This is a list of the tallest buildings in Alberta that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of Alberta, Canada, by height. Buildings in two cities are included in this list; Calgary and Edmonton, each having buildings taller than 100 m (330 ft). The tallest building outside of Calgary and Edmonton is the 54.1 m (177 ft) tall T. Russell Haig Tower located in Lethbridge.[1] The tallest building in the province is the 66-storey, 250.8 m (823 ft) tall, Stantec Tower located in Edmonton.
Alberta's history of skyscrapers began with the Grain Exchange Building (1910) in Calgary, and the Tegler Building (1911) in Edmonton.
Until late 2013, the presence of aircraft taking off and landing at the Edmonton City Centre Airport restricted any building from reaching an elevation higher than 815.34 metres (2,675.0 ft) above mean sea level, about 150 metres (490 ft) above downtown.[2][3]
Tallest Buildings
This list ranks buildings in Alberta that stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Freestanding observation and/or telecommunication towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. One such tower is the Calgary Tower.
| Rank | Building | Image | Location | Height | Floors | Year | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stantec Tower |  | Edmonton | 250.9 m (823.2 ft) | 66 | 2019 | Tallest building in Western Canada. | [4] |
| 2 | Brookfield Place East |  | Calgary | 247 m (810 ft) | 56 | 2017 | Tallest office building in Western Canada. | [5] |
| 3 | The Bow |  | Calgary | 237.5 m (779 ft) | 58 | 2012 | [6] | |
| 4 | Telus Sky |  | Calgary | 222.3 m (729 ft) | 59 | 2019 | Topped-out. | [7] |
| 5 | Suncor Energy Centre - West |  | Calgary | 215.2 m (706 ft) | 53 | 1984 | [8] | |
| 6 | Eighth Avenue Place I |  | Calgary | 212 m (697 ft) | 51 | 2011 | ||
| N/A | CICT-DT TV Tower 1 | Calgary | 204.2 m (670 ft) | - | 1954 | Tallest structure in Alberta from 1954 to 1984. | [9] | |
| 7 | Bankers Hall - West |  | Calgary | 197 m (646 ft) | 52 | 2000 | [10][11] | |
| 8 | Bankers Hall - East |  | Calgary | 197 m (646 ft) | 52 | 1989 | [12][11] | |
| 9 | JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences |  | Edmonton | 192.15 m (630.4 ft) | 56[13] | 2018 | [14][13] | |
| N/A | Calgary Tower |  | Calgary | 191 m (627 ft) | - | 1968 | Tallest freestanding structure in Alberta from 1968 to 1984. | |
| 10 | Centennial Place - East |  | Calgary | 182 m (597 ft) | 41 | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Eighth Avenue Place II | Calgary | 177 m (581 ft) | 41 | 2014 | |||
| 11 | Canterra Tower |  | Calgary | 177 m (581 ft) | 45 | 1988 | [15][16] | |
| 12 | TransCanada Tower |  | Calgary | 177 m (581 ft) | 38 | 2001 | ||
| 14 | Jamieson Place |  | Calgary | 172 m (564 ft) | 38 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | First Canadian Centre |  | Calgary | 167 m (548 ft) | 41 | 1982 | ||
| 16 | Western Canadian Place - North |  | Calgary | 164 m (538 ft) | 41 | 1983 | ||
| 17 | TD Canada Trust Tower |  | Calgary | 162 m (531 ft) | 40 | 1991 | ||
| 18 | City Centre I | Calgary | 162 m (531 ft) | 37 | 2016 | |||
| 19 | Stephen Avenue Place |  | Calgary | 155 m (509 ft) | 41 | 1976 | ||
| 20 | 801 Seventh Building |  | Calgary | 153 m (502 ft) | 37 | 1982 | ||
| 21 | Epcor Tower |  | Edmonton | 149.4 m (490 ft) | 28 | 2011 | [17][18] | |
| 22 | The Guardian North | Calgary | 147 m (482 ft) | 44 | 2016 | |||
| 23 | The Guardian South | Calgary | 147 m (482 ft) | 44 | 2016 | |||
| 24 | Manulife Place |  | Edmonton | 146.4 m (480 ft) | 36 | 1983 | ||
| 25 | Bow Valley Square 2 |  | Calgary | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | 1975 | ||
| 26 | Dome Tower |  | Calgary | 141 m (463 ft) | 35 | 1977 | ||
| 27 | Fifth and Fifth Building |  | Calgary | 140 m (460 ft) | 34 | 1980 | ||
| 28 | Shell Centre |  | Calgary | 140 m (460 ft) | 33 | 1977 | ||
| 29 | Encore Tower |  | Edmonton | 138 m (453 ft) | 43 | 2019 | Tallest residential building in Alberta. | [19] |
| 30 | Home Oil Tower |  | Calgary | 137 m (449 ft) | 34 | 1977 | ||
| 31 | TELUS House Edmonton |  | Edmonton | 134.4 m (441 ft) | 33 | 1971 | Tallest office building in Edmonton. | |
| 32 | Bow Valley Square 4 |  | Calgary | 134 m (440 ft) | 37 | 1981 | ||
| 33 | Fifth Avenue Place East |  | Calgary | 133 m (436 ft) | 35 | 1981 | ||
| 34 | Fifth Avenue Place West |  | Calgary | 133 m (436 ft) | 35 | 1981 | ||
| 35 | Suncor Energy Centre - East | ,_Calgary,_June_2013.jpg) | Calgary | 130 m (430 ft) | 33 | 1984 | [20] | |
| 36 | Bell Tower |  | Edmonton | 129.9 m (426 ft) | 31 | 1982 | ||
| 37 | Edmonton Tower |  | Edmonton | 129.84 m (426.0 ft) | 29 | 2016 | [21][22] | |
| 38 | Calgary Courts Centre |  | Calgary | 129 m (423 ft) | 26 | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Western Canadian Place - South |  | Calgary | 128 m (420 ft) | 32 | 1983 | [23] | |
| 40 | Arriva 34 |  | Calgary | 128 m (420 ft) | 34 | 2007 | Second tallest residential building in Alberta. Tallest residential building in Calgary. | |
| 41 | Altius Centre |  | Calgary | 126 m (413 ft) | 32 | 1973 | ||
| 42 | EnCana Place |  | Calgary | 125 m (410 ft) | 31 | 1982 | ||
| 43 | Vogue | Calgary | 125 m (410 ft) | 36 | 2017 | |||
| 44 | Commerce Place |  | Edmonton | 124.97 m (410.0 ft) | 30 | 1990 | [24] | |
| 45 | Stock Exchange Tower |  | Calgary | 124 m (407 ft) | 31 | 1979 | ||
| 46 | Hewlett Packard Tower |  | Calgary | 124 m (407 ft) | 33 | 1975 | ||
| 47 | 707 Fifth |  | Calgary | 124 m (407 ft) | 27 | 2017 | ||
| 48 | Five West East Tower |  | Calgary | 123 m (404 ft) | 28 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Edmonton House |  | Edmonton | 121.1 m (397 ft) | 45 | 1971 | ||
| 50 | The Pearl |  | Edmonton | 121 m (397 ft) | 36 | 2014 | ||
| 51 | Canadian Western Bank Place |  | Edmonton | 120.6 m (396 ft) | 30 | 1980 | ||
| 52 | MNP Tower |  | Edmonton | 117.6 m (386 ft) | 27 | 1978 | ||
| 53 | TD Tower |  | Edmonton | 116.7 m (383 ft) | 27 | 1976 | ||
| 54 | Rice Howard 1 |  | Edmonton | 113.2 m (371 ft) | 28 | 1982 | ||
| 55 | Icon II |  | Edmonton | 112.3 m (368 ft) | 35 | 2010 | ||
| 56 | CN Tower |  | Edmonton | 110.9 m (364 ft) | 26 | 1966 | First building in Alberta to exceed a height of 100m. | |
| 57 | Enbridge Centre |  | Edmonton | 110.6 m (363 ft) | 25 | 2016 | [25] | |
| 58 | Ultima |  | Edmonton | 107.9 m (354 ft) | 32 | 2016 | [26][27] | |
| 59 | Sun Life Place |  | Edmonton | 107.7 m (353 ft) | 25 | 1978 | ||
| 60 | Fox Two |  | Edmonton | 107.3 m (352 ft) | 33 | 2017 | [28][29] | |
| 61 | Hendrix |  | Edmonton | 103.6 m (340 ft) | 29 | 2016 | ||
| 62 | Oxford Tower |  | Edmonton | 102.9 m (338 ft) | 23 | 1974 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Alberta.
| Name | Image | Location | Years as tallest | Height m / ft | Floors | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegler Building |  | Edmonton | 1911–1913 | 24 m (79 ft) | 8 | [30][31] |
| Alberta Legislature Building |  | Edmonton | 1913–1914 | 57 m (187 ft) | 5 | |
| Fairmont Palliser Hotel |  | Calgary | 1914–1960 | 60.05 m (197.0 ft) | 12 | |
| Elveden House |  | Calgary | 1960-1966 | 79.9 m (262 ft) | 20 | |
| CN Tower | | Edmonton | 1966–1971 | 110.92 m (363.9 ft) | 26 | |
| TELUS House (originally AGT Tower) | | Edmonton | 1971–1974 | 134.4 m (441 ft) | 33 | |
| Bow Valley Square 2 | | Calgary | 1974-1976 | 143 m (469 ft) | 39 | |
| Scotia Centre | | Calgary | 1976-1982 | 155.1 m (509 ft) | 41 | |
| First Canadian Centre | | Calgary | 1982-1984 | 167 m (548 ft) | 41 | |
| Suncor Energy Centre - West | | Calgary | 1984-2011 | 214.9 m (705 ft) | 53 | |
| The Bow | | Calgary | 2011–2017 | 235.9 m (774 ft) | 58 | |
| Brookfield Place East | | Calgary | 2017–2018 | 246.9 m (810 ft) | 56 | |
| Stantec Tower | | Edmonton | 2018–present | 250.9 m (823 ft) | 66 |
