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
$599,900
170 Boundstone Way 304, Kanata, ON K2T 0M8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$1,079,999
14 Carr Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 1K4
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$999,900
812 Petra Private, Kanata, ON K2T 0G3
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$899,900
104 Strathcarron Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 0C7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$1,399,000
131 Escarpment Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 0L8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$11,300,000
1 Hines Road, Kanata, ON K2K 3C7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$599,000
45 SADDLESMITH Circle, Kanata, ON K2M 2Y8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,150,000
31 Sweet Pea Way, Kanata, ON K2T 0P2
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$759,990
280 Keyrock Drive, Kanata, ON K2T 0G1
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$628,900
863 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$299,999
25 Earlton Private 1, Kanata, ON K2T 0C6
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$899,900
3 Goldora Private, Kanata, ON K2T 1K8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
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