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
$621,900
831 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0V8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,150,000
319 Bobolink Ridge, Kanata, ON K2V 0B7
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$409,900
104 ARTESA Private F, Kanata, ON K2S 0J8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$299,000
240 Fenerty Court 1, Kanata, ON K2L 3A7
Kanata - Katimavik
$599,800
14 COHEN Avenue, Kanata, ON K2L 4E9
Kanata - Katimavik
$778,000
191 Yoho Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2N2
Kanata - Bridlewood
$715,999
50 Equestrian Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 1G3
Kanata - Bridlewood
$909,000
46 BIRCHFIELD AVE, , Avenue, Kanata, ON K2M 2N5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$549,990
74 Milner Downs Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2S5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$859,900
10 Trotting Way, Kanata, ON K2M 1B2
Kanata - Bridlewood
$389,000
193 Pickford Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2C5
Kanata - Katimavik
$659,880
30 Sumner Street, Kanata, ON K2L 2J9
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
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