This is a list of the tallest buildings in British Columbia that ranks

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s and high-rise buildings in the province of

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, Canada, by height. Buildings in six cities are included in this list;

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Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...

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, and

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

, each having buildings taller than 100 meters. The tallest building in the province is the 62-storey, ,

Living Shangri-La Living Shangri-La is a mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is the tallest building in the city and province. The 62-storey Shangri-La tower contains a 5-star hotel and its offices on the first 15 floors, with ...

located in Vancouver. In Vancouver, municipal regulations forbid any building from exceeding 200 meters (656 ft) in height

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in order to preserve sight lines out toward the

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. The maximum limit is currently attained by Living Shangri-La. Despite this, Vancouver has more high-rise buildings per capita than most North American metropolitan centres with populations exceeding 1,000,000. Vancouver's population density is the 4th-highest in North America and the city has more residential high-rises per capita than any other city on the continent. In Burnaby, municipal regulations do not limit building height, so long as the overall density of an area is within the city's limits. In much of the region, the building style has led to most high rise development occurring around Skytrain stations, to create “transit hubs” and help to reduce

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. This has led to many suburbs building an urban core of their own, with residential, office, and commercial towers.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in British Columbia that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on

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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. * Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.
= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

Tallest under construction or proposed

This table lists skyscrapers under construction in British Columbia that will rise over tall.

Under construction

Proposed

This table lists skyscrapers proposed for construction in British Columbia that are planned to rise over tall.

Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings in British Columbia that were demolished or destroyed and at one time stood at least in height.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in British Columbia.

References

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External links

Diagram of Vancouver skyscrapers
on SkyscraperPage {{TBSW

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