We did not study the prices in detail. Aside from the price issue, Canada has another challenge, its user-pay system. In the United States the system is squarely subsidized in all respects. So it is difficult to make comparisons. Travelling between Vancouver and northern Yukon or the Northwest Territories is indeed more costly than travelling between Seattle and Alaska.
At the same time, the Government of Canada collects substantial sums from its passengers when they travel between Vancouver and the Far North, so as to be able to contribute to the funding of airports, security and other such things.