Van travelling in Canada East, NS, Quebec, Newfoundland tips and experience share

[marmar]

Hello all, it's been a while since I've posted. Now a road trip to Canada has come up, always wanted to go to Newfoundland and now seems like a good time, since I have just bought a van again after 6 years and settling back into the road nomad life.
Any tips for van parking, free or cheap campgrounds , places must visit, may be some local folks who'd like to show around or host for a day ? Also, just wondering if driving around Canada is expensive or more do then the US?

Thanks for taking your time to respond , cheers!