Cross-country auditions begin February 7, 2015 in Toronto

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January 7, 2015 - It’s time for aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country to put their pitches to the test, as they fight to be a part of DRAGONS’ DEN‘s landmark 10th season! Next month producers will hit the road, visiting cities from coast to coast in a quest to find Canada’s next great batch of entrepreneurs.

The audition tour is open to the public and launches inTorontoin theCBC atrium (25 John Street) onFeb. 7. Complete audition dates and locations are listed below and audition venues will be announced in the coming weeks. Tour dates will continue to be updated on the website atwww.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions.

The audition tour welcomes participants of all ages, with businesses at any stage of development. Aspiring entrepreneurs should be prepared to pitch their concept to the DRAGONS’ DEN producers in five minutes or less. If they show the producers they have what it takes to pitch in the Den, they could be invited to Toronto to face the Dragons. Prospective pitchers are encouraged to applyonlineand bring a completed application form to the audition.

Online auditions begin this month and continue in-person throughout February and March across the country. Producers will be on the lookout for entrepreneurs in the following cities:

• February 7 - Toronto, ON

• February 12 - Windsor, ON

• February 13 - Sarnia, ON

• February 14 - London, ON

• February 14 - Montreal, QC

• February 14- Vancouver, BC

• February 18- Peterborough, ON

• February 18- Regina, SK

• February 18- Surrey, BC

• February 19- Calgary, AB

• February 20- Nanaimo, BC

• February 20- Saskatoon, SK

• February 21- Edmonton, AB

• February 21 - Winnipeg, MB

• February 21 - Victoria, BC

• February 25 - Burlington, ON

• February 25 - Collingwood, ON

• February 27- Kingston, ON

• February 27- Sudbury, ON

• February 28 - Barrie, ON

• February 28 - Ottawa, ON

• February 28 - Prince George, BC

• February 28 - Thunder Bay, ON

• March 4 - Kelowna, BC

• March 4 - Oshawa, ON

• March 4 - Saint John, NB

• March 6 - Abbotsford, BC

• March 6 - Charlottetown, PEI

• March 6 - Quebec City, QC

• March 6 - Waterloo, ON

• March 7 - Halifax, NS

• March 7 - Montreal, QC

• March 7 - Vancouver, BC

• March 7 -  St. John’s, NL

• March 12 - Niagara, ON

• March 13 - Medicine Hat, AB

• March 14 - Calgary, AB

• March 21 - Hamilton, ON

• March 28 - Toronto, ON

For more information and full details, please visit the website atwww.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions.

DRAGONS’ DEN is the highest-rated Canadian unscripted program on during the regular television season, with an average audience of more than 1.2 million Canadians each week. In addition to its success on-air, DRAGONS’ DEN is also a hit online, boasting an active and engaged online community and averaging more than 650,000 page views per month. Full episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content can be viewed at cbc.ca/dragonsden. DRAGONS’ DEN is filmed at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Television. Tracie Tighe is executive producer and Amy Bourne is senior producer. Dianne Buckner hosts.

Find the show online at:

cbc.ca/dragonsden
facebook.com/dragonsden
@cbcdragon #cbcdragonsden

The current season ofDRAGONS’ DENairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Television.Be sure to catch tonight’s fan favourite Second Chance Special.

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