tbh now canada is like the US's little sidekick especially with conservatives in power
so why cant canadians at least try out for american shows ???
Cause big brother usa fan is right, canadians have been wanting to try out for bbus forever

Probably just because it would be a pain in the ass for producers to have to deal with things like getting work visa's for Canadians and dealing with all the paperwork and tax issues involved with game shows and stuff. Technically being on Big Brother is a job, they get paid to be on the show even if they don't win.

Also i think maybe Endemol don't want Canadians on the US version because they want a Canadian channel to pay for their own version.

^ Lol, all true points.
Canada has barely any good shows atm and all the reality tv shows are horrible compared to the US version its based off.

they can for trivial shows like Let's Make a Deal, The Price is Right, Jeopardy (In Fact Trebek was born an canadian), etc.

i meant reality tv shows, not game shows.
So survivor, big brother, amazing race, apprentice etc

It's different because being on a reality show is considered "working in the US" so Canadians need a work Visa, being on a Game show is not considered "working".

Although for Survivor you'd think it would be different because Survivor isn't actually in the US.

Oh, this show could be good. :D

I'm quite looking forward to this as I think it might be kind of what we want BBUSA to be - essentially follow the BBUSA format, but they'll take a few risks and throw in a few twists to shake it up and differentiate it from BBUSA.

I'm sure they will. The Head Executive Producer is the same one for shows like Idol, Top Chef.