ROFL That is a SQUIRREL.......Maybe not???????? (Squirrel's look so different from place to place so I don't know what a canadian squirrel looks like because that's where they were at in Canada)
At the risk of prolonging this thread LOL I did some "research" I believe this animal is a Columbian ground squirrel...not quite like the common squirrel, nor the ground hog! But very common in Eastern B.C
For more,
Columbian Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus columbianus - NatureWorks
Whatever animal you are, RIP