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
$848,000
12 Mattawa Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2J4
Kanata - Bridlewood
$2,299,000
105 Ravenview Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0E2
Kanata - Kanata (North West)
$1,049,000
232 KETCHIKAN Crescent, Kanata, ON K2T 0S3
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$695,000
76 Saddlehorn Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2B1
Kanata - Bridlewood
$603,900
648 Galarneau Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0M6
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$613,900
652 Galarneau Way, Kanata, ON K2W 0M6
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$594,900
884 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$594,900
880 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$659,900
556 Triangle Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0M5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$424,990
53 Hawkstone Gate, Kanata, ON K2K 0A3
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$595,900
871 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$615,900
876 Fairline Row, Kanata, ON K2V 0T9
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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