I am planning to travel all over the Canada in this summer.
This is my first trip to go by myself.
I will stay Youth Hostel.
In Canada,we have a lot of choices to travel from east to west.
But I think ,it's common for some backpackers to use rails or buses.
The most famous bus company in Canada is Grayhound Canada.
Grayhound Canada is from Vancouver to Montreal.
Pacific Coach is from Vancouver to Victoria.
Grey Goose is around Manitoba.
Voyageur is from east side of Ontario to West side of Quebec.
Orleans Express is around Quebec.
If you want to stay in Youth Hostel in Canada, I recommend you to get a guide book "Hostels in Canada"(free) in the hostels.
If you are in Japan ,I recommend you to get a guidebook "America & Canada 2000enn no yado".