I agree with others in this post about VW's market positioning choice for Canada.
VW Europe use better quality materials for their cabins and tend to have the latest VW/Audi groups engines & gearboxes available across their entire range too.
I also agree with tpl, if VW/Audi want to aim for the lower market niche, they should sell Skoda's to Canadians - it would be no biggy dealer & servicing wise, existing VW dealers could take care of all of that, and this would allow VW-Ca to sell EU spec VW's at a higher price with, I would presume, a higher profit margin.
In all probability this may happen... VW have just recently allowed Skoda much more autonomy and independence. Skoda now have over 1500 of their own engineers & designers and have been given the green light to build what they want, and they also have been permitted to use any components they choose from the VW-Audi-Skoda-Seat parts bins.
I'm surprised this has happened already. One thing in particular the VW group are excellent at is allowing its buyers to progress not only through a particular Marques models, but more importantly through the VW groups other brands. It is not uncommon here in the UK for example for new drivers to start with a small Skoda, then progress to say a Seat, then a VW and then an Audi. It's in the entire VW groups interests to market all of their brands in North America as soon as possible.
Mark.