I always look forward to trips to Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City for the strip bars since strip bars in Vancouver are pretty lame and extremely expensive for what amounts to air dances.
I've had some great dances at Zanzibar and Brass Rail, and usually try to drop in whenever I'm in Toronto. However, best lap dances I've had in the Toronto area have been in clubs far removed from downtown (such as Cannonball, Million Dollar and Locomotion). Unfortunately you need a car to ge to them. Taxis would be horrendousbly expensive and transit sucks to those locations. If you have a car, skip the downtown strip bars entirely.
If you've got a posting history on PERB or TERB and want to know the best club at the time it's usually best to simply PM a couple of the senior guys on TERB who have a history of reviewing the strip clubs. You'll find the clubs away from downtown generally offer higher mileage and are often cheaper than the Brass Rail. On a slow night I've bargained half-hour and hourly rates if I really liked the girl (I know escorts can be had for close the same price but it's a pleasant change

). Although they tend to be more full-contact lapdances, additional services normally associated with escorts are rarely available (possible exception for well-hung rich young studs - not for fat old bald dudes like me).
While in Toronto last spring I also had a business meeting in Niagara Falls that was going to run very late so booked a hotel there one night. The business meetings ran late and I managed to get to two clubs highly rated on TERB - Sundowner and Seductions - about half hour before closing time (they were "members only " clubs - but I bought a "temporary membership" at the door for $5 or $10

). All strip clubs in Ontario and BC should be like these!
Both clubs were hopping, with multiple stages on the go and lots of girls working the crowd. While standing at the bar surveying the crowd and soaking up the atmosphere I was approached numerous times and asked whether I wanted a trip to the backroom.
When I said I wasn't really interested in just a lapdance, half the girls on the spot made quite explicit and graphic proposals that they thought would entice me into the backroom. Standing with the front of their bodies pressed against mine, with their hot breath in my ear and with one hand hidden between us groping me like crazy, they must have thought my knees would buckle and I'd be putty in their hands. They underestimated my resolve.
I talked to some locals who confirmed that the offers I received were genuine. Since I was tired and stone cold sober (I don't drink when driving), I passed on everything except full-contact lapdances. Compared to downtown Toronto, I thought these clubs were so great that I made a mental note to leave enough time next visit to Toronto for a quick side-trip to Niagara Falls.