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
$879,900
352 Monticello Avenue, Kanata, ON K2S 2S5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$484,900
106 Stratas Court N, Kanata, ON K2L 3K4
Kanata - Katimavik
$450,000
31 SYNERGY Way, Kanata, ON K2K 1X7
Kanata - Kanata (North West)
$482,900
423 Velocity Mews, Kanata, ON K2W 0M7
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$729,900
160 Grassy Plains Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2S1
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$824,900
4802 Abbott Street E, Kanata, ON K2V 0L4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$602,900
858 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$259,900
5507 Hazeldean Rd Road 4, Kanata, ON K2S 0P5
Kanata - Katimavik
$349,000
159 Salter Crescent 61, Kanata, ON K2K 1Y8
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$889,900
168 Springwater Drive S, Kanata, ON K2M 2A1
Kanata - Bridlewood
$839,000
69 DEFENCE Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0N3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$800,000
26 Maple Grove Road, Kanata, ON K2L 2S8
Kanata - Katimavik
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