Rank Canadian Skylines

[Odyssey]

Based on height, density, variety, icons or whatever you just like the most. IMO

1. Toronto
2. Calgary
3. Montreal
4. Vancouver
5. Edmonton
6. Halifax
7. Mississauga
8. Winnipeg
9. Burnaby
10. Quebec City
11. Niagara Falls
12. Hamilton
13. Ottawa

[Nouvellecosse]

Wow Halifax makes top 10! My day is now complete.

[kwoldtimer]

Hasn't this been done to death?

[MonkeyRonin]

One more time never hurts.


1. Toronto
2. Vancouver
3. Montreal
4. Calgary
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Big gap
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5. Quebec City
6. Halifax
7. Edmonton
8. Ottawa
9. Burnaby
10. Mississauga

[logan5]

That list is outrageous!! Halifax and Niagara Falls, but no North Vancouver? With the majestic Cascade mountains as a backdrop, she has Winnipeg and Ottawa beat.


https://www.vancouverplanner.com/north-vancouver/

[JHikka]

1. Downtown
2. Bloor-Yonge
3. Mississauga
4. Yonge-Eglinton
5. Yonge-St. Clair
6. Humber Bay
7. Yonge-Sheppard
8. Vaughan
9. Scarborough Town Centre

[esquire]

Originally Posted by logan5

That list is outrageous!! Halifax and Niagara Falls, but no North Vancouver? With the majestic Cascade mountains as a backdrop, she has Winnipeg and Ottawa beat.

I guess if you're counting mountains, then put Banff, Jasper, Canmore, etc. up there too...

[hipster duck]

Originally Posted by JHikka

1. Downtown
2. Bloor-Yonge
3. Mississauga
4. Yonge-Eglinton
5. Yonge-St. Clair
6. Humber Bay
7. Yonge-Sheppard
8. Vaughan
9. Scarborough Town Centre

Swap Vaughan for the apartments of Bridletowne Circle and Yonge-St Clair for the Jane-Exbury towers and you’ve got yourself a deal, there, partner!

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by JHikka

1. Downtown
2. Bloor-Yonge
3. Mississauga
4. Yonge-Eglinton
5. Yonge-St. Clair
6. Humber Bay
7. Yonge-Sheppard
8. Vaughan
9. Scarborough Town Centre

So funny.

To finish the list...

10. North York - more 100m+ (including 1 built and 1 u/c just shy of 170m) than half of Odyssey's list.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by Maldive

So funny.

To finish the list...

10. North York - more 100m+ (including 1 built and 1 u/c just shy of 170m) than half of Odyssey's list.

I did consider Yonge-Finch, you're right.

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Swap Vaughan for the apartments of Bridletowne Circle and Yonge-St Clair for the Jane-Exbury towers and you’ve got yourself a deal, there, partner!

Wait until Eglinton-Don Mills gets built up. Easily 6th or 7th.

[J.OT13]

We just looking at Downtown skylines or the coalescence of all of a city's skylines? I think Ottawa should be ranked higher than that. Hamilton is kind of sparse and outdated, Niagara Falls is just a few gimmicky hotels, Halifax is similarly table-top. We have a lot of impressive heritage structure at the front like the Parliament Buildings, Château Laurier and other early 20th Century gothic/château-esque towers. We have solid density along with a few decent secondary skylines. I'd ranked Ottawa within the top 10.

I think Edmonton is catching-up to Calgary with the addition of the Ice District.

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
3. Vancouver
4. Calgary
5. Edmonton
6. Quebec City
7. Mississauga
8. Winnipeg
9. Ottawa
10. Burnaby
11. Halifax
12. Hamilton
13. Niagara Falls

Ottawa could reach top 6 within 10 years if LeBreton and the Trillium corridor are built-up as planned.

[Odyssey]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Hamilton is kind of sparse and outdated

It just looks so grand from the highway on the "mountain" in person... On the way to somewhere else lol

Pictures make skylines look more underwhelming than in person IMO. Niagara Falls is a big example of this, it might be all hotels but Mississauga and Burnaby are all condos and they're great skylines.

Yeah I guess by skyline I mean the main parts of the city, "Toronto" doesn't include the North York skyline in my list for example.

[flar]

Someone should recreate this shot of Ottawa in present day, I'm curious if anything rises above the table top

Ten years ago:

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Odyssey

Based on height, density, variety, icons or whatever you just like the most. IMO

1. Toronto
2. Calgary
3. Montreal
4. Vancouver
5. Edmonton
6. Halifax
7. Mississauga
8. Winnipeg
9. Burnaby
10. Quebec City
11. Niagara Falls
12. Hamilton
13. Ottawa

A proper ranking, seems about right, except Ottawa should probably place higher,
and:
14. Okotoks

[rousseau]

What a novel idea for a thread!

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
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Who cares?

[mcminsen]

1. Downtown
2. Metrotown
3. Gilmore/Brentwood
4. Lougheed Town Centre
5. Surrey
6. Coquitlam
7. New Westminster
8. North Vancouver
9. Richmond
10. West Vancouver

[Architype]

Originally Posted by rousseau

What a novel idea for a thread!

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
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Who cares?

Hey, I live in "Who Cares?".
These threads were banned long ago, but - progress !
Which city is better, your city or my city - guess !

Originally Posted by mcminsen

1. Downtown
2. Metrotown
3. Gilmore/Brentwood
4. Lougheed Town Centre
5. Surrey
6. Coquitlam
7. New Westminster
8. North Vancouver
9. Richmond
10. West Vancouver

You forgot the Broadway Corridor, major flaw.
Lets call it Pleasant-Fairview.

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

1. Downtown
2. Metrotown
3. Gilmore/Brentwood
4. Lougheed Town Centre
5. Surrey
6. Coquitlam
7. New Westminster
8. North Vancouver
9. Richmond
10. West Vancouver

Ya bro

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by logan5

That list is outrageous!! Halifax and Niagara Falls, but no North Vancouver? With the majestic Cascade mountains as a backdrop, she has Winnipeg and Ottawa beat.


https://www.vancouverplanner.com/north-vancouver/

You guys are starting to sound like me awesome.

[Denscity]

I'd like to see Burnaby's 3 skylines go up against Halifax and not win.