I have been worked and lived in Canada 25 years. I have worked for Top Canadian banks and Telecom, I paid 40% as income tax. Canada is good. but recent 8 yeas Canada has become much worse since Justin Trudeau as PM.
Try to get a cut board with higher density (there may be one in IKEA). This one seems to start to crack. Denser ones can hold up much better against dish washer which is very helpful to keep cut board clean.