Following its closure earlier this year, the iconic Calgary Hudson’s Bay building has been added to the National Trust for Canada’s Endangered Places List.

The uncertainty of the building’s future follows the collapse of the Hudson’s Bay Company across Canada. After 355 years in service, the iconic retailer closed all of its department stores in June 2025. The closure has left several landmark Bay buildings vacant.

Built in 1913 and designed by the renowned Toronto firm Burke, Horwood and White, the six-storey building is one of Western Canada’s most architecturally and historically significant commercial buildings.

“ Despite its architectural merit and deep social legacy, the Calgary Bay building lacks formal heritage designation, leaving it vulnerable to demolition and redevelopme

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