It is the complete opposite here in the Mid Atlantic and southern states of the US. As a matter of fact, our rates are the inverse of yours. The electric rates you are paying are roughly four times what we pay, yet our gas rates are about triple yours.
Surprisingly, Canada uses electricity for heating quite extensively despite their brutal winter temperatures. I attribute this to the vast access to hydroelectric power there, which is cheap and easy to produce.
I guess it really depends upon the rates you are paying because heat pump systems are largely popular in these regions.
