List of tallest buildings in Canada
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This is a list of the 25 tallest skyscrapers in Canada.
Note: Canada's tallest building, the CN Tower, is also the tallest completed free-standing structure in the world, standing at 553.33 metres (1,815 ft., 5 inches). Technically, it is not a skyscraper.
| Rank | Building | City | Height | Storeys | Completed | Image |
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| 1 | First Canadian Place | Toronto | 298 m (978 ft) (355 m with antenna) | 72 | 1975 |
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| 2 | Scotia Plaza | Toronto | 275 m (902 ft) | 68 | 1988 |
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| 3 | TD Canada Trust Tower | Toronto | 261 m (857 ft) | 53 | 1990 |
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| 4 | Commerce Court West | Toronto | 239 m (784 ft) | 57 | 1972 |
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| 5 | Toronto-Dominion Centre | Toronto | 223 m (732 ft) | 56 | 1967 |
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| 6 | Petro-Canada Centre-West | Calgary | 215 m (706 ft) | 53 | 1984 |
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| 7 | Bay Wellington Tower | Toronto | 207 m (679 ft) | 49 | 1991 |
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| 8 | 1000 de la Gauchetière | Montreal | 205 m (673 ft) | 51 | 1992 |
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| 9 | 1250 René-Lévesque | Montreal | 199 m (653 ft) (226 m (755 ft) with spire) | 47 | 1992 |
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| 10 | Bankers Hall - West | Calgary | 197 m (646 ft) | 52 | 2000 |
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| 11 | Bankers Hall - East | Calgary | 197 m (646 ft) | 52 | 1989 |
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| 12 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 190 m (623 ft) | 47 | 1964 |
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| 13 | Place Ville-Marie | Montreal | 188 m (617 ft) | 45 | 1962 |
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| 14 | Tour CIBC | Montreal | 187 m (613 ft), 250 m (820 ft) (including spire) | 45 | 1962 |
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| 15 | Royal Trust Tower(part of the TD Centre) | Toronto | 183 m (600 ft) | 46 | 1969 | |
| 16 | Royal Bank Plaza | Toronto | 180 m (590 ft) | 40 | 1979 |
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| 17 | Canterra Tower | Calgary | 177 m (580 ft) | 45 | 1988 |
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| 18 | TransCanada Tower | Calgary | 177 m (580 ft) | 38 | 2001 |
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| 19 | 1 King Street West | Toronto | 176 m (577 ft) | 51 | 2005 |
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| 20 | First Canadian Centre | Calgary | 167 m (548 ft) | 41 | 1982 |
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| 21 | Manulife Centre | Toronto | 166 m (544 ft) | 51 | 1974 |
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| 22 | Western Canadian Place - North | Calgary | 164 m (538 ft) | 41 | 1983 |
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| 23 | TD Canada Trust Tower | Calgary | 162 m (532 ft) | 40 | 1991 |
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| 24 | 1501 McGill College | Montreal | 158 m (519 ft) | 36 | 1992 |
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| 25 | One Wall Centre | Vancouver | 157 m (515 ft) to spire | 48 | 2001 |
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[edit] Tallest building history
| Years | Building | City | Height | Storeys | Image |
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| 1975-present | First Canadian Place | Toronto | 298 m (978 ft) (355 m with antenna) | 72 |
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| 1972-1975 | Commerce Court West | Toronto | 239 m (784 ft) | 57 |
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| 1967-1972 | Toronto-Dominion Centre | Toronto | 223 m (732 ft) | 56 |
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| 1964-1967 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal | 190 m (623 ft) | 47 |
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| 1962-1964 | Place Ville-Marie | Montreal | 188 m (617 ft) | 46 |
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| 1930-1962 | Commerce Court North | Toronto | 145 m | 34 |
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| 1929-1930 | Royal York Hotel | Toronto | 124 m | 28 |
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| 1928-1929 | Royal Bank Building | Montreal | 119 m (392 ft) | 22 |
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| 1915-1928 | Royal Bank Building | Toronto | 91 m (300 ft) | 20 | |
| 1912-1915 | Canadian Pacific Building | Toronto | 15 | ||
| 1912 | Sun Tower | Vancouver | 82 m (270 ft) | 17 |
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| 1910-1912 | Dominion Building | Vancouver | 53 m (175 ft) | 14 |
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| 1905-1910 | Trader's Bank Building | Toronto | 15 |
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