I Bought a Mac mini from the U/S. I need help changing the software to Canadian

I need help to change to Canadian software. I keep being refered to the U/S which has more restrictions on some books and iTunesU. I also lost $9:00 due to the U/S not recognizing my acct.

So, when you set it up you gave it Canadian info & Timezone?
I wonder what People do that travel with Macs???
Is your Apple Account/ID US or Canadian?

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If the company did not supply you with that Mac's original System Install DVD, you really ought to purchase a Snow Leopard DVD from Apple since you are likely to need it in the future.
Please read everything that follows before continuing. If you have only the one computer you should print this for reference.
Power on or restart your Mac.
At the chime or grey screen, hold ⌘ and S on your keyboard to enter single-user mode.
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This is a simple check for file system integrity and is optional. It may take a few minutes to complete. Be patient. If you get concerned that it has stalled press the Return key. When the integrity check completes pressing the Return key will result in the localhost prompt again.
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Apple w/student discount: $599.78
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... If you’ve purchased a qualifying computer or Xserve on or after June 8, 2009 that does not include Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you can upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard for $9.95.*
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/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
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