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====Canada====
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Canada}}

In Canada, large [[multi-family buildings]] are usually known as ''apartment buildings'' or ''apartment blocks'' if they are rented from one common landowner, or ''condominiums'' or ''condo towers'' if each dwelling unit is individually owned; they may be called ''low-rise'' (or ''walk-up''), ''mid-rise'', ''high-rise'', or ''skyscraper'' depending on their height. Tall residential towers are a staple building type in all large cities. Their relative prominence in Canadian cities varies substantially, however. In general, more populated cities have more high-rises than smaller cities, due to a relative scarcity of land and a greater demand for housing.

However, some cities such as [[Quebec City]] and [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] have fewer high-rise buildings due to several factors: a focus on [[historic preservation]], height restrictions, and lower growth rates. In middle-sized cities with a relatively low population density, such as [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]], [[Winnipeg]], or [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] there are more apartment towers but they are greatly outnumbered by [[single-family house]]s. Most of the largest residential towers in Canada are found in [[Montreal]], [[Toronto]], and [[Vancouver]]; the country's most densely populated cities.

Toronto contains the second largest concentration of high-rise apartment buildings in North America (after New York). In Canada, like in other New World countries, but unlike Western Europe, most high-rise towers are located in the city centre (or "downtown"), where smaller, older buildings were demolished to make way in [[redevelopment]] schemes.