Anywhere I can find an electronic copy of the beta? Or perhaps its sold elsewhere?

Fantasy Flight Games shipping fees are atrocious for Canada... the shipping cost as much as the book!

Nope*

Unless you know people who have such copies and if that was the case they wouldn't respond here cause reasons.

Anywhere I can find an electronic copy of the beta? Or perhaps its sold elsewhere?

Fantasy Flight Games shipping fees are atrocious for Canada... the shipping cost as much as the book!

Unfortunately the pdf cannot be legally supplied or obtained due to licensing restrictions as old as West End Games.

Have you tried your FLGS or Amazon?

Good idea, I'll try a local gaming store to see if they can get it from FFG

They don't have it on amazon.ca ... amazon.com has it but have same shipping issue.

I'll ask my local gaming store if they can order it for me.

Have you looked at Starlit Citadel? They are from (IIRC) Vancouver, so shipping within Canada is acceptable. I believe the Sentry Box in Calgary does mail orders, assuming they have any copies.