Dragons' Den Audition Tour

Its time for aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country to put their pitches to the test, as they fight to be a part of DRAGONS DENs landmark 10th season!Producers will hit the road, visiting cities from coast to coast in a quest to find Canadas next great batch of entrepreneurs.

Dates and locations for the ONTARIO audition tours are listed below. All other tour dates andvenues across Canada are available 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 theDRAGONS' DENproducers 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.

February 7 Toronto, ON
February 12 Windsor, ON
February 13 Sarnia, ON
February 14 London, ON
February 18 Peterborough, ON
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 - Thunder Bay, ON
March 4 - Oshawa, ON
March 6 Waterloo, ON
March 12 Niagara, ON
March 14 Hamilton, ON
March 28 Toronto, ON

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.