The Canadian television adaptation Dragon's Den first premiered in 2006.
The Canadian version brought the investment-pitch format to CBC, with entrepreneurs presenting businesses to Canadian investors. Like the British programme, it focuses on valuation, equity and the possibility of receiving finance from one or more panel members.
The Canadian series is part of the international Dragon's Den franchise, but it has its own cast, presenter and business environment. Canadian entrepreneurs pitch under Canadian commercial conditions, so the offers and companies shown are not the same as those in the UK edition.
The 2006 premiere date refers to the beginning of the Canadian television series, not the Japanese source format or the British launch. The British version had already started in 2005, making the Canadian adaptation a later international production.