This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in Canada. This list does not include the CN Tower, as it is not technically considered to be a skyscraper. To qualify, a building must be quoted by a reliable source as having an official height of more than 500 feet (152 m). All sources are updated as of May, 2011.
Buildings are ranked according to their height to architectural top, as provided by multiple sources.
As of May 2011, there is a total of 64 completed and under construction buildings in Canada with an official height of 500 feet (152 m) or more. 62 of them have a roof height of at least 500 feet (152 m). Toronto has the most entries on the list with a total of 38, accounting for more than half of the buildings on the list. Calgary ranks second with 14 entries, followed by Montreal with 6, Vancouver with 3, Mississauga with 2 and lastly Niagara Falls with 1.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently revised their list, changing the order of some buildings. However their list is still not completely up to date, not taking into account for instance the height increase applied to Toronto's ICE towers.[1]
Some Canadian cities enforce height restriction laws. In Ottawa, skyscrapers could not be built above the height of the Peace Tower until the late 1970s, when the restriction was changed so that no building could overwhelm the skyline. In Montreal, skyscrapers cannot be built above the elevation of Mount Royal. The City of Vancouver has enacted "view corridors" which limit the height of buildings in most areas of downtown. The City of Edmonton has an elevation restriction, approximately 492 ft (150 m) above downtown, due to the proximity of the city centre airport.
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| Rank |
Building | City | Height (CTBUH) [1] |
Floors | Completed |
Image | Height (Skyscraperpage) [2][3] |
Height (Emporis) [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Canadian Place | Toronto | 978 ft (298 m) | 72 | 1975 | 978 ft (298 m) 1,165 ft (355 m) antenna | 978 ft (298 m) | |
| 2 | Trump International Hotel and Tower + | Toronto | 922 ft (281 m) | 58 | 2011 | 909 ft (277 m) 776 ft roof | 842 ft (257 m) | |
| 3 | Scotia Plaza | Toronto | 902 ft (275 m) | 68 | 1988 | 902 ft (275 m) | 902 ft (275 m) | |
| 4 | Aura (at College Park) * | Toronto | 874 ft (266 m) | 75 | 2014 | 866 ft (264 m) | 863 ft (263 m) | |
| 5 | TD Canada Trust Tower, Brookfield Place | Toronto | 856 ft (261 m) | 53 | 1990 | 863 ft (263 m) 745 ft roof | 856 ft (261 m) | |
| 6 | Commerce Court West | Toronto | 784 ft (239 m) | 57 | 1972 | 784 ft (239 m) 942 ft (287 m) antenna | 784 ft (239 m) | |
| 7 | Number One Bloor * | Toronto | 781 ft (238 m) | 70 | 2015 | 780 ft (238 m) | 722 ft (220 m) | |
| 8 | The Bow + | Calgary | 774 ft (236 m) | 58 | 2011 | 774 ft (236 m) | 774 ft (236 m) | |
| 9 | 1250 René-Lévesque | Montreal | 743 ft (226 m) | 47 | 1992 | 756 ft (230 m) 653 ft roof | 743 ft (226 m) | |
| 10 | Toronto-Dominion Centre | Toronto | 731 ft (223 m) | 56 | 1967 | 731 ft (223 m) | 731 ft (223 m) | |
| 11 | Ice Condominiums, East * | Toronto | 710ft (216 m) | 67 | 2013 | 768 ft (234 m) | 711 ft (217 m) | |
| 12 | Suncor Energy Centre West | Calgary | 706 ft (215 m) | 53 | 1984 | 705 ft (215 m) | 706 ft (215 m) | |
| 13 | Bay Adelaide Centre West | Toronto | 704 ft (215 m) | 50 | 2009 | 715 ft (218 m) | 715 ft (218 m) | |
| 14 | Shangri-La Toronto * | Toronto | 702 ft (214 m) | 66 | 2012 | 704 ft (215 m) 698 ft roof | 702 ft (214 m) | |
| 15 | Eighth Avenue Place + | Calgary | 691 ft (211 m) | 49 | 2011 | 697 ft (212 m) | 691 ft (211 m) | |
| 16 | Ritz-Carlton Toronto | Toronto | 687 ft (209 m) | 53 | 2010 | 688 ft (210 m) | 684 ft (208 m) | |
| 17 | Bay Wellington Tower | Toronto | 679 ft (207 m) | 49 | 1991 | 683 ft (208 m) | 679 ft (207 m) | |
| 18= | 1000 de la Gauchetière | Montreal | 673 ft (205 m) | 51 | 1992 | 673 ft (205 m) | 673 ft (205 m) | |
| 18= | L Tower * | Toronto | 673 ft (205 m) | 58 | 2012 | 673 ft (205 m) | 673 ft (205 m) | |
| 20 | Ice Condominiums, West * | Toronto | 610 ft (186 m) | 57 | 2013 | 663 ft (202 m) | 610 ft (186 m) | |
| 21 | Living Shangri-La | Vancouver | 659 ft (201 m) | 62 | 2008 | 659 ft (201 m) 646 ft roof | 659 ft (201 m) | |
| 22= | Bankers Hall - East | Calgary | 646 ft (197 m) | 52 | 1989 | 646 ft (197 m) | 646 ft (197 m) | |
| 22= | Bankers Hall - West | Calgary | 646 ft (197 m) | 52 | 2000 | 646 ft (197 m) | 646 ft (197 m) | |
| 24 | Four Seasons Hotel and Residences + | Toronto | 640 ft (195 m) | 55 | 2011 | 669 ft (204 m) | 624 ft (190 m) | |
| 25 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 623 ft (190 m) | 47 | 1964 | 623 ft (190 m) | 623 ft (190 m) | |
| 26 | Place Ville-Marie | Montreal | 617 ft (188 m) | 47 | 1962 | 617 ft (188 m) 670 ft (204 m) antenna | 617 ft (188 m) | |
| 27 | RBC Centre | Toronto | 607 ft (185 m) | 42 | 2009 | 610 ft (186 m) 600 ft roof | 684 ft (208 m) | |
| 28= | Tour CIBC | Montreal | 604 ft (184 m) | 55 | 1962 | 614 ft (187 m) 820 ft (250 m) antenna | 590 ft (180 m) | |
| 28= | U Condominiums II * | Toronto | 604 ft (184 m) | 55 | 2013 | 604 ft (184 m) | 604 ft (184 m) | |
| 30 | Royal Trust Tower (part of the TD Centre) | Toronto | 600ft (183 m) | 46 | 1969 | 600ft (183 m) | 600ft (183 m) | |
| 31 | Centennial Place I | Calgary | 599 ft (183 m) | 40 | 2010 | 599 ft (183 m) 542 ft roof | 542 ft (165 m) | |
| 32 | Maple Leaf Square North | Toronto | 595 ft (181 m) | 54 | 2010 | 610 ft (186 m) | 610 ft (186 m) | |
| 33 | Absolute World South + | Mississauga | 589 ft (180 m) | 56 | 2011 | 585 ft (178 m) | 551 ft (168 m) | |
| 34= | Canterra Tower | Calgary | 581 ft (177 m) | 45 | 1988 | 581 ft (177 m) | 581 ft (177 m) | |
| 34= | TransCanada Tower | Calgary | 581 ft (177 m) | 38 | 2001 | 581 ft (177 m) | 581 ft (177 m) | |
| 34= | Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2 | Niagara Falls | 581 ft (177 m) | 58 | 2009 | no height given | 581 ft (177 m) | |
| 37 | 1 King Street West | Toronto | 578 ft (176 m) | 51 | 2005 | 578 ft (176 m) | 578 ft (176 m) | |
| 38= | Royal Bank Plaza | Toronto | 568 ft (173 m) | 40 | 1979 | 591 ft (180 m) | 591 ft (180 m) | |
| 38= | Jamieson Place | Calgary | 568 ft (173 m) | 36 | 2010 | 558 ft (170 m) 518 ft roof | 568 ft (173 m) | |
| 40 | Maple Leaf Square South | Toronto | 562 ft (171 m) | 50 | 2010 | 571 ft (174 m) | 571 ft (174 m) | |
| 41 | Hullmark Centre, North * | Toronto | (not listed) | 45 | 2014 | 551 ft (168 m) | 512 ft (156 m) | |
| 42 | First Canadian Centre | Calgary | 547 ft (167 m) | 41 | 1982 | 547 ft (167 m) | 547 ft (167 m) | |
| 43 | Manulife Centre | Toronto | 545 ft (166 m) | 51 | 1974 | 535 ft (163 m) | 545 ft (166 m) | |
| 44 | Quantum 2 | Toronto | 541 ft (165 m) | 54 | 2008 | 525 ft (160 m) | 541 ft (165 m) | |
| 45 | Western Canadian Place - North | Calgary | 538 ft (164 m) | 41 | 1983 | 538 ft (164 m) | 538 ft (164 m) | |
| 46 | Residences of College Park I(ROCP) | Toronto | 535 ft (163 m) | 51 | 2006 | 507 ft (155 m) | 535 ft (163 m) | |
| 47= | TD Canada Trust Tower | Calgary | 531 ft (162 m) | 40 | 1991 | 532 ft (162 m) | 531 ft (162 m) | |
| 47= | Success | Toronto | 531 ft (162 m) | 54 | 2009 | 532 ft (162 m) | 531 ft (162 m) | |
| 49= | Absolute World North + | Mississauga | 529 ft (161 m) | 50 | 2011 | 525 ft (160 m) | 495 ft (151 m) | |
| 49= | X2 * | Toronto | (not listed) | 49 | 2014 | 525 ft (160 m) | 459 ft (140 m) | |
| 51 | 1501 McGill College | Montreal | 519 ft (158 m) | 36 | 1992 | 518 ft (158 m) 480 ft roof | 519 ft (158 m) | |
| 52 | The Uptown Residences | Toronto | 518 ft (158 m) | 48 | 2011 | 525 ft (160 m) | 518 ft (158 m) | |
| 53 | The Private Residences + | Vancouver | 517 ft (158 m) | 49 | 2011 | 517 ft (158 m) | 517 ft (158 m) | |
| 54 | 300 Front * | Toronto | 515 ft (157 m) | 52(skyscraperpage) 50(CTBUH) | 2013 | 512 ft (156 m) | (not listed) | |
| 55 | Festival Tower | Toronto | 514 ft (157 m) | 42 | 2010 | 514 ft (157 m) | 514 ft (157 m) | |
| 56= | Scotia Centre | Calgary | 509 ft (155 m) | 41 | 1976 | 509 ft (155 m) | 509 ft (155 m) | |
| 56= | West 1 (part of CityPlace) | Toronto | 509 ft (155 m) | 49 | 2005 | 486 ft (148 m) | 486 ft (148 m) | |
| 58 | U Condominiums I * | Toronto | 505 ft (154 m) | 45 | 2013 | 505 ft (154 m) | 505 ft (154 m) | |
| 59 | TD Waterhouse Tower, 79 Wellington Street West (part of the TD Centre) | Toronto | 504 ft (154 m) | 39 | 1985 | 504 ft (154 m) | 504 ft (154 m) | |
| 60 | Harbourview Estates 2 (HVE2) (part of CityPlace) | Toronto | 503 ft (153 m) | 49 | 2005 | 503 ft (153 m) | 503 ft (153 m) | |
| 61= | Montage (part of CityPlace) | Toronto | 502 ft (153 m) | 47 | 2009 | 502 ft (153 m) | 502 ft (153 m) | |
| 61= | Burano * | Toronto | 502 ft (153 m) | 48 | 2011 | 535 ft (163 m) 525 ft roof | 502 ft (153 m) | |
| 63 | Nexen Building | Calgary | 500 ft (152 m) | 37 | 1982 | 499 ft (152 m) | 499 ft (152 m) | |
| 64 | One Wall Centre | Vancouver | 491 ft (150 m) | 48 | 2001 | 517 ft (158 m) 491 ft roof | 491 ft (150 m) |
| Years | Building | City | Height | Floors | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–present | First Canadian Place | Toronto | 298 m (978 ft) (355 m with antenna) | 72 | |
| 1972-1975 | Commerce Court West | Toronto | 239 m (784 ft) | 57 | |
| 1967-1972 | Toronto-Dominion Centre | Toronto | 223 m (732 ft) | 56 | |
| 1964-1967 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 190 m (620 ft) | 47 | |
| 1962-1964 | Place Ville-Marie | Montreal | 188 m (617 ft) | 47 (originally 44) | |
| 1962 | Tour CIBC | Montreal | 184 m (604 ft) | 45 | |
| 1930-1962 | Commerce Court North | Toronto | 145 m (476 ft) | 34 | |
| 1929-1930 | Royal York Hotel | Toronto | 124 m (407 ft) | 28 | |
| 1928-1929 | Royal Bank Building | Montreal | 119 m (390 ft) | 22 | |
| 1915-1928 | Royal Bank Building | Toronto | 91 m (299 ft) | 20 | |
| 1912-1915 | Canadian Pacific Building | Toronto | 85 m (279 ft) | 15 | |
| 1912 | Sun Tower | Vancouver | 82 m (269 ft) | 17 | |
| 1910-1912 | Dominion Building | Vancouver | 53 m (174 ft) | 14 | |
| 1905-1910 | Trader's Bank Building | Toronto | - | 15 |
| City | Building | Height | Floors | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | First Canadian Place | 978 ft (298 m) (355 m with antenna) | 72 | |
| Calgary | The Bow * | 774 ft (236 m) | 58 | |
| Montreal ** | 1250 René-Lévesque | 743 ft (226 m) | 47 | |
| Vancouver ** | Living Shangri-La | 659 ft (201 m) | 62 | |
| Mississauga | Absolute World South * | 585 ft (178 m) | 56 | |
| Niagara Falls | Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2 | 581 ft (177 m) | 58 | |
| Edmonton ** | Manulife Place | 479 ft (146 m) | 36 | |
| Quebec City | Édifice Marie-Guyart | 433 ft (132 m) | 31 | |
| Winnipeg | Canwest Place | 420 ft (130 m) | 33 | |
| Hamilton | Landmark Place | 417 ft (127 m) | 44 | |
| Gatineau ** | Terrasses de la Chaudière | 406 ft (124 m) | 30 | |
| London | One London Place | 372 ft (113 m) | 24 | |
| Ottawa ** | Place de Ville | 367 ft (112 m) | 29 | |
| Halifax | Fenwick Tower | 322 ft (98 m) | 33 | |
| Regina | Delta Regina Hotel | 276 ft (84 m) | 25 | |
| Saskatoon | La Renaissance Apartments | 260 ft (79 m) | 24 |
| Province | City | Building | Type of Use | Height | Floors | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Toronto | First Canadian Place | Office | 978 ft (298 m) (355 m with antenna) | 72 | |
| Alberta | Calgary | The Bow | Office | 774 ft (236 m) | 58 | |
| Quebec | Montreal | 1250 René-Lévesque | Office | 743 ft (226 m) | 47 | |
| British Columbia | Vancouver | Living Shangri-La | Mixed-used | 659 ft (201 m) | 62 | |
| Manitoba | Winnipeg | Canwest Place | Office | 420 ft (130 m) | 33 | |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax | Fenwick Tower | Residential | 322 ft (98 m) | 33 | |
| Saskatchewan | Regina | Delta Regina Hotel | Hotel | 276 ft (84 m) | 25 | |
| New Brunswick | Moncton | Assumption Place | Office | 265 ft (81 m) | 20 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | Confederation Building | Government | 212 ft (65 m) | 11 | |
| Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | Centre Square | Mixed-use | 198 ft (60 m) | 18 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | Holman Grand Hotel | Hotel | (approx.) 125 ft (38 m) | 10 | |
| Nunavut | Iqaluit | Tukturjuk Tower | Residential | (approx.) 75 ft (23 m) | 8 | |
| Yukon | Whitehorse | Yukon Legislative Building | Government | (approx.) 38 ft (12 m) | 3 |
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