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
$724,900
30 Rowe Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 3Y3
Kanata - Katimavik
$679,990
4852 Abbott Street E, Kanata, ON K2V 0J9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$649,900
139 CASTLE GLEN Crescent, Kanata, ON K2L 4G9
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$469,900
75 Sundback Lane, Kanata, ON K2L 2W8
Kanata - Katimavik
$995,000
150 Strathcarron Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 0C8
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$491,900
210 Visionary Lane, Kanata, ON K2W 0M7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$659,900
139 Abbeyhill Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 1H6
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$499,000
127 Attwell Private, Kanata, ON K2K 0P6
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$474,999
308 Stratas Court 24, Kanata, ON K2L 3K6
Kanata - Katimavik
$279,000
714 Tanguay Court, Kanata, ON K2L 3X2
Kanata - Katimavik
$429,900
306 Pilot Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0S4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$929,000
66 Baldcypress Way, Kanata, ON K2V 0N6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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