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
362 active listings in Kanata
$651,900
239 Monticello Avenue, Kanata, ON K2S 2R8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$675,000
268 Equestrian Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 1C5
Kanata - Bridlewood
$384,900
120 Mcclintock Way, Kanata, ON K2L 2A4
Kanata - Katimavik
$529,900
343 Amici Terrace, Kanata, ON K2S 0J4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$359,900
102 Artesa Private I, Kanata, ON K2S 0J8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$570,000
127 Morton Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 1X2
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$685,000
533 Winterset Road, Kanata, ON K2T 0P4
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$649,900
25 Moresby Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2E5
Kanata - Bridlewood
$825,000
90 Palfrey Way, Kanata, ON K2V 0B3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$499,000
36 Robson Court, Kanata, ON K2K 2W1
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$49,000
591 March Road 6, Kanata, ON K2K 2M5
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$524,900
318 Amici Terrace, Kanata, ON K2S 0J6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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