This list of the tallest buildings in the Ottawa—Gatineau urban area ranks buildings in Ottawa and its surrounding National Capital Region by height. Despite its size,

Ottawa–Gatineau The National Capital Region (NCR) (, ), also known as Canada's Capital Region and Ottawa–Gatineau, is an official federal designation encompassing the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the adjacent city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surroundin ...

does not have many skyscrapers that exceed compared to similar sized Canadian cities,

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and

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. Until 1965, buildings in

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were limited to 45.5 metres (149 ft) so that the tall

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at the centre of the Parliament Buildings could dominate the skyline. The National Capital Region has a complicated system of protected view planes that are governed by the

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and adhered to by the

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and Ville de Gatineau. Protected view planes limit the height of buildings in certain areas of the downtown cores of Ottawa and

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to protect the prominence of the Parliament Buildings. Since the early 2020s, Ottawa and neighbouring Gatineau have seen an influx in residential high-rises. The tallest building in Ottawa—Gatineau is the 45-storey, tall

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located in

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, which was completed in 2022, forming part of an emerging cluster of high-rises in Little Italy. The tallest building approved for construction in Ottawa—Gatineau is the 65-storey, tall 900 Albert — Tower 1, part of the three-tower 900 Albert Development located in Centretown West. OttawaWestEndAugust2022

Tallest buildings in Ottawa—Gatineau

This list ranks buildings in

Ottawa-Gatineau The National Capital Region (NCR) (, ), also known as Canada's Capital Region and Ottawa–Gatineau, is an official federal designation encompassing the Canada, Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the adjacent city of Gatineau, Quebec, and su ...

that stand at least tall, based on

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height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Heights are rounded up to the nearest metre. As of June 2025,

has 23 buildings over 90 m and 5 buildings over 90 m under construction. In addition, 19 more buildings over 90m are approved, and 39 more buildings over 90m proposed. Heights of buildings built in the pre-internet era on this page are measured using Google Earth measurement tools, as previously posted heights of these buildings found elsewhere on the internet are typically sourced from the now defunct site Emporis.com, which had inaccurate data.

Projects

Under construction

This is a list of buildings under construction that will rise to over 90 m (300 ft) tall.

Approved

This is a list approved buildings that are planned to rise to over tall.

Proposed

This is a list of proposed buildings that are planned to rise to over tall.

References

External links

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