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
361 active listings in Kanata
$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
$849,900
250 Tofino Private, Kanata, ON K2M 0B1
Kanata - Bridlewood
$1,135,000
37 Windfield Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2B7
Kanata - Bridlewood
$499,900
588 Foxlight Circle, Kanata, ON K2M 0L9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$970,000
321 Goldridge Drive, Kanata, ON K2T 1G8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$565,000
354 Brettonwood Ridge, Kanata, ON K2T 0H8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$639,000
23 Bluegrass Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 1G2
Kanata - Bridlewood
$849,000
52 JARLAN Terrace, Kanata, ON K2L 3L3
Kanata - Katimavik
$868,000
33 SPUR Avenue, Kanata, ON K2M 2R9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,900,000
1050 Klondike Road, Kanata, ON K2K 1X7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
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