Dude, $5 Canadian is worth $4.25 US now. I'd say they're about the same, though my Canadian experience was on the rue Ste.-Catherine, which is a big touristy area.
Wirelessly posted (Walkguru's: Nokia6682/2.0 (3.01.1) SymbianOS/8.0 Series60/2.6 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0) Your welcome.
I guess I'm still thinking of the rates when I was younger. I just looked it up and the current official exchange rate is $1 US = $1.16 C.