This is a list of the tallest one hundred structures in Canada, measured from the base to the tallest point. Which may be the roof top, antenna, spire, mast or as in the case with smokestacks and bridges, the highest structural point.
This list includes buildings, towers, transmission towers, chimneys, bridges and oil platforms.
There is a separate list for guyed masts since their heights are not fully verifiable and may be inaccurate by several metres; i.e. - several are measured to the height of the tallest transmitter on the mast, but this is not necessarily the tallest point of the tower.
The pinnacle height and roof height numbers are sourced from Skyscraperpage and/or the CTBUH. Where there is a conflict in the figures both heights are listed.
1 | CN Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 1815feet | n/a | 118 | 1976 | ||
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2 | Inco Superstack | Sudbury, Ontario | 1247feet | n/a | n/a | 1972 | ||
3 | First Canadian Place (First Bank Tower) | Toronto, Ontario | 1165feet antenna | 978feet | 72 | 1975 | ||
4 | Commerce Court West | Toronto, Ontario | 942feet antenna | 784feet | 57 | 1972 | ||
5 | Grand Banks of Newfoundland | 912feet[2] [3] | n/a | 2017 | ||||
6 | The St. Regis Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | 908feet spire | 776feet | 57 | 2012 | ||
7 | Scotia Plaza | Toronto, Ontario | 902feet | 902feet | 68 | 1988 | ||
8 | Aura (Toronto) | Toronto, Ontario | 893feet | 893feet | 78 | 2014 | ||
9 | TD Canada Trust Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 863feet (Skyscraperpage) 856feet (CTBUH) spire | 745feet | 53 | 1990 | ||
10 | Number One Bloor | Toronto, Ontario | 844feet | 844feet | 75 | 2015 | ||
11 | Smokestack, Flin Flon Smelter Stack | Flin Flon, Manitoba | 828feet | n/a | n/a | 1973 | ||
12 | Stantec Tower | Edmonton, Alberta | 827feet | 827feet | 69 | 2018 | ||
13 | Brookfield Place (Calgary), East | Calgary, Alberta | 810feet | 810feet | 56 | 2017 | ||
14 | CIBC Tower | Montreal, Quebec | 820feet antenna | 614 ft (Skyscraperpage) 604 ft (CTBUH) | 45 | 1962 | ||
15 | The Bow | Calgary, Alberta | 774feet | 774feet | 58 | 2011 | ||
16 | Ice Condominiums, East | Toronto, Ontario | 768feet | 768feet | 67 | 2014 | ||
17 | Harbour Plaza Residences, East | Toronto, Ontario | 764feet | 764feet | 66 | 2017 | ||
18 | 1250 René-Lévesque | Montreal, Quebec | 756feet (Skyscraperpage) 743feet (CTBUH) spire | 653feet | 47 | 1992 | ||
19 | Eau du Soleil | Toronto, Ontario | 749feet | 749feet | 63 | 2017 | ||
20 tie | Hibernia Platform | Grand Banks of Newfoundland | 735feet | n/a | n/a | 1997 | ||
20 tie | Ten York | Toronto, Ontario | 735feet | 735feet | 68 | 2017 | ||
20 tie | Harbour Plaza Residences, West | Toronto, Ontario | 735feet | 735feet | 62 | 2017 | ||
23 | TD Bank Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 731feet | 731feet | 56 | 1967 | ||
24 | Telus Sky | Calgary, Alberta | 729feet | 729feet | 60 | 2017 | ||
25 | Bay-Adelaide Centre West, | Toronto, Ontario | 715feet (Skyscraperpage) 704feet (CTBUH) | 706feet (S) 704feet (C) | 52 | 2009 | ||
26 tie | Smokestack, Hearn Generating Station | Toronto, Ontario | 705feet | n/a | n/a | 1971 | ||
26 tie | Suncor Energy Centre | Calgary, Alberta | 705feet (Skyscraperpage) 706feet (CTBUH) | 705feet (S) 706feet (C) | 53 | 1983 | ||
27 | Shangri-La Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | 704feet (Skyscraperpage) 702feet (CTBUH) | 698feet (S) 702feet (C) | 65 | 2012 | ||
28 | Eighth Avenue Place, East Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 697feet | 697feet | 49 | 2011 | ||
29 | Ritz-Carlton Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | 688feet (Skyscraperpage) 687feet (CTBUH) | 688feet (S) 687feet (C) | 52 | 2011 | ||
30 tie | Bay Wellington Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 683feet (Skyscraperpage) 679feet (CTBUH) | 683feet (S) 679feet (C) | 49 | 1990 | ||
30 tie | Massey Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 683feet | 683feet | 60 | 2018 | ||
32 | Smokestack, Wesleyville Generating Station | Wesleyville, Ontario | 682feet[4] | n/a | n/a | mid 1970s | ||
33 | Residences of 488 University | Toronto, Ontario | 679feet | 679feet | 55 | 2018 | ||
34 tie | 1000 de la Gauchetière | Montreal, Quebec | 673feet | 673feet | 51 | 1992 | ||
34 tie | L Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 673feet | 673feet | 57 | 2013 | ||
36 | Place Ville Marie | Montreal, Quebec | 670feet antenna | 617feet | 46 | 1962 | ||
37 tie | Four Seasons Hotel and Residences | Toronto, Ontario | 669feet | 669feet | 52 | 2012 | ||
37 tie | 88 Scott | Toronto, Ontario | 669feet | 669feet | 57 | 2013 | ||
39 | ICE Condos, West | Toronto, Ontario | 663feet | 663feet | 57 | 2013 | ||
40 | Living Shangri-La | Vancouver, British Columbia | 659feet glass fins | 646feet | 58 | 2008 | ||
41 tie | Smokestack, Nanticoke Generating Station Units 5-8 | Nanticoke, Ontario | 650feet | n/a | n/a | 1972 | ||
41 tie | Smokestack, Nanticoke Generating Station Units 1-4 | Nanticoke, Ontario | 650feet | n/a | n/a | 1974 | ||
41 tie | Smokestack, Lennox Generating Station Units 1+2 | Bath, Ontario | 650feet | n/a | n/a | 1976 | ||
41 tie | Smokestack, Lennox Generating Station Units 3+4 | Bath, Ontario | 650feet | n/a | n/a | 1976 | ||
41 tie | Smokestack, Thunder Bay Generating Station | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 650feet | n/a | n/a | 1984 | ||
41 tie | YC Condominiums | Toronto, Ontario | 650feet | 650feet | 60 | 2019 | ||
47 tie | Bankers Hall - East Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 646feet | 646feet | 52 | 1989 | ||
47 tie | Bankers Hall - West Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 646feet | 646feet | 52 | 2000 | ||
49 | Bay-Adelaide, East | Toronto, Ontario | 643feet | 643feet | 44 | 2016 | ||
50 | E Condos, South | Toronto, Ontario | 638feet | 638feet | 58 | 2018 | ||
51 tie | Smokestack, Copper Cliff nickel refinery | Sudbury, Ontario | 637feet[5] | n/a | n/a | 1954[6] | [7] | |
51 tie | Wellesley on the Park | Toronto, Ontario | 637feet | 637feet | 60 | 2018 | ||
53 | JW Marriott Edmonton | Edmonton, Alberta | 637feet | 637feet | 54 | |||
54 | Calgary Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 626feet | n/a | n/a | 1968 | ||
55 | Tour de la Bourse | Montreal, Quebec | 623feet (antenna removed) | 623feet | 47 | 1964 | ||
56 | 100 Adelaide West, Ernst & Young Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 617feet | 617feet | 40 | 2017 | ||
57 tie | Vancouver's Turn - Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia | 616feet | 616feet | 67 | 2016 | ||
57 tie | Solo District - Altus | Burnaby, British Columbia | 616feet | 576feet | 49 | 2016 | ||
59 | Amazing Brentwood One | Burnaby, British Columbia | 611feet | 611feet | 56 | 2016 | ||
60 tie | Maple Leaf Square, North | Toronto, Ontario | 610feet (Skyscraperpage) 595feet (CTBUH) | 610feet (S) 595feet (C) | 54 | 2010 | ||
60 tie | RBC Centre, Simcoe Place | Toronto, Ontario | 610feet (Skyscraperpage) 607feet (CTBUH) | 610feet (S) 607feet (C) | 42 | 2009 | ||
62 | Smokestack, Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge Incinerator | Toronto, Ontario | 185abbr=onNaNabbr=on[8] | n/a | n/a | 1970s | ||
63 | Casa II | Toronto, Ontario | 605feet | 605feet | 57 | 2016 | ||
64 | U Condominiums II | Toronto, Ontario | 604feet | 604feet | 55 | 2014 | ||
65 tie | Royal Trust Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 600feet | 600feet | 46 | 1969 | ||
65 tie | Smokestack, Coleson Cove Generating Station 1 | Lorneville, New Brunswick | 600feet | n/a | n/a | 1977 | ||
65 tie | Smokestack, Coleson Cove Generating Station | Lorneville, New Brunswick | 600feet | n/a | n/a | 2001 | ||
65 tie | Syncrude Mildred Lake, Main Stack | Mildred Lake, Alberta | 600feet[9] | n/a | n/a | |||
69 | Centennial Place I | Calgary, Alberta | 599feet spire | 542feet | 40 | 2010 | ||
70 | Casa III | Toronto, Ontario | 589feet | 589feet | 55 | 2018 | ||
71 | INDX Condominiums | Toronto, Ontario | 587feet | 587feet | 54 | 2016 | ||
72 | Absolute World South | Mississauga, Ontario | 585feet (Skyscraperpage) 576feet (CTBUH) | 585feet (S) 576feet (C) | 56 | 2011 | ||
73 tie | Canterra Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 581feet | 581feet | 45 | 1988 | ||
73 tie | TransCanada Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 581feet | 581feet | 38 | 2001 | ||
73 tie | Hilton Niagara Falls Tower 2 | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 581feet (CTBUH) | 581feet (CTBUH) | 47 | 2009 | ||
76 tie | Eighth Avenue Place, West Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 581feet | 581feet | 41 | 2014 | ||
77 | Édifice Marie-Guyart | Quebec City, Quebec | 579feet antenna | 415feet | 33 | 1972 | ||
78 | One King Street West | Toronto, Ontario | 578feet | 578feet | 51 | 2005 | ||
79 | Olympic Stadium | Montreal, Quebec | 575feet | n/a | n/a | 1987 | ||
80 tie | Royal Bank Plaza South | Toronto, Ontario | 574feet (Skyscraperpage) 568feet (CTBUH) | 574feet (S) 568feet (C) | 40 | 1976 | ||
80 tie | Montreal, Quebec | 571feet (Skyscraperpage) 562feet (CTBUH) | 571feet (S) 562feet (C) | 50 | 2010 | |||
81 tie | Pylon of Sorel-Tracy, North Tower | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | 573feet | n/a | n/a | |||
81 tie | Pylon of Sorel-Tracy, South Tower | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | 573feet | n/a | n/a | |||
83 | Maple Leaf Square South | Toronto, Ontario | 571feet (Skyscraperpage) 562feet (CTBUH) | 571feet (S) 562feet (C) | 50 | 2010 | ||
84 | Sun Life Financial Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 569feet | 571feet | 35 | 2016 | ||
85 tie | Jamieson Place | Calgary, Alberta | 558feet (Skyscraperpage) 568feet (CTBUH) | 518feet | 36 | 2010 | ||
85 tie | Harbour Centre | Vancouver, British Columbia | 558feet antenna | 458feet | 28 | 1977 | ||
87 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 1 | Corunna, Ontario | 557 ft or 550 ft (169.8 m)[10] [11] | n/a | n/a | 1969-70 | ||
87 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 2 | Corunna, Ontario | 557 ft or 550 ft (169.8 m) | n/a | n/a | 1969-70 | ||
89 | Smokestack, St. Lawrence Cement Clarkson, Mississauga | Mississauga, Ontario | 556feet[12] | n/a | n/a | 1956 | ||
90 tie | Smokestack, Belledune Generating Station | Belledune, New Brunswick | 554 ft or 551 ft (169 m or 168 m)[13] [14] | n/a | n/a | 1991 | ||
90 tie | Hullmark Centre I | Toronto, Ontario | 551feet (Skyscraperpage) 561feet (CTBUH) | 509feet | 45 | 2014 | ||
92 tie | Lagos at the Waterfront | Toronto, Ontario | 550feet | 550feet | 49 | 2016 | ||
92 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 3 | Corunna, Ontario | 550feet | n/a | n/a | |||
94 | Tour Avenue des Canadiens | Montreal, Quebec | 548feet | 548feet | 50 | 2015-6 | ||
95 | First Canadian Centre | Calgary, Alberta | 547feet | 547feet | 41 | 1983 | ||
96 | 2 Bloor West | Toronto, Ontario | 545feet antenna | 489feet | 34 | 1974 | ||
97 | Karma | Toronto, Ontario | 544feet | 544feet | 50 | 2015 | ||
98 | The Selby | Toronto, Ontario | 543feet | 543feet | 50 | |||
99 | Western Canada Place North | Calgary, Alberta | 538feet | 538feet | 41 | 1983 | ||
100 tie | 44 Charles Street West[15] | Toronto, Ontario | 535feet (Skyscraperpage) 545feet (CTBUH) | 535feet (S) 545feet (C) | 51 | 1975 | ||
100 tie | New Port Mann Bridge, East Tower | Coquitlam & Surrey, British Columbia | 535feet | n/a | n/a | 2013 | ||
100 tie | New Port Mann Bridge, West Tower | Coquitlam & Surrey, British Columbia | 535feet | n/a | n/a | 2013 | ||
100 tie | Burano | Toronto, Ontario | 535feet | 525feet (Skyscraperpage) 535feet (CTBUH) | 50 | 2012 | ||
Height discrepancy between sources | Minto Midtown | Toronto, Ontario | 525feet (Skyscraperpage) 541feet (CTBUH) | 525feet (S) 541feet (C) | 54 | 2008 |
Timeline of the tallest freestanding structures in Canada:
Years | Name | Location | Pinnacle height | Floor count (if applicable) | Structure type | Image | |
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1841–1874 | Notre-Dame Basilica | Montreal, Quebec | 200feet | n/a | Church bell tower | ||
1874–1899 | St. James Cathedral | Toronto, Ontario | 305feet[16] | n/a | Church bell tower | ||
1899–1917 | Old City Hall | Toronto, Ontario | 340feet[17] | n/a | City Hall clock tower | ||
1917–1928 | INCO Port Colborne Nickel Smelter Chimney #1 | Port Colborne, Ontario | 350feet[18] | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1928–1929 | Tour de la Banque Royale | Montreal, Quebec | 397feet[19] | 22 | Building | ||
1929 | Fairmont Royal York Hotel | Toronto, Ontario | 407feet[20] | 28 | Building | ||
1929–1952 | INCO Nickel Smelter, Brick Chimney | Sudbury, Ontario | 500 ft (152 m)[21] | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1936–1948 | INCO Copper Smelter, Stack | Sudbury, Ontario | 500 ft (152 m) | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1937–1948 | INCO Port Colborne Nickel Smelter Chimney #2 | Port Colborne, Ontario | 500 ft (152 m) | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1948–1954 | Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut | 620feet | n/a | Lattice tower | ||
1954–1967 | INCO Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery (formerly Copper Cliff Iron Ore Recovery Plant), Stack | Sudbury, Ontario | 637feet | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1967–1972 | Toronto-Dominion Centre | Toronto, Ontario | 731feet | 56 | Skyscraper | ||
1972–1976 | Inco Superstack | Sudbury, Ontario | 1247feet | n/a | Smokestack | ||
1976–present | CN Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 1815feet | n/a | Tower |
Timeline of the tallest structures overall in Canada:
Ordered by tallest structure of any type ever built in said province. If that structure is not freestanding, then the tallest freestanding structure in said province is listed directly below the tallest structure in the above mentioned province.
Province | Name | Height | Structure | class=unsortable | Image |
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Ontario freestanding | 553 m (1815 ft) | ||||
Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (demolished) | 411.48 m (1350 ft) | ||||
Newfoundland freestanding | 278 m (912 ft) | ||||
411.48 m (1350 ft) | |||||
Manitoba freestanding | Flin Flon Smelter chimney | 251 m (825 ft) | |||
CBC Tower (demolished) | 371 m (1217 ft) | ||||
Quebec freestanding | 250 m (820 ft) | Skyscraper and antenna | |||
CFRE-DT Television Tower | 300 m (984 ft) | ||||
Saskatchewan freestanding | Shand Power Station, chimney | 148 m (486 ft) | |||
CICT-TV Tower 1 | 250 m (820 ft) | ||||
Alberta freestanding | 250.8 m (810 ft) | ||||
British Columbia freestanding | 201 m (659 ft) | ||||
New Brunswick freestanding | Coleson Cove Generating Station, chimneys | 183 m (600 ft) | |||
Nova Scotia freestanding | Tufts Cove Generating Station, Trenton Generating Station & Lingan Generating Station, chimneys | 152 m (500 ft) | |||
Prince Edward Island freestanding | Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station, chimney | 68.95 m (226 ft)[27] |
See also: Observation tower.
Name | Location | Height | Year completed | Remarks | Image | |
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CN Tower | Toronto, Ontario | 1815feet | 1976 | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1976-2010 | ||
Calgary Tower | Calgary, Alberta | 626feet | 1968 | |||
Montreal Tower | Montreal, Quebec | 574feet | 1976 | Tallest inclined structure in the world | ||
Skylon Tower | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 520feet | 1965 | |||
Bell Aliant Tower | Moncton, New Brunswick | 417feet | 1970 | |||
1000 Islands Tower | Hill Island, Ontario | 400feet | 1965 | |||
La Cité de l'Énergie | Shawinigan, Quebec | 377feet | 1997 | |||
Niagara Falls, Ontario | 344feet | 1964 | formerly known as the Oneida Tower and Kodak Tower | |||
Tower Hotel | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 325feet | 1962 | formerly known as the Minolta Tower |
1 | CKX-TV Craig Television Tower (rebuilt) | Hayfield, Manitoba | 1350feet | 1986 | |
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2 | CHCH-DT-3 Television Tower | Midland, Ontario | 1170feet | ||
4 | Starbuck CBC Tower[28] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 1064feet | ? | |
5 | CIII Television Tower | Paris, Ontario | 1037feet | 1974 | |
6 | CFPL Television Tower | London, Ontario | 1034feet[29] | 1961[30] | |
7 | CICI-TV Broadcasting Tower[31] | Sudbury, Ontario | 1013feet | ||
8 | CJSD Broadcasting Tower | Shuniah, Ontario | 1011feet | ||
9 | CIII-TV-2/GLOBAL TV Tower | Bancroft, Ontario | 1007feet | ||
10 tie | CKVR Television Tower | Barrie, Ontario | 1000sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3 | 1978 | |
10 tie | CHEX Television Tower | Peterborough, Ontario | 1000sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3 | ||
11 | CKCO-42 Television Tower | Oil Springs, Ontario | 994feet | 1975 | |
12 tie | CHCH-51 Television Tower | Alvinston, Ontario | 984feet | 1998 | |
12 tie | Communication Hill, CBC Tower[32] | London, Ontario | 984feet | ||
12 tie | CFRE-DT Television Tower | Regina, Saskatchewan | 984feet | ||
13 | Weyburn Television Tower | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | 970feet | ||
14 | Woodstock Television Tower | Sweaburg, Ontario | 961feet | 1986 | |
15 | CKCO Television Tower | Baden, Ontario | 958feet | 2000 | |
16 | TVO London Tower | London, Ontario | 902 ft. (275 m)[33] | 1975 | |
17 | Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (new tower) | Cape Race, Newfoundland | 850feet | 1993 | |
18 | CIIT-TV Tower[34] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 843feet | ||
19 tie | CICT-TV Tower 1 | Calgary, Alberta | 820feet | 1954 | |
19 tie | CICT-TV Tower 2 | Calgary, Alberta | 820feet | 1954 | |
20 | CKNX Television Tower | Wingham, Ontario | 793feet | 1955 | |
21 | SRC Kitchener Tower | St. Agatha, Ontario | 751feet | ||
22 | Ryan Tower | Chelsea, Quebec | 750.8feet | 1968 | |
23 | Hwy 46, CBC Transmitter | Regina, Saskatchewan | 732feet[35] | ||
24 | Fox Harbour LORAN-C transmitter | St. Lewis, Labrador | 722feet | 1983 |
indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
See also: Lattice tower.
Tower | Year | Town | Height m | Height ft | Structure Type | Remarks | |
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1948 | Cambridge Bay | 189 m | 620 ft | LORAN-C transmitter | demolished in August 2014 [36] | ||
? | Tracy | 174.6 m | 573 ft | Hydro pylon | tallest set of electricity pylons in Canada | ||
? | Tracy | 174.6 m | 573 ft | Hydro pylon | tallest set of electricity pylons in Canada | ||
1952 | Toronto | 164.6 m | 540 ft | Radio tower | demolished in 2002 | ||
Bell Canada Pharmacy Avenue Tower | 1970 | Toronto | 160 m | 525 ft | Microwave relay tower | ||
Montreal-Varennes Crossing, North Tower | Varennes | 157 m | 525 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
Montreal-Varennes Crossing, South Tower | Varennes | 160 m | 515 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
CFCN TV Tower | 1960 | Calgary | 157.6 m | 517 ft | TV tower | ||
Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing North Tower | 1989 | Deschambault-Grondines | 140.2 m | 460 ft | Hydro pylon | dismantled in 1992 | |
Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing South Tower | 1989 | Deschambault-Grondines | 140.2 m | 460 ft | Hydro pylon | dismantled in 1992 | |
Montreal East Crossing, North Tower | Montreal | 137 m | 450 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
Montreal East Crossing, South Tower | Montreal | 137 m | 450 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
Montreal West Crossing, North Tower | Montreal | 137 m | 450 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
Montreal West Crossing, South Tower | Montreal | 137 m | 450 ft | Hydro pylon | |||
CFCM DT Tower | 1954 | Quebec City | 134 m | 440 ft | Radio tower |
indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
Demolished structures are not ranked but left in their previous position on the list.
See main article: chimney.
Rank | Name of Facility | Location | Height in feet and meters | Construction material | Type of facility | Current status | Flue diameter (m) | Year completed | Image | |
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1 | 1247feet | Concrete | Smelter | Demolition to commence in 2020. | 13.7[37] | 1972 | ||||
2 | Flin Flon Smelter, Stack | 825feet | Concrete | Smelter | Unused | 1973 | ||||
3 | Hearn Generating Station, Stack | 705feet | Concrete | Power plant | Unused | 1971 | ||||
4 | Wesleyville Generating Station, Stack | 682feet[38] | Concrete | Power plant | Unused | 1970s | ||||
Nanticoke Generating Station, Stack 1 (Units 1-4) | 650feet | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2018 | 10.98[39] | 1972 | ||||
Nanticoke Generating Station, Stack 2 (Units 5-8) | 650feet | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2018 | 10.98 | 1974 | (see above^) | |||
5 tie | Lennox Generating Station, Stack 1 (Units 1&2) | 650feet | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 7.3[40] | 1976 | |||
5 tie | Lennox Generating Station, Stack 2 (Units 3&4) | 650feet | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 7.3 | 1976 | (see above^) | ||
Thunder Bay Generating Station, Stack | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 650feet | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2021 | 4.3[41] | 1984 | |||
7 | Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery(formerly Copper Cliff Iron Ore Recovery Plant), Stack | 637feet[42] | Concrete | Smelter | In use | 9.1[43] | 1954[44] | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Copper_Cliff_Ontario.JPG/180px-Copper_Cliff_Ontario.JPG | ||
8 | Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sludge Incinerator Stack | 607feet | Concrete | Incinerator | In use | 1977-79 | ||||
9 tie | Coleson Cove Generating Station, FGD Stack(2 Flue)[45] | 600 ft (183 m)[46] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 4.87 | 2001 | |||
9 tie | Coleson Cove Generating Station, 1st Stack(3 Flue) | 600 ft (182.8m) | Concrete | Power plant | 4.87 | 1977 | ||||
9 tie | Syncrude Mildred Lake, Main Stack | Mildred Lake, Alberta | 600 ft (182.8 m)[47] | Concrete | Oil refinery | In use | 7.9 | |||
Lambton Generating Station, Stack 1 | 557 ft or 550 ft (169.8 m)[48] | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2022 | 7.49 | 1969-70 | ||||
Lambton Generating Station, Stack 2 | 557 ft of 550 ft (169.8 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2022 | 7.49 | 1969-70 | (see above^) | |||
12 | Holcim (Canada) Mississauga Cement Plant (formerly St. Lawrence Cement), Stack | Mississauga, Ontario | 556feet | Concrete | Cement plant | In use | 3.96 | 1956 | ||
13 | Belledune Generating Station, Stack 1 | 554 ft or 551 ft (169 m or 168 m)[49] [50] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 6.86 | 1991 | |||
Dalhousie Generating Station #2, FDG Stack | 551 ft (167.64 m)[51] | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2015 | 6.45 | 1993 | ||||
Noranda Inc. Gaspe Site, Stack | 550 ft (167.6 m) | Concrete | Smelter | Demolished in 2003 | ||||||
Lambton Generating Station, Stack 3 | 550 ft (167.6 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2022 | 7.11 | |||||
Dalhousie Generating Station #1, Stack 1 | 532 ft (162 m)[52] | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2015 | 1980 | |||||
14 | Battle River Generating Station, Stack C (Unit 5) | Battle River, Alberta | 528 ft (161 m)[53] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 5.791 | 1981[54] | ||
15 | Sundance Power Station, Stack 1 (Unit 1&2) | Wabamun Lake, Alberta | 512 ft (156 m)[55] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 6.401 | 1970-73 | ||
16 tie | Sundance Power Station, Stack 2 (Unit 3&4) | Wabamun Lake, Alberta | 510 ft (155.5 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 7.32 | 1976-77 | ||
16 tie | Sundance Power Station, Stack 3 (Unit 5&6) | Wabamun Lake, Alberta | 510 ft (155.5 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 7.315 | 1978-80 | ||
INCO Nickel Smelter, Stack | 500 ft (152.4 m)[56] | Brick | Smelter | Dismantled in 1982[57] | 14.6 (48 feet) [58] | 1929 | ||||
18 tie | INCO Copper Smelter, Stack | 500 ft (152.4 m)[59] | Concrete | Smelter | In use - Reduced to 435 ft (132.5 m) | 13.4 (44 feet) | 1936 | |||
INCO Nickel Smelter, Stack 2 | Port Colborne, Ontario | 500 ft (152.4 m)[60] | Concrete | Smelter | Dismantled in 1994[61] | 5.49 (18 feet) | 1937 | |||
18 tie | INCO Thompson Smelter, Stack | 500 ft (152 m)[62] | Concrete | Smelter | In use | 9.14[63] | 1958[64] | |||
20 tie | Tufts Cove Generating Station, Stack 1 | 500 ft (152 m)[65] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 2.44 | 1965 | |||
20 tie | Tufts Cove Generating Station, Stack 2 | 500 ft (152 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 2.44 | 1972 | (see above^) | ||
20 tie | Tufts Cove Generating Station, Stack 3 | 500 ft (152.4 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 3 | 1976 | (see above^) | ||
20 tie | Lingan Generating Station, Stack 1 | 500 ft (152.4 m)[66] [67] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 4.7 | 1979 | |||
20 tie | Lingan Generating Station, Stack 2 | 500 ft (152.4 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 4.7 | 1979 | |||
20 tie | Trenton Generating Station, Stack 1 (Unit 6) | 500 ft (152.4 m)[68] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 4.7 | 1969 | |||
Lakeview Generating Station, Stack 1 | Mississauga, Ontario | 492 ft or 479 ft (150 m or 146 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2006 | 1961 | ||||
Lakeview Generating Station, Stack 2 | Mississauga, Ontario | 492 ft or 479 ft (150 m or 146 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2006 | 1962 | (see above^) | |||
Lakeview Generating Station, Stack 3 | Mississauga, Ontario | 492 ft or 479 ft (150 m or 146 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2006 | 1964 | (see above^) | |||
Lakeview Generating Station, Stack 4 | Mississauga, Ontario | 492 ft or 479 ft (150 m or 146 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Demolished in 2006 | 1965 | (see above^) | |||
26 | Shand Power Station, Stack | Estevan, Saskatchewan | 486 ft (148 m)[69] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 5 | 1992 | ||
27 | Atikokan Generating Station, Stack | Atikokan, Ontario | 476 ft (145 m) | Concrete | Power plant | Undergoing refurbishment | 5.5 | 1985 | ||
28 tie | Keephills Generating Station, Stack 2 (Unit 3) | Keephills, Alberta | 455 ft (138.6 m)[70] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 7.77 | |||
28 tie | Keephills Generating Station, Stack 1 (Unit 1&2) | Keephills, Alberta | 455 ft (138.6 m) | Concrete | Power Plant | In use | 5.75 | 1983-84 | ||
30 | Genesee Generating Station, Stack 2 (Unit 3) | 453 ft (138 m)[71] | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 5.74 | 2005 | |||
31 tie | Xstrata Nickel Smelter, Stack | 450 ft 137.2 m[72] | Concrete | Smelter | Unused | 1965 | ||||
31 tie | Enwave Walton Street Steam Plant, Stack | 450 ft 137.2 m[73] [74] | Concrete | Steam Plant | In use | 2.6 | 1971 | |||
31 tie | Commissioners Street Incinerator, Stack | 450 ft 137.2 m[75] | Concrete | Incinerator | Unused | |||||
31 tie | Suncor Energy Oil Sands, FGD Stack | Fort McMurray, Alberta | 450 ft 137.2 m[76] | Concrete | Oil refinery | In use | 7.01 | |||
31 tie | Battle River Generating Station, Stack B (Unit 3&4) | Battle River, Alberta | 450 ft (137 m) | Concrete | Power plant | In use | 6.096 | 1969-75 | ||
31 tie | Inco Superstack replacement 1[77] | 450feet | Concrete | Smelter | In use | 2020 | ||||
31 tie | Inco Superstack replacement 2 | 450feet | Concrete | Smelter | In use | 2020 |
The Tracy Thermal Generating Station has four 449 ft (137 m) stacks.
There are two separate lists, once again one for free standing structures and one for guyed masts. This is because of incomplete information regarding the height and number of demolished guyed masts.
Tallest freestanding demolished structures:
Rank | Building | City | Height | Structure type | Build material | Year built/demolished | Recording of event | Notable for | |
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1 tie | 198 m/650 ft[78] | 1972-2018 | (demolished by explosives) Tied for the tallest freestanding structure demolished in Canada. | ||||||
1 tie | 198 m/650 ft | 1974-2018 | (see above) | (demolished by explosives) Tied for the tallest freestanding structure demolished in Canada. | |||||
1 tie | Thunder Bay Ontario | 198 m/650 ft[79] | 1984-2021 | (demolished by explosives) Tied for the tallest freestanding structure demolished in Canada. | |||||
4 | 189 m/620 ft | 1948–2014 | (demolition by undermining) Tallest freestanding structure in Canada from 1948 to 1954 | ||||||
5 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 1 | 169.8 m/557 ft | 1970-2022 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
5 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 2 | 169.8 m/557 ft | 1970-2022 | (see above) | (demolished by explosives) | ||||
7 tie | Smokestack, Noranda Inc. Gaspe Site | 168 m/550 ft[80] | unknown-2003 | (demolished by explosives) Tallest freestanding structure demolished in Quebec | |||||
7 tie | Smokestack, Dalhousie Generating Station #2 | 168 m/550 ft[81] | unknown-2015 | (demolished by explosives) Tallest structure demolished in New Brunswick | |||||
7 tie | Lambton Generating Station, Stack 3 | 168 m/550 ft | unknown-2022 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
10 | 164 m/540 ft[82] | 1952–2002 | (demolition by undermining) Tallest freestanding structure in Toronto from 1952 to 1967 | ||||||
11 | Smokestack, Dalhousie Generating Station #1 | 162 m/532 ft | 1967-2015 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
12 tie | INCO Nickel Smelter, Brick Smokestack | 152.4 m/500 ft[83] | 1929–1982 | (dismantled) Tallest freestanding structure in Canada from 1929 to 1948 | |||||
12 tie | INCO - Port Colborne Nickel Smelter Smokestack #2 | 152.4 m/500 ft[84] | Smokestack | 1937–1994[85] | (dismantled) Equaled tallest freestanding structure in Canada from 1937 to 1948 | ||||
14 tie | Lakeview Generating Station Smokestack Units 1+2 | 150 m/493 ft[86] | 1961–2006 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
14 tie | Lakeview Generating Station Smokestack Units 3+4 | 150 m/493 ft | 1962–2006 | (see above) | (demolished by explosives) | ||||
14 tie | Lakeview Generating Station Smokestack Units 5+6 | 150 m/493 ft | 1964–2006 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
14 tie | Lakeview Generating Station Smokestack Units 7+8 | 150 m/493 ft | 1965–2006 | (see above) | (demolished by explosives) | ||||
18 | Battle River Generating Station Smokestack Units 1&2 | 122 m/400 ft[87] | (demolished by explosives) Tallest structure to be demolished in Alberta | ||||||
19 | 121 m/396 ft | 1973-2019 | Demolished floor by floor between March 2018 and May 2019. Tallest building to be demolished in Canada. Tallest structure to be demolished in British Columbia.[88] [89] | ||||||
20 tie | INCO - Port Colborne Nickel Smelter Smokestack #1 | 106.7 m/350 ft | 1917–1966 | (demolished by explosives) Tallest freestanding structure in Canada from 1917 to 1928 | |||||
20 tie | INCO - Orford Stack | 106.7 m/350 ft[90] | |||||||
20 tie | Thunder Bay Generating Station, Condensing Unit Smokestack[91] | 106.7 m or 110 m/350 ft or 361 ft[92] [93] | 1962–1998 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
23 tie | Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Steam Plant Smokestack | 100 m/328 ft[94] | unknown–2015 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
24 | St. Lawrence Starch Plant Smokestack | 97.5 m/320 ft[95] | 1971–1994 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
25 tie | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories B444 Process Water Tower | 91.4 m/300 ft[96] | Steel | 1956–2017 | (demolished by explosives) | ||||
25 tie | Oakville Assembly Paint Stack | 91.4 m/300 ft[97] | unknown–2012 | (demolished by explosives) | |||||
na | 88 m/289 ft | 1927–1972 | Second tallest building to be demolished in Canada. Tallest building to be demolished in Ontario. | ||||||
na | 78 m/255 ft | 1948–1978 | Tallest building in Quebec to be demolished. | ||||||
na | 77 m/253 ft | 1916–1949 |
Tallest demolished guyed masts:
Rank | Building | City | Height | Year built/demolished | |
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1 | 411.48 m/1350 ft | 1965–1993 (collapsed) | |||
2 | 411.48 m/1350 ft | 1973–1983 (collapsed) | |||
3 | 371 m/1217 ft | 1972–2001 (demolished by explosives after aircraft collision) | |||
4 | CHCH Television Tower | Stoney Creek, Ontario | 1172feet | 1960–2024 | |
4 | 305 m/1000 ft | 1976–1977 (demolished by aircraft collision)[98] | |||
5 | CFTO AM Transmitting Tower[99] | 279 m/916 ft[100] | 1960-unknown |
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