It does matter where you buy it from if it's going to be shipped internationally.
It's not the shipping that gets you it's the bloody import tax.

ff have started shipping container loads to the uk so I didn't have to pay tax or postage (well obviously I did pay postage but it was included in the overall cost).

So my best advice would be to buy it from a supplier who has stock already in canada.

And yes they are very good - particularly the pro, which I believe is the model you were looking at.