Hello, my husband and I are planning a driving trip from Toronto to Vancouver over a period of one month - June 2017 . We're interested in staying/seeing quaint areas in the provinces and any tips on the best/interesting route would be appreciated. We then need to come home to Toronto for my husband's CT scan. If he is still well enough we then want to drive Toronto to down east - possibly as far as Newfoundland. We would be doing this trip over a period of one month as well - probably August 2017. These trips are very important to us as they will be my husband's last as it is expected he will not be well enough to travel after this period of time. Thanks for your tips.

There is a lot of fabulous scenery from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast but a lot of boring driving before you get there, would flying to Calgary and renting a car from there be an optiion?
I've driven across the Prairies several times. Recommended. You're not Canadian until you do it. (Same with Northern Ontario.)

Hi Mclarjh, I agree. Boring it may be but when it is the only chance to see, well worth the trip.
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I recommend Toronto to the Sault route then from Winnipeg take the Yellowhead route through Jasper to Vancouver returning to Calgary via the Trans-Canada.
Personally I would then head south to Montana and return to TO through the US which is way cheaper than backtracking through Canada.

Well worth going up through the Bruce Peninsula, ferry across to Manitoulin and then upwards. The TransCanada route along Lake Superior is scenic, but last summer the motels seemed to have filled up with the construction workers who were kindly improving the highway for us. Even in June you might need to book a day ahead rather than taking potluck at the end of the day. Some lovely short walks in the Lake Superior provincial park and Sleeping Giant park, as well as Kakabeka Falls just past Thunder Bay. If you're not too tired of rocks and trees and trees and rocks and water by then, the route via Fort Frances to Kenora seemed more scenic than the straight blast from Thunder Bay to Kenora. In Manitoba, consider the tallgrass prairie preserve south of Steinbach, Spruce Woods sand dunes, the dark sky, buffalo and moose possibilities in Riding Mountain National Park, the new Human Rights museum in Winnipeg and a deke north to Gimli for some Icelandic heritage. Neepawa if Margaret Laurence is your thing, the very pretty little town of Minnedosa if not. Saskatchewan: consider the Doukhobor Heritage Village in Verigin, the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley, Moose Jaw and its prohibition-era smugglers' tunnels, the excellent family of Western Development Museums (we liked both Saskatoon's and North Battleford's) in addition to the obvious Fort Walsh. Alberta - DO NOT MISS the Tyrrell Dinosaur Museum and the nearby hoodoos (badlands formation). The Ukrainian Heritage Village near Elk Island park/Vegreville is also worth a stop. From there on west the sights get perhaps more obvious. Since you will be travelling both directions, taking two different routes through BC becomes an attractive option. We loved the waterfalls of Wells Gray Provincial Park near Clearwater on the Yellowhead west from Jasper, the Fraser River canyon and the chainsaw sculptures of Hope.
You will find your own glorious treasures along the way. It's only boring if you are pressed to make big miles each day. If you are able to dawdle, you'll fall in love with your country all over again.
You have had a lot of good suggestions already. I wanted to add that the Kootenay area of BC is the most beautiful area (for me) in the province. So many good routes as possibilities in BC. Try to see Nelson and take the ferries (free) in that area.
One month is not very much time for a round trip. We have done it taking 3 weeks one way. So if you can start a bit earlier it could be helpful. I liked to stop at all the Canadian icons along the way, things like the Wawa Goose, the Big Nickel, Winnie the Pooh museum (White River), Sleeping Giant, Golden Boy, etc. In Manitoba the swinging bridge in Souris is very cute.
I agree with trying to have your motels reserved in advance, if at all possible, although June isn't as busy as July.
I liked to stop at all the Canadian icons along the way....
Don't miss the giant mosquito statue in Komarno, Manitoba! My great grandparents had the misfortune of settling there after their trip across the Atlantic.
I saw the classic Canadian film "One Week" (2008) this afternoon, screened as part of my hometown's 150th celebration. There were lots of shots of course of Canadian icons, for example the giant fire hydrant, dinosaur, and others. Too, I was reminded that Gord Downie had a foreboding part in one scene.