I know that US retailers don't do it, but colleges do. My university has the free iPod deal going on right now, even though they are a third party seller. Check out your campus computer/book store to see if they are offering discounts.
My four years of high school French classes is insufficient to the task of the UM website. However, I see that McGill's Computer store has Macs, and there is also a pilot program there where students can get a Macbook at the university price. http://mcs.mcgill.ca/