3,375 km taking this route:

1. Take HIGHWAY 400 - NORTH, from Toronto, to HIGHWAY 69 - NORTH to SUDBURY.
2. Continue on HIGHWAY 69 - NORTH to (Trans-Canada) HIGHWAY 17 - WEST to SAULT STE. MARIE, at Greater Sudbury.
3. Take (Trans-Canada) HIGHWAY 17 - WEST, across Ontario, to MANITOBA, where the TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY continues WEST as HIGHWAY 1.
4. Continue on TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 1 - WEST to TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 16 (YELLOWHEAD ROUTE) - WEST to SASKATOON, via TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 (PERIMETER HIGHWAY) - WEST to bypass WINNIPEG, MB (EXIT 348A off TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 1 to get onto TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 (PERIMETER HIGHWAY) - WEST towards BRANDON ; EXIT 42B off TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 (PERIMETER HIGHWAY) to continue on TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 1 - WEST towards BRANDON).
5. Take TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 16 (YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY) - WEST to Edmonton.

2,850 miles taking this route:

1. Head over to HIGHWAY 400 in Vaughan, York Region. You want to take HIGHWAY 400 NORTH to BARRIE.
2. Take HIGHWAY 400 NORTH to where it becomes HIGHWAY 69 past Perry Sound. Continue on HIGHWAY 69 NORTH to (TRANS-CANADA) HIGHWAY 17 WEST to SAULT STE. MARIE in Greater Sudbury.
3. Take the TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY WEST on HIGHWAY 17 in Ontario and HIGHWAY 1 [and TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 to bypass Winnipeg(EXIT 348 A to get onto TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 WEST to BRANDON ; EXIT 42 B off TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 100 to get back onto TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 1 WEST to BRANDON)] in MANITOBA to TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 16 - YELLOWHEAD TRAIL. Turn right onto TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 16 WEST to SASKATOON.
4. Take TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY 16 - YELLOWHEAD TRAIL WEST to Saskatoon.