Don't fool yourself, it is everywhere.  Canadians may not be as overtly racist as our neighbours to the South of us but we still have many prejudices and misgivings about visible minorities and this racism tends to manifest itself in many forms, some subtle and others not so much.  You may not see it because perhaps you do not practice it or at least you do not suffer as a result of it but it is there.  For many visible minorities, especially blacks, you have the feeling of constantly being under a microscope and that even the slightest perception of a transgression on your behalf will be dealt with is a disproportionately harsh manner by your peers and superiors.

Even if you take away the racist perspective, in the workplace Canadians are incredibly adept at the use of backstabbing to either gain favour or move forward.  I think that this is a social construct which we probably inherited from the British.