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This is a list of the tallest building in Canada. As of March 2013, there is a total of 78 completed and under construction buildings in Canada with an official height of 150 m (490 ft) or more. Toronto has 47, Calgary has 16, Montreal has 7, Vancouver has 4, Mississauga has 2, and Niagara Falls and Burnaby each have 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.[1] In Montreal, skyscrapers cannot be built above the elevation of Mount Royal.[2] The City of Vancouver has enacted "view corridors" which limit the height of buildings in most areas of downtown.[3] The City of Edmonton has an elevation restriction, approximately 492 ft (150 m) above downtown, due to the proximity of the city centre airport.[4]

This list does not include towers, including the CN Tower, as they are not technically considered to be a building. To qualify, a building must be quoted by a reliable source as having an official height of more than 150 metres.

Tallest buildings in Canada

Buildings are ranked according to their height to architectural top, as provided by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Click a column header to sort the table in a different way. All sources are up to date As of March 2013.

* Denotes project still under construction.
Rank
 Building City Height (CTBUH)
[5]		 Floors[5] Completed[5] Image Height (SkyscraperPage)
[6][7][8][9][10][11]		 Height (Emporis)
[12]
1 First Canadian Place Toronto 978 ft (298 m) 72 1975
First Canadian Place
First Canadian Place
 978 ft (298 m) (1,165 ft (355 m) antenna) 978 ft (298 m)
2 Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto 908 ft (277 m) 63 2012
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto)
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto)
 776 ft (237 m) (908 ft (277 m) spire) 842 ft (257 m)
3 Scotia Plaza Toronto 902 ft (275 m) 68 1989
Scotia Plaza
Scotia Plaza
 902 ft (275 m) 902 ft (275 m)
4 Aura * Toronto 892 ft (272 m) 78 — 893 ft (272 m) 896 ft (273 m)
5 TD Canada Trust Tower, Brookfield Place Toronto 856 ft (261 m) 53 1990
TD Canada Trust Tower
TD Canada Trust Tower
 745 ft (227 m) (863 ft (263 m) spire) 856 ft (261 m)
6 Commerce Court West Toronto 784 ft (239 m) 57 1973
Commerce Court West
Commerce Court West
 784 ft (239 m) (942 ft (287 m) antenna) 784 ft (239 m)
7 Number One Bloor * Toronto 780 ft (240 m) 70 — 844 ft (257 m)
8 The Bow Calgary 779 ft (237 m) 57 2012
The Bow
The Bow
 774 ft (236 m) 774 ft (236 m)
9 Ice Condominiums, East * Toronto 768 ft (234 m) 67 — 768 ft (234 m) 768 ft (234 m)
10 1250 René-Lévesque Montreal 743 ft (226 m) 47 1992
1250 René-Lévesque
1250 René-Lévesque
 652 ft (199 m) (756 ft (230 m) (spire) 743 ft (226 m)
11 Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto 731 ft (223 m) 56 1967
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto-Dominion Centre
 731 ft (223 m) 731 ft (223 m)
12 Suncor Energy Centre West Calgary 706 ft (215 m) 53 1984
Suncor Energy Centre
Suncor Energy Centre
 705 ft (215 m) 706 ft (215 m)
13 Bay Adelaide Centre West Toronto 704 ft (215 m) 52 2010
Bay Adelaide Centre
Bay Adelaide Centre
 706 ft (215 m) (715 ft (218 m) spire) 715 ft (218 m)
14 Shangri-La Toronto Toronto 702 ft (214 m) 65 2012
Shangri-La Toronto
Shangri-La Toronto
 698 ft (213 m) (704 ft (215 m) spire) 702 ft (214 m)
15 Eighth Avenue Place Calgary 696 ft (212 m) 49 2011
Eighth Avenue Place
Eighth Avenue Place
 697 ft (212 m) 689 ft (210 m)
16 Ritz-Carlton Toronto Toronto 687 ft (209 m) 54 2011
Ritz-Carlton Toronto
Ritz-Carlton Toronto
 688 ft (210 m) 686 ft (209 m)
17 Bay Wellington Tower Toronto 679 ft (207 m) 49 1991
Bay Wellington Tower
Bay Wellington Tower
 683 ft (208 m) 682 ft (208 m)
18= L Tower * Toronto 673 ft (205 m) 57 — 673 ft (205 m) 673 ft (205 m)
18= 1000 de la Gauchetière Montreal 673 ft (205 m) 51 1992
1000 de la Gauchetière
1000 de la Gauchetière
 673 ft (205 m) 673 ft (205 m)
20= Ice Condominiums, West * Toronto 669 ft (204 m) 57 — 663 ft (202 m) 663 ft (202 m)
20= Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Toronto 669 ft (204 m) 55 2012
Four Seasons Toronto
Four Seasons Toronto
 669 ft (204 m) 669 ft (204 m)
22 Living Shangri-La Vancouver 659 ft (201 m) 59 2009
Shangri-La
Shangri-La
 646 ft (197 m) (659 ft (201 m) spire) 659 ft (201 m)
23= Bankers Hall - East Calgary 646 ft (197 m) 52 1989
Bankers Hall - East
Bankers Hall - East
 646 ft (197 m) 646 ft (197 m)
23= Bankers Hall - West Calgary 646 ft (197 m) 52 2000
Bankers Hall - West
Bankers Hall - West
 646 ft (197 m) 646 ft (197 m)
25 Bay Adelaide Centre East * Toronto 643 ft (196 m) 44 — 643 ft (196 m)
26 Tour de la Bourse Montreal 623 ft (190 m) 47 1964
623 ft (190 m) 623 ft (190 m)
27 Place Ville-Marie Montreal 617 ft (188 m) 44 1962
617 ft (188 m) 617 ft (188 m)
28 1153 West Georgia * Vancouver 617 ft (188 m) 58 — 617 ft (188 m)
29 RBC Centre Toronto 607 ft (185 m) 42 2009
610 ft (190 m) 610 ft (190 m)
30= U Condominiums II * Toronto 604 ft (184 m) 55 — 604 ft (184 m) 604 ft (184 m)
30= Tour CIBC Montreal 604 ft (184 m) 45 1962
614 ft (187 m) 590 ft (180 m) (740 ft (230 m) tip)
32 Royal Trust Tower (part of the TD Centre) Toronto 600 ft (180 m) 46 1969
Three of the Toronto-Dominion Centre's five towers, (left to right) the Ernst & Young Tower, the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower, and the Royal Trust Tower.
Three of the Toronto-Dominion Centre's five towers, (left to right) the Ernst & Young Tower, the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower, and the Royal Trust Tower.
 600 ft (180 m) 600 ft (180 m)
33 Centennial Place I Calgary 599 ft (183 m) 40 2010
542 ft (165 m) (599 ft (183 m) spire) 542 ft (165 m)
34 Maple Leaf Square North Toronto 595 ft (181 m) 54 2010
610 ft (190 m) 610 ft (190 m)
35= Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2 Niagara Falls 581 ft (177 m) 58 2009 581 ft (177 m)
35= Canterra Tower Calgary 581 ft (177 m) 45 1988
581 ft (177 m) 581 ft (177 m)
35= Eighth Avenue Place West Tower * Calgary 581 ft (177 m) 41 — 581 ft (177 m) 545 ft (166 m)
35= TransCanada Tower Calgary 581 ft (177 m) 38 2001
581 ft (177 m) 581 ft (177 m)
39 1 King Street West Toronto 578 ft (176 m) 51 2005
One King Street West
One King Street West
 578 ft (176 m) 578 ft (176 m)
40 Absolute World 1 Mississauga 576 ft (176 m) 56 2012 585 ft (178 m) 589 ft (180 m)
41 One York Street * Toronto 37 — 569 ft (173 m) 571 ft (174 m)
42 Success Tower 2 Toronto 569 ft (173 m) 55 2010 531 ft (162 m)
43= Royal Bank Plaza South Toronto 568 ft (173 m) 41 1976
574 ft (175 m) 591 ft (180 m)
43= Jamieson Place Calgary 568 ft (173 m) 38 2009
518 ft (158 m) (556 ft (169 m) spire) 568 ft (173 m)
45 Maple Leaf Square South Toronto 562 ft (171 m) 50 2010
571 ft (174 m) 571 ft (174 m)
46 Karma * Toronto 558 ft (170 m) 52 — 558 ft (170 m)
47 Hullmark Centre, North * Toronto 551 ft (168 m) 45 — 509 ft (155 m) (551 ft (168 m) spire) 512 ft (156 m)
48 First Canadian Centre Calgary 547 ft (167 m) 41 1982
547 ft (167 m) 547 ft (167 m)
49 Manulife Centre Toronto 545 ft (166 m) 51 1974
535 ft (163 m)
50 Quantum 2 Toronto 541 ft (165 m) 51 2008
525 ft (160 m) 541 ft (165 m)
51 Western Canadian Place - North Calgary 538 ft (164 m) 41 1983
538 ft (164 m) 538 ft (164 m)
52= Residences of College Park I (ROCP) Toronto 535 ft (163 m) 51 2006
507 ft (155 m) 535 ft (163 m)
52= Burano Toronto 535 ft (163 m) 50 2012 525 ft (160 m) (535 ft (163 m) spire) 525 ft (160 m)
52= amVa Tower 2 Calgary 535 ft (163 m) 44 2012
55= Success Tower 1 Toronto 531 ft (162 m) 52 2011
535 ft (163 m) 531 ft (162 m)
55= TD Canada Trust Tower Calgary 531 ft (162 m) 40 1991
532 ft (162 m) 531 ft (162 m)
57 Five * Toronto 48 — 528 ft (161 m) 525 ft (160 m)
58 X2 * Toronto 525 ft (160 m) 44 — 525 ft (160 m) 509 ft (155 m)
59 Southcore Financial Centre Delta Hotel * Toronto 524 ft (160 m) 47 — 524 ft (160 m)
60 The Private Residences Vancouver 520 ft (160 m) 50 2012 517 ft (158 m) 517 ft (158 m)
61 1501 McGill College Montreal 519 ft (158 m) 36 1992
1501 McGill College
1501 McGill College
 518 ft (158 m) spire (no roof height given) 519 ft (158 m)
62 The Uptown Residences Toronto 518 ft (158 m) 48 2011 525 ft (160 m) 518 ft (158 m)
63 Absolute World 2 Mississauga 518 ft (158 m) 50 2012 525 ft (160 m) 529 ft (161 m)
64 Theatre Park * Toronto 515 ft (157 m) 47 — 515 ft (157 m) 515 ft (157 m)
65 Festival Tower Toronto 514 ft (157 m) 42 2011 499 ft (152 m) (514 ft (157 m) spire) 514 ft (157 m) (541 ft (165 m) tip)
66 300 Front * Toronto 511 ft (156 m) 52 — 518 ft (158 m) 614 ft (187 m)
67 Sovereign * Burnaby 511 ft (156 m) 45 — 511 ft (156 m)
68 Scotia Centre Calgary 509 ft (155 m) 41 1976
Scotia Centre
Scotia Centre
 509 ft (155 m) 509 ft (155 m)
69 U Condominiums I * Toronto 505 ft (154 m) 45 — 505 ft (154 m) 505 ft (154 m)
70 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)
71= 35 Mariner (part of CityPlace) Toronto 503 ft (153 m) 49 2005
503 ft (153 m) 503 ft (153 m)
71= Westlake Village 1 * Toronto 503 ft (153 m) 48 — 503 ft (153 m)
73 Montage (part of CityPlace) Toronto 502 ft (153 m) 48 2009
502 ft (153 m) 502 ft (153 m)
74 Nexen Building Calgary 499 ft (152 m) 37 1982
File:Nexen Building.JPG
 499 ft (152 m) 499 ft (152 m)
75 Complexe Desjardins South Montreal 498 ft (152 m) 40 1975
499 ft (152 m) 499 ft (152 m)
76 Beyond the Sea Star Tower Toronto 497 ft (151 m) 44 2012 497 ft (151 m)
77 The 250 Toronto 494 ft (151 m) 35 1992
494 ft (151 m) 494 ft (151 m)
78 One Wall Centre Vancouver 491 ft (150 m) 48 2001
491 ft (150 m) (517 ft (158 m) spire) 491 ft (150 m) (518 ft (158 m) tip)

Tallest building history

Years Building City Height (CTBUH)[13] Floors[13] Image
1975–present[14][15] First Canadian Place Toronto 298 m (978 ft)
(355 m (1,165 ft) with antenna)[6]		 72
First Canadian Place
First Canadian Place
1972-1975[16][17] Commerce Court West Toronto 239 m (784 ft)
(287 m (942 ft) with antenna)[6]		 57
Commerce Court West
Commerce Court West
1967-1972[18][19] Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto 223 m (732 ft) 56
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto-Dominion Centre
1964-1967[20][21] Tour de la Bourse Montreal 190 m (620 ft) 47
1962-1964[22][23] Place Ville-Marie Montreal 188 m (617 ft) 44
Place Ville-Marie
Place Ville-Marie
1962[24][25] Tour CIBC Montreal 184 m (604 ft) 45
Tour CIBC
Tour CIBC
1931-1962[26] Commerce Court North Toronto 145 m (476 ft) 34
Commerce Court North
Commerce Court North

Tallest building by city

* Denotes project still under construction.
** Denotes city with height restrictions in effect.
City Building Height[13] Floors[13] Image
Toronto, Ontario First Canadian Place[6] 978 ft (298 m)
(1,165 ft (355 m) with antenna)		 72
First Canadian Place
First Canadian Place
Calgary, Alberta The Bow[7] 779 ft (237 m) 57
The Bow
The Bow
Montreal,** Quebec 1250 René-Lévesque[8] 743 ft (226 m) 47
1250 René-Lévesque
1250 René-Lévesque
Vancouver,** British Columbia Living Shangri-La[9] 659 ft (201 m) 59
Shangri-La
Shangri-La
Niagara Falls, Ontario Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2[27] 581 ft (177 m) 58
Mississauga, Ontario Absolute World 1[10] 576 ft (176 m) 56
Burnaby, British Columbia Sovereign *[11] 511 ft (156 m) 45
Edmonton**, Alberta Epcor Tower[28] 490 ft (150 m) 38
Epcor Tower
Epcor Tower
Winnipeg, Manitoba 201 Portage[29] 420 ft (130 m) 33
Hamilton, Ontario Landmark Place[30] 417 ft (127 m) 44
Quebec City, Quebec Édifice Marie-Guyart[31] 415 ft (126 m)
(579 ft (176 m) with antenna)[31]		 33
Gatineau, Quebec Terrasses de la Chaudière[32] 407 ft (124 m)[32] 29[32]
Surrey, British Columbia Central City[33] 390 ft (120 m)[33] 26[33]
Ottawa**, Ontario Place de Ville III[34] 367 ft (112 m) 29
Windsor, Ontario Augustus Tower[35] 364 ft (111 m) 27
London, Ontario One London Place[36] 358 ft (109 m) 24
New Westminster, British Columbia Marinus @ Plaza 88[37] 341 ft (104 m)[38] 36[37][38]
Westmount, Quebec Plaza Tower 1[39] 331 ft (101 m)[39] 33[39]
Coquitlam, British Columbia Obelisk[40] 324 ft (99 m)[41] 35[40][41]
Halifax, Nova Scotia Fenwick Tower[42] 320 ft (98 m)[42] 32[42]
Longueuil, Quebec Port de Mer 1[43] 308 ft (94 m)[44] 30[43]
North Vancouver, British Columbia The Observatory North[45] 301 ft (92 m)[45] 28[45]
Regina, Saskatchewan Delta Regina Hotel[46] 275 ft (84 m)[46] 24[46]
West Vancouver, British Columbia West Royal Tower II[47] 269 ft (82 m)[47] 23[47]
Kelowna, British Columbia Landmark VI *[48] 266 ft (81 m)[48] 17[48]
Moncton, New Brunswick Assumption Place[49] 265 ft (81 m)[49] 21[49]
Saint John, New Brunswick Brunswick Square & Tower[50] 265 ft (81 m)[50] 21[50]

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See also

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