Here's the main Wikimedia Canada page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Canada/
(I've arranged with Delphine to eventually get a ca.wikimedia.org, even before we incorporate. Delphine, for everyone's knowledge, is the Chapters Committee head, and a great resource for us to exploit.)
I don't know how many of these people are still active in Wikimedia projects, but they all expressed initial interest: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Canada/Participant_list
The Chapters Committee has a how-to for creating new local projects: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by-step_chapter_creation_guide
Also, we can always steal ideas from other chapters, as imitation is indeed the most sincere form of flattery: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters