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
365 active listings in Kanata
$1,149,000
290 Ponderosa Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0N4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$299,900
500 Fenerty Court 6, Kanata, ON K2L 3B1
Kanata - Katimavik
$1,124,900
45 Turtle Point Private, Kanata, ON K2K 3P1
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$360,000
113 Pickford Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2C3
Kanata - Katimavik
$599,000
164 Gray Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 3L9
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$599,000
125 Castle Glen Crescent, Kanata, ON K2L 4G9
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$629,000
399 Livery Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0B5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$849,000
76 Tapadero Avenue, Kanata, ON K2S 1E7
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$750,000
232 Rivertree Street, Kanata, ON K2M 0J3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$729,900
97 Huntsman Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 1H8
Kanata - Bridlewood
$799,900
104 Passageway Private, Kanata, ON K2M 1H6
Kanata - Bridlewood
$1,099,000
7 Stonecroft Terrace, Kanata, ON K2K 2V1
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
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