Evicted 5-0 in week 8.
- 9th — Ramsey. Left the game in week 8 to be with his family.
- 10th — Raul. Evicted 6-1.
- 11th — Mitch. Evicted 5-3. The first juror.
- 12th — Dallas. Evicted 5-3.
- 13th — Loveita. Evicted in the fake double eviction. The house brought Kelsey back instead.
- 14th — Christine. Evicted 6-5, the closest vote of the season.
- 15th — Sharry. Evicted 11-1.
- 16th — Paige. First evicted, 7-4.
What were the twists in Big Brother Canada 4?
Big Brother Canada 4 changed who was in the house more than any season before it.
The brothers. Phil was cast, and his brother Nick was added to play alongside him as a single houseguest: one vote, one fate, one prize to split, and the competitions shared between them.
The international wildcards. Canada voted on four former houseguests from other countries’ versions of the show. Nikki, from Big Brother UK, and Tim, a Big Brother Australia winner, walked in on Day 7 and were safe for their first week.
The fake double eviction. In week 4 Kelsey was evicted 8-2 and Loveita 7-2 on the same night — and neither of them left. Both were sent to a Secret Suite, where they could watch the house. A week later the houseguests had to agree, unanimously, on which of the two came back. They chose Kelsey.
Canada’s Head of Household vote. In week 8 Canada voted on who would play for Head of Household. Nikki and the brothers went head to head for it, and the brothers won.
Ramsey’s exit. Ramsey left the game on Day 52 to be with his family. He was holding the veto at the time, so the brothers had to name a replacement nominee: Tim.
Who won each HOH, veto and eviction in Big Brother Canada 4?
Eleven weeks, a fake double eviction, a real double, and one houseguest who left the game.
Week 1 · Paige evicted 7-4The wildcards arrive
Loveita.
Kelsey and Paige.
Nick. Not used.
Paige, 7-4.
Nikki and Tim moved in after the eviction, safe for the week.
Week 2 · Sharry evicted 11-1Jared’s HOH
Jared.
Loveita and Sharry.
Christine, who doubled a Brick gift card to $10,000. Not used.
Sharry, 11-1.
Week 3 · Christine evicted 6-5The closest vote
Loveita, her second.
Cassandra and Christine.
Dallas. Not used.
Christine, 6-5.
Week 4 · Kelsey 8-2, then Loveita 7-2Fake double eviction
Joel, chosen by his pair after they won a partnered competition.
Kelsey and Raul.
Dallas. Not used.
Kelsey, 8-2 — to the Secret Suite.
Maddy, who nominated Jared and Raul. Nick won the veto and used it on Jared. Loveita went up.
Loveita, 7-2 — to the Secret Suite. The house voted Kelsey back a week later.
Week 5 · Dallas evicted 5-3Tim’s HOH
Tim.
Dallas and Ramsey.
Ramsey won it and used it on himself. Maddy went up.
Dallas, 5-3.
Week 6 · Mitch evicted 5-3Raul’s HOH
Raul.
Joel and Mitch.
Jared. Not used.
Mitch, 5-3 — the first juror.
Week 7 · Raul evicted 6-1Maddy’s HOH
Maddy.
Jared and Kelsey.
Jared won it and used it on himself. Raul went up.
Raul, 6-1.
Week 8 · Maddy evicted 5-0Ramsey leaves
Nick and Phil, after Canada’s vote put them against Nikki for the power.
Maddy and Ramsey.
Ramsey won it, then left the game on Day 52. Tim was named in his place.
Maddy, 5-0.
Week 9 · Jared 3-1, then Nikki 3-0Double eviction
Cassandra.
Nick and Phil, and Nikki.
Phil won it and used it on the brothers. Jared went up.
Jared, 3-1.
Nick and Phil, who nominated Nikki and Tim. Cassandra won the veto and used it on Tim. Joel went up.
Nikki, 3-0.
Week 10 · Joel evicted 2-0Kelsey’s HOH
Kelsey.
Cassandra and Tim.
Tim won it and used it on himself. Joel went up.
Joel, 2-0.
Week 11 · Cassandra evicted 1-0Final four
Nick and Phil.
Cassandra and Tim.
Nick won it and did not use it, which left Kelsey the only vote.
Cassandra, on Kelsey’s vote.
Finale · Nick and Phil win 7-212 May 2016 · Day 77
Phil.
Kelsey, over Tim.
Kelsey, over Phil.
Kelsey evicted Tim and took the brothers to the final two.
Nick and Phil 7, Kelsey 2. Canada, Mitch, Maddy, Nikki, Joel, Cassandra and Tim for the brothers; Raul and Jared for Kelsey.
What is Big Brother Canada 4 remembered for?
The joint win. No other Big Brother Canada season has been won by two people. The brothers’ 7-2 result still comes up whenever fans argue about whether the format was fair to everyone else.
Nikki. Big Brother UK’s Nikki was one of the best-known houseguests the franchise has had anywhere. She died in April 2021, and Big Brother Canada 9 aired a tribute to her.
The Secret Suite. Two evictees watching the house for a week, then one of them walking back in with everything she had seen. Kelsey used it all the way to the final two.
The small stuff. Jared refusing to cut his hair in a veto competition, and paying for it on the double eviction. Gary from season one coming in to dress the house for the Big Brother Canada awards, where the nominations for favourite prank included Dallas getting Cassandra to smell a fart in a jar.
Did Big Brother Canada 4 have live feeds?
Yes. Big Brother Canada 4 had live feeds, free to watch in Canada, with After Dark on Slice. They ran until the final days, and were blocked for the final-four eviction on 7 May.
Big Brother Canada 4 live feed updates
We covered this season from the feeds, day by day — nearly two hundred posts.
- Season archive: Every Big Brother Canada 4 post, from move-in to the finale
- Premiere week: The wildcards, the brothers and the first eviction
- Week 3: Christine out 6-5, vote by vote
- Finale night: The brothers win, and the final Head of Household