Same in Canada! We got this cool plastic money with clear windows. I've handled it on occasion but I'll have physical cash maybe once a year. I don't remember what's on our money either.
You are missing a lot! I am now looking at your fiver full of hockey players! Can't get more Canadian; who cares about historic figures or architectural styles? ;-)
Alas, we can no longer Spock our five dollar bills. https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/26/spock-canadian-5-bill...
https://mightymega.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spock_2-62...