Trying to Upgrade from Leopard 10.5 to Mountain Lion

Im trying to upgrade my imac model 2008 to mountain lion, (it will support it, I have upgraded the ram and confirmed it the serial # with the apple website to be sure) Currently its running leopard. Not snow leopard just leopard. This is cruital because it means Im still on osx version 10.5, it also means I don't have the app store icon available to me, as you need at least snow leopard or 10.6 to get the app store.
I've tried to upgrade to mountain lion via itunes,
it telling me its not available to me as Im in canada and even tho I know its avilable here itunes doesn't seem to know that.
I think If I can upgrade to snow leopard or lion and get the app store on my imac I can get around these issues. I can no longer download snow leopard from apple.Is there a reliable place to get it or to skip over it to lion?
Im not new to computeras at all but my experience with mac's is limited so I want to be sure I do this right the first time.
I need to get to 10.6, is there an easier way to do this than I've outlined?
If anyone could provide any help or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. A Reliable download location or an alternative work around would be fantastic.

Phone the Apple Store and order Snow Leopard.
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First, see that your iMac is compatible > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs Call Apple to buy Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Make a backup, insert the Snow Leopard DVD and install. When it finishes, open  > Software Update and install the latest version. Finally, go to App Store and purchase OS X Mountain Lion. Check that your programs are supported > http://www.roaringapps.com

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Hi Cattus
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http://mactracker.ca/
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http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
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Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
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HT1338 trying to update from 10.5.8 to Mountain Lion .....

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Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported.
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You can also check by going to the  menu, select About this Mac, click on More info…, then click System Report and select Software/Applications.
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I want to upgrade my brother's computer from Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) to Mac OS X 10.8.x (Mountain Lion).
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- I need the Snow Leopard DVD to upgrade to Snow Leopard
- I will then receive a code to redeem for the ultimate upgrade to Mountain Lion
I attempted to phone Apple Support, but I was stopped when continued support required AppleCare. Either of the following may obtain: 1) my brother's iMac AppleCare plan has expired, 2) he never bought one.
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