Battle of the Blades (season 5)
The fifth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 19, 2019, on CBC Television after a six-year hiatus from the sport, featuring seven couples.
Ron MacLean returns as host alongside head judge Kurt Browning, with Colby Armstrong joining the judging panel permanently after suffering an injury that ruled him out of the competition. The season featured a rotation of guest judges, with Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir serving as guest judges during Week 1. The season rotated between three venues, with the first three weeks taking place at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Week 4 taking place at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and the last three weeks in Oshawa, with two weeks at the Tributes Community Centre and the finale taking place at the Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre.
For the first time in the show's history, viewers from outside Canada are allowed to view the dances and vote for their favourite couples. The scoring also changed from a 6.0 to a 10.0 system for Week 1, referring back to the 6.0 system from Week 2 onwards.
Couples
Scoring Chart
Judges
Each week, Colby Armstrong and Kurt Browning act as judges, with guest judges joining them. With the exception of Week 1, each guest judge gave separate scores to the contestants. Colby Armstrong was also considered a guest judge in Week 1, before joining the panel full-time during Week 2.| Week | Judge | Career | Ref. |
| 1 | Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir | Olympic Ice Dance Champions - 2010 & 2018 Ice Dance World Champions - 2010, 2012 & 2017 | |
| 1 | Colby Armstrong | Ice Hockey World Champion - 2007 9-year NHL veteran | |
| 2 | Darcy Tucker | World Junior Ice Hockey Champion - 1995 14-year NHL veteran | |
| 2 | Barbara Underhill | Pairs World Champion - 1984 Junior Pairs World Champion - 1978 | |
| 3 | Marie-France Dubreuil | Ice Dance World Championship Silver Medalist - 2006 & 2007 Battle of the Blades Runner-Up - 2011 | |
| 4 | Sarah Nurse | Olympic Ice Hockey Silver Medalist - 2018 | |
| 5 | Meagan Duhamel | Olympic Pairs Bronze Medalist - 2018 Pairs World Champion - 2015 & 2016 | |
| 6 | Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir |
Individual songs & scores
Week 1
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.| Couple | Scores | Song |
| Amanda E. & Colton | 27.4 | "Glory" - The Score |
| Natalie & Andrew | 27.9 | "Canadian Girls" - Dean Brody |
| Kaitlyn & Sheldon | 28.3 | "Wake Me Up" - Avicii |
| Amanda K. & Eric | 27.7 | "Juice" - Lizzo |
| Vanessa & Brian | 27.9 | "Under Your Scars" - Godsmack |
| Ekaterina & Bruno | 28.2 | "I Like the Way" - BodyRockers |
Week 2
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Darcy Tucker, Barbara Underhill, Kurt Browning.Week 3 - Country Week
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Marie-France Dubreuil, Kurt Browning.Week 4 - Stage and Screen Week
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Sarah Nurse, Kurt Browning.Week 5 - R&B Week
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Meagan Duhamel, Kurt Browning.Week 6
Round 1 - Couple's Theme Choice
Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.In contrast to previous weeks, the skate-off was conducted first.
Round 2 - Favourite Performance of the Season
Couples performed their favourite routines for the season, although they were not scored by the judges.| Couple | Song | Week Performed | Viewer's Vote |
| Natalie & Andrew | "Canadian Girls" - Dean Brody | Week 1 | Second Place |
| Kaitlyn & Sheldon | "Smile" - Nat King Cole | Week 4 - Stage and Screen | Winners |
| Ekaterina & Bruno | "Ain't No Sunshine" - Shawn James | Week 5 - R&B Week | Third Place |