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
$850,000
6 Fessenden Way, Kanata, ON K2L 3L1
Kanata - Katimavik
$1,059,900
373 Huntsville Drive, Kanata, ON K2T 0H5
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$949,000
279 Sceptre Way, Kanata, ON K2V 0C6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$480,000
42 Sundback Lane, Kanata, ON K2L 2W8
Kanata - Katimavik
$674,999
27 Torbec Avenue, Kanata, ON K2T 0B6
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$78,000
300 Eagleson Road #16, Kanata, ON K2M 1C9
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$840,000
7 DRYSDALE Street, Kanata, ON K2K 3L3
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$499,000
272 Elsie Macgill Walk, Kanata, ON K2W 0L2
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$399,000
5100 Kanata Avenue, Kanata, ON K2K 0P1
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$580,000
50 Gray Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 3L2
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$1,299,000
185 INSMILL Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 1G3
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$579,000
294 Waymark Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 0A5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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