You must have gotten it reversed coz the Can dollar has been below the US for months ... and more months, in fact, it was way back in 2013 when we were last at par or above... it's been dropping and fluctuating below ever since.
Have a look at this site ... http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/exchange-rates-in-pdf/
In April 2013
United States Dollar 1.01869545 CAD
Feb 2013
United States Dollar 1.00984737 CAD
Jan 2013
United States Dollar 0.99213182 CAD
That was the last time were were worth more than US ... in other words, one dollar of our money gets more than a dollar of yours.
Feb 2015
United States Dollar 1.25000526 CAD