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
360 active listings in Kanata
$569,900
108 Sweetwater Lane, Kanata, ON K2T 0L1
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$684,900
90 Moresby Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2J6
Kanata - Bridlewood
$875,000
116 Elfin Grove, Kanata, ON K2V 0B9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,050,000
2 Gros Morne Court, Kanata, ON K2M 2W7
Kanata - Bridlewood
$780,000
183 Equestrian Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 1K6
Kanata - Bridlewood
$610,000
70 Sheppard's Glen Avenue, Kanata, ON K2M 2M9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$439,900
24 Baneberry Crescent, Kanata, ON K2L 2Y4
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$649,000
3 Hepburn Court, Kanata, ON K2L 3Z3
Kanata - Katimavik
$1,149,900
211 Metric Circle, Kanata, ON K2V 0L3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$259,000
106 Tanguay Court, Kanata, ON K2L 3X8
Kanata - Katimavik
$639,000
26 Milner Downs Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2S3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$570,000
189 Gray Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 3L8
Kanata - Beaverbrook
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