My IPAD thinks it is an American!

I bought a brand new IPAD2. Silly me to have declined an offer from the store to configure this unit. I thought it would be a breaze.
After much searching, I have finally convinced my IPAD that it is a Canadian IPAD (despite having clicked on Canada at the very begining, I had to go into the App Store settings to prove it again).
Except that the App Store Icon is bringing me to the American App Store. As a result, I can't buy anything because, as my IPAD helpfully points out, "This Apple ID is only valid for use in the Canadian Store".
There is no explanation or help on how to GET to the Canadian App Store.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,

Try logging out of your account by tapping on your id in Settings > Store and then log back in and see if the App Store app then correctly shows you account's country.

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