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
348 active listings in Kanata
$1,049,000
15 Selwyn Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 1N9
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$1,274,900
8 Glenrill Place, Kanata, ON K2M 2T6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$929,900
57 Newcastle Avenue, Kanata, ON K2K 3B5
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$550,000
95 Seabrooke Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2H9
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$365,000
30 Jaguar Pvt Private F, Kanata, ON K2V 0J3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$2,800,000
38 Synergy Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0G7
Kanata - Kanata (North West)
$739,900
563 Remnor Avenue, Kanata, ON K2T 0A5
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$530,000
112 Gelderland Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0H8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,399,000
30 Pentland Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 1V5
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$580,000
87 Banchory Crescent, Kanata, ON K2K 2V2
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$435,000
16-164 BARROW Crescent, Kanata, ON K2L 2J1
Kanata - Katimavik
$639,900
393 Livery Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0B5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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