Ottawa Neighbourhood
Kanata
Ottawa's west-end tech corridor. Newer family neighbourhoods, golf, and the 417 in both directions.
The Neighbourhood
Kanata sits at the west end of Ottawa, anchored by the Kanata North Business Park, the Canadian Tire Centre, and a handful of master-planned residential communities that have grown together over forty years. Beaverbrook, Glencairn, Katimavik, Bridlewood, Morgan's Grant, Kanata Lakes, each with its own character, its own price ladder, and its own community center.
Most of the housing is detached singles built between the 1970s and now, with townhouse rows in the newer planned subdivisions. Lot sizes are large by Ottawa-area standards, and the schools, particularly in the Kanata Lakes and Morgan's Grant pockets, are among the strongest in the region.
Buyers here are usually families relocating for tech jobs at Shopify, Nokia, Ciena, or the Department of National Defence, looking for school district, lot size, and a manageable 417 commute. The Kanata West LRT extension, when it lands, will reshape the commute story; in the meantime, the corridor is the most predictable family neighbourhood in the Ottawa area.
What You Buy Here
- Typical homes
- Detached singles 1970s-2024, townhouses in newer subdivisions.
- Price band
- $700K – $1.6M (singles). $550K – $850K (townhouses).
- Inventory note
- Strong, predictable inventory across price bands. The best schools' catchments trade fastest.
Currently for Sale
341 active listings in Kanata
$739,900
1014 Ottenbrite Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 0G2
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$599,900
52 Blackdome Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 1A9
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$540,000
167 Gelderland Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0H8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$399,900
140 Rothesay Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 1P1
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$799,900
1080 Northgraves Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 0C6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,049,000
232 KETCHIKAN Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 0S3
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$638,800
157 Pictou Crescent, Kanata, ON K2V 0R7
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$499,900
93 Banchory Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 2V2
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$729,900
366 Meadowbreeze Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 0K3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$899,999
307 Oxer Place, Kanata, ON K2V 0C6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$837,500
124 Macassa Circle, Kanata, ON K2T 1J9
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$1,048,000
14 Elk Island Court, Kanata, ON K2M 2V3
Kanata - Bridlewood
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