The Skyscraper Center

Canada

North America

Burnaby

Calgary

Coquitlam

Edmonton

Hamilton

Markham

Mississauga

Montreal

Niagara Falls

Ottawa

Quebec

Surrey

Toronto

Vancouver

Vaughan

Winnipeg

Facts

Population

33,476,688 (2011)

Area

9,984,670 km²

3,855,081 mi²

Density

3.4 people per km²

8.7 people per mi²

GDP

$1.54 trillion (2013)

# of 150m+ buildings

112 Completed • 52 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Place Ville Marie (1962)

Tallest Building

First Canadian Place (298 m)

Tallest City

Toronto

Average Building Age

15 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (53%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (84%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

7

Tallest Country in

the World

2

Tallest Country in

North America

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	SkyTower	312.5 m / 1,025 ft
2	The One	308.6 m / 1,012 ft
3	First Canadian Place	298.1 m / 978 ft
4	The St. Regis Toronto	276.9 m / 908 ft
5	Scotia Tower	275 m / 902 ft
6	Aura at College Park	271.9 m / 892 ft
7	Brookfield Place	260.9 m / 856 ft
8	M3	260.3 m / 854 ft
9	One Bloor Street East	257.3 m / 844 ft
10	Stantec Tower	248.9 m / 816 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Canada CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	135	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	347	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Walters Group Inc.	Hamilton	Platinum	21	CON
HOK, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	79	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • FIN • PMNG • COST • ENGM • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	85	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	11	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd	Abu Dhabi	Gold	35	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
RWDI	Guelph	Gold	291	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
Residential Construction Council of Ontario	Vaughan	Silver	0	CON • NONP
RJC Engineers	Vancouver	Silver	18	STRC • ENGO • FAC
Ledcor Construction Limited	Mississauga	Silver	3	ENVE • CON • TRAN
RDH Building Science Inc.	Toronto	Silver	0	FAC
RAW Design Inc.	Toronto	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH
Morrison Hershfield Limited	Toronto	Silver	1	ENGO
Sigmund Soudack & Associates Inc.	Toronto	Silver	3	STRC
LCL Builds	Toronto	Silver	1	CON
Salas O'Brien	Atlanta	Silver	16	CIV • STRC • ARCH • BACS • FIRE • HIST • MEP
A&H Tuned Mass Dampers	Mississauga	Silver	14	MATR
Skyscraper Source Media Inc.	Vancouver	Silver	0	MRKT
Smith + Andersen	Toronto	Silver	7	BACS • CON • MEP
Kinetica	Toronto	Silver	8	STRC • SEIS
Stephenson Engineering Limited	Toronto	Silver	7	STRC
Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC	Atlanta	Silver	0	FIRE • SEC
Tricon Development Group Ltd.	Toronto	Silver	3	DEV • OWN • PROP
Tridel	Toronto	Silver	4	DEV
U+A	Abu Dhabi	Silver	1	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
VICTAULIC	Richmond Hill	Silver	1	OTHR
WZMH Architects	Toronto	Silver	28	INTR • URB • ARCH
Zeidler Architecture Inc.	Calgary	Silver	0	ARCH
Kirkor Architects & Planners	Toronto	Silver	5	URB • ARCH
Ivanhoe Cambridge	Montreal	Silver	8	DEV • FIN • PROP
KPMB Architects	Toronto	Silver	5	INTR • URB • ARCH
Adamson Associates Architects	Toronto	Silver	31	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Amexon Development Corporation	Toronto	Silver	1	DEV • OWN
B+H Architects	Toronto	Silver	19	INTR • LAND • ARCH
BDP Quadrangle	Toronto	Silver	12	URB • ARCH
Bastet Construction Management Solutions	Vancouver	Silver	0	PMNG • CON
Bosa Development Corporation, Inc.	Vancouver	Silver	1	CON
Bosa Properties Inc.	Burnaby	Silver	3	DEV • MRKT • OWN • PROP
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory	London (ON)	Silver	2	WIND • ENGO
Broccolini Real Estate Group	Mississauga	Silver	3	DEV • PMNG • CON
CadMakers	Tokyo	Silver	7	COMP
Canderel Management, Inc.	Montreal	Silver	5	DEV • OWN • PROP
Cast Connex	Dallas	Silver	4	MATR
Cityzen Development Group	Toronto	Silver	6	DEV • CON • OWN
Core Architects, Inc.	Toronto	Silver	5	INTR • ARCH
Cortel Group	Toronto	Silver	1	DEV
DIALOG	Calgary	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • ENGO
Dream Unlimited	Toronto	Silver	4	DEV • FIN
Entuitive Corporation	Toronto	Silver	11	STRC
Far East Aluminium Works Co., Ltd.	Concord	Silver	0	STRC • PMNG • FAC • MATR
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers	Calgary	Silver	3	STRC • SEIS
Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.	Ottawa	Silver	31	STRC • WIND • ENGO
Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc.	Mississauga	Silver	8	INTR • ARCH
Great Gulf	Toronto	Silver	7	DEV
H & W Development	Toronto	Silver	0	DEV
Hariri Pontarini Architects	Toronto	Silver	14	INTR • URB • ARCH
Henriquez Partners Architects	Vancouver	Silver	0	ARCH
architectsAlliance	Toronto	Silver	42	INTR • URB • ARCH
Ryerson University	Toronto	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD
University of British Columbia	Vancouver	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD

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