I did not do it myself and did not see the evidence, but a friend of mine who can be trusted, said that he registered just online in Estonia.
You can be e-resident of Estonia just for 100euro
Check it here:
https://e-resident.gov.ee/become-an-e-resident/You can try to do it and when the cards are issued order it there and in the mail box of the post office make transfer to Canada

A bit compicated, but is possible

Thanks for the suggestion. I've been on their mailing list for a long time but I had the impression that they were targeting "digital entrepreneurs" - people who wanted to set up a business to trade in the EU without a lot of bricks and mortar hassle. My memory says it involved
password passport verification (don't have/want one) and a trip to Talinn or an Estonian consulate to set things up. Perhaps I did not read the fine print carefully enough - I'll definitely take a closer look.
Edit: I meant passport of course - too much time spent with computers.
