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
360 active listings in Kanata
$627,500
306 Waymark Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 0A4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$739,900
337 MEADOWBREEZE Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 3A6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$799,900
10 Waterthrush Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2V2
Kanata - Bridlewood
$388,000
70 Edenvale Drive 169, Kanata, ON K2K 3N6
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$671,000
86 Ploughshare Road, Kanata, ON K2S 2T6
Kanata - Katimavik
$575,000
110 Cedarock Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2H5
Kanata - Bridlewood
$629,900
85 Winchester Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2R3
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$324,990
500 FENERTY Court 3, Kanata, ON K2L 3B1
Kanata - Katimavik
$699,900
41 Rickey Place, Kanata, ON K2L 2H4
Kanata - Glencairn/Hazeldean
$399,999
55 Overberg Way H, Kanata, ON K2S 2Y4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$599,000
149 S Tandalee Crescent S, Kanata, ON K2M 0A2
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$675,000
188 Patriot Place, Kanata, ON K2M 0B9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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