Toll roads are quite rare in Canada. The one's I use are much better on all counts than the public roads -- especially regarding congestion. Highway 407 through Toronto is far faster and less terrifying than Highway 401 (the "freeway").
The Coquihalla highway through BC is much, much faster than the public routes. It does tend to get a lot of bad weather in the winter though -- because it runs at a high elevation. Here's a pic of part of it:
