Cropping + Changing Canvas Size

Hello,
I have a problem (because I'm a beginner in Photoshop), and it's that when I crop and image and try to change the canvas size - I change the size because I'm using another type of paper - (and anchor the image to the top left), the image looks like the way it was before the crop. Is there another way to do this? Am I doing it wrong?
Thanks

Ok, so, what I did:
New File 4x6 (in Custom)
Drag & Drop the picture to Photoshop (making a new layer in top of layer 0 or background)
Select the crop tool and arrange the picture like you want it to be seen after cropping it
After I have the picture cropped, I want to print it in a 4x6 paper, but when I click File>Print, the paper says 8.5x11 (which is the standard format)
Because I want it to be printed in 4x6 paper (so it can be correctly printed) I go to Image>Canvas Size and set the width and height of the canvas (in this case 4x6)
When I do this, the canvas becomes large again, but the picture looks like the way it was before the crop.
My question is if I'm doing this wrong, or if there's another way. Hope you understand. I added the pictures in order, just in case.

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