for those interested, although not in canuckville, here is what we found out so far re acrylic manufacturers:
Tenecor
http://www.tenecor.com/bg_cat_2.html
Livingcolor
http://www.livingcolor.com/
ATM
http://www.acrylicaquariums.com/
and something not entirely related but VERY cool!
Zero Edge
http://www.zeroedgeaquarium.com/index.html
As for Canada???........?