It seems to be near-impossible to get any worthwhile discounts on Pixel phones in Canada unless you get a carrier-subsidized one which comes with all the usual catches. Taking a quick look, it looks like the all-time lowest price for the Pixel 9 over the past year was still 600+ USD.

exactly, i'm using "google phones" since nexus s, and they always have some discounts few months after release. other thing is that they currently offer 5y of updates, so even one year later with heavy discounts the phones are still good. i've got my P8 Pro with 1/3 discount