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Ignore the stuff about the FAMAS breaking down and being hard to upgrade; people who've never owned 'em talk out their ass (RAS_Jackson's post was good and informative though, so pay attention to his). The V1 mechbox is built more solidly than the V2, and for Canadian field limits it'll support decent upgrades.
I've posted stuff about upgrading the FAMAS in other sections, but here it is again in a nutshell since I feel sorry for you getting bombarded with so much misinformation:
Bushings: you can use Systema v2/v3 ones, but they're a tight fit.
Springs: I have a PDI 140% in mine and it barely affected ROF. I'd avoid going much higher than PDI 150% or equiv., since a replacement mechbox is hard to find. I feel 140% is an entirely 'safe' upgrade (for the gears, mechbox, etc; I've never had any problems with it, after several years)
Gears: There's Systema flat cut (Flat cut == stock design) FAMAS/V1 gears, which you can sometimes find at HK shops. I don't use em, the mild upgrade doesn't warrant it. As for specialized cut gears (torque up, high speed), stock they're already a high speed design, and you don't need torque up for such a mild spring upgrade (it'd just mess up the ROF)
Pistons & Piston heads: v2/v3 work fine. I use a systema polycarb piston, and a systema aluminum piston head.
Inner barrel can be swapped for a tightbore. Some people use G3 barrels cuz they're just a few millimeters shorter; others prefer cutting down M16 barrels cuz they're easier to come by. Some people bore out a bit of the outer barrel so they can use full length M16 barrels (more work, I can't notice any advantage to it).
Hop packings are standard v2/v3 type. But you have to pretty much strip down the entire gun to get to it.
Most of the other stuff in the mechbox is V1 parts only.
You'll also hear people spew stuff about the motor being old an inferior cuz it was the first design (EG560): this is also totally wrong, unless you're buying some vintage 10 year old AEG. Later models use an EG560HT (high torque) motor, which performs similarly to the EG700. In doesnt in all respects, but it does when compared with the types of upgrades you'd be using in the FAMAS, so for all intents and purposes, similar.
Cons: the biggest con, as RAS_Jackson pointed out, is it feels poorly constructed out of the box. You get a lot of loose plastic on plastic squeeks. So one of the first tasks at hand when you get one is to disassemble the body and strategically place some electrical tape to buffer out the frame. This makes everything quiet, and it feels much tighter and more solid.
Other con is most of the screws screw directly into plastic (!), so its easy to mess up the threads bigtime if you aren't careful, and then yo're in a world of shit cuz you can't reassemble your body properly.
Biggest con, in your case... the gun isn't noob friendly. As can be witnessed in this and other threads, a lot of people who are usually knowledgeable about AEGs don't have a clue what's going on when it comes to the FAMAS, so finding help can be a problem.
On the other hand, the AUG feels sturdy as a rock out of the box, and the design is easier to work on. There are also more after market parts and conversion kits available, depending on what you plan on doing. Personally I dislike the optics in the Mil model, so I'd recommend the RT version (the one with the optics rail) and you can mount a red dot or whatever optics you choose.
It doesn't have the mad ROF the FAMAS has, but the high ROF can be annoying (even upgraded, my famas puts out 6-8 BBs in a half second burst).
The stock AUG also seems more accurate, and as with the M16A2 and AK47, it can hold its own [stock] against lightly upgraded AEGs.
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