This cat tree is better than I expected. It is quite sturdy and solid, even with my energetic 10 lb cat playing all over it, jumping from platform to platform. The build quality is quite good too, better than I expected. To anyone looking at cat trees, I recommend looking at all dimensions, not just the height. It's doesn't look that wide on the picture, but the two platforms on the bottom do stick out quite a bit. A nice thing about Armarkat is that you can purchase spare parts for this cat tree (and most others). You do that directly from the US Armarkat website, so not sure what the experience of ordering from and shipping to Canada is like, as I have not done so yet.