List of tallest buildings in Alberta facts for kids

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Alberta, Canada. It shows the height of skyscrapers and other tall buildings in the province. Most of these super tall buildings are in Calgary and Edmonton. Both cities have buildings taller than 100 meters (about 328 feet). The tallest building outside these two cities is the T. Russell Haig Tower in Lethbridge, which is 54.1 meters (about 177 feet) tall.

The tallest building in Alberta is the Stantec Tower in Edmonton. It has 66 floors and stands 250.8 meters (about 823 feet) tall.

Alberta's history of tall buildings began a long time ago. The Grain Exchange Building (1910) in Calgary and the Tegler Building (1911) in Edmonton were some of the first skyscrapers.

For many years, there was a rule about how tall buildings could be in Edmonton. This was because of the Edmonton City Centre Airport. Buildings could not be taller than 815.34 meters (about 2,675 feet) above sea level. This meant they could only be about 150 meters (about 492 feet) above downtown. This rule changed in late 2013 when the airport closed.

Alberta's Tallest Buildings

This list shows buildings in Alberta that are at least 100 meters (about 328 feet) tall. We measure their height based on rules from the CTBUH. This includes pointy tops and other parts of the building's design, but not antennas. If two or more buildings have the same height, they share the same rank.

Some tall structures, like the Calgary Tower, are not buildings where people live or work. They are observation or telecommunication towers. We include them for comparison, but they don't get a rank on this list.

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.
2	Brookfield Place East		Calgary	247 m (810 ft)	56	2017	Tallest office building in Western Canada.
3	The Bow		Calgary	237.5 m (779 ft)	58	2012
4	Telus Sky		Calgary	222.3 m (729 ft)	59	2019	Topped-out.
5	Suncor Energy Centre - West		Calgary	215.2 m (706 ft)	53	1984
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.
7	Bankers Hall - West		Calgary	197 m (646 ft)	52	2000
8	Bankers Hall - East		Calgary	197 m (646 ft)	52	1989
9	JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences		Edmonton	192.15 m (630.4 ft)	56	2018
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
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
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.
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	130 m (430 ft)	33	1984
36	Bell Tower		Edmonton	129.9 m (426 ft)	31	1982
37	Edmonton Tower		Edmonton	129.84 m (426.0 ft)	29	2016
38	Calgary Courts Centre		Calgary	129 m (423 ft)	26	2007
39	Western Canadian Place - South		Calgary	128 m (420 ft)	32	1983
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
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
58	Ultima		Edmonton	107.9 m (354 ft)	32	2016
59	Sun Life Place		Edmonton	107.7 m (353 ft)	25	1978
60	Fox Two		Edmonton	107.3 m (352 ft)	33	2017
61	Hendrix		Edmonton	103.6 m (340 ft)	29	2016
62	Oxford Tower		Edmonton	102.9 m (338 ft)	23	1974

History of Alberta's Tallest Buildings

This list shows the buildings that were once the tallest in Alberta. It's like a timeline of who held the "tallest" title!

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Ref
Tegler Building		Edmonton	1911–1913	24 m (79 ft)	8
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

See also

• Architecture of Canada
• List of tallest buildings in Calgary
• List of tallest buildings in Edmonton
• List of tallest buildings in Canada