If you look on Quebec province... There is not a lot of people visible on the aredn networks.

https://www.arednmesh.org/comment/reply/5162/25600

VE2FLO, VE2MRW, VE2TNM, VA2BHA, VA2XJM, VE2FDA, and VE2PKT:
Please link up via RF or regular tunnel so that you will be visible
(on the AREDN world map).

73, Chuck