That's for the UK competition.
In any case, from what I've heard so far, I haven't seen any mention of Canada, so it seems like the answer is no
About GT Academy Europe
GT Academy is a collaboration between PlayStation® and Nissan that uses the virtual world of the Gran Turismo® game to unearth real-world racing talent. Now in its fourth year, GT Academy has been expanded to include separate competitions for Europe (UK & Ireland; France; Italy; Spain & Portugal; Benelux; Austria, Switzerland & Poland), Germany, USA and Russia.
Stage One (European GT Academy)
A bespoke, online GT Academy qualification will be open to anyone with a PlayStation®3 (terms and conditions apply), where the fastest 16 gamers in each participating territory may gain access to the National Finals. A maximum of 16 further competitors will also gain access to National Finals events via a series of Live Gran Turismo®5 events.
Stage Two (European GT Academy)
For GT Academy Europe, up to 32 qualifiers from Stage One will progress to each territorys National Final, where the top six will compete to progress to the GT Academy Race Camp at Silverstone.
Stage Three (European GT Academy)
In a new development for 2012, each territory Race Camp winner will have the opportunity to compete a national level race in a Nissan car.
One winner from the European GT Academy competition will be crowned 2012GT Academy Champion and will be invited to go through to the intensive Driver Development Programme for the chance to qualify for an international race licence in order to qualify for the chance to compete in the Dubai 24 Hour race in January 2013.
