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
$619,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 115, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$939,900
920 Locomotion Lane, Kanata, ON K2V 0V3
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$599,000
1982 Marchurst Road, Kanata, ON K2K 1X7
Kanata - Kanata (North West)
$1,075,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 113+213, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$60,000
854 March Road, Kanata, ON K2W 0C9
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$1,315,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 114+115, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$1,300,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 108+118, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$425,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 213, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$659,000
65 Denzil Doyle Court 114, Kanata, ON K2M 2G8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$939,990
30 Summitview Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2V9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$599,000
000 Business Road, Kanata, ON K2L 1V4
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$2,450,000
324 Hedley Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0E4
Kanata - Kanata (North West)
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