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
350 active listings in Kanata
$3,680,000
14 Kanata Rockeries Private, Kanata, ON K2K 3P4
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$899,000
332 Elsie Macgill Walk, Kanata, ON K2W 0K7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$744,000
507 NORDMANN FIR Court, Kanata, ON K2V 0N5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$425,000
405 Pilot Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0S3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$629,000
755 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0M4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$699,000
726 Rouncey Road, Kanata, ON K2S 1B6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$629,900
792 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0V8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$499,000
162 Visor Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0S6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$614,900
802 Eileen Vollick Crescent, Kanata, ON K2W 0M5
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$607,900
640 Galarneau Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0M6
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$599,900
764 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0V7
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$729,900
161 Cranesbill Road, Kanata, ON K2V 0J4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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