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
$849,900
38 Pebble Creek Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 2L4
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$414,900
70 Edenvale Drive 163, Kanata, ON K2K 3N7
Kanata - Beaverbrook
$874,900
82 Emerald Meadows Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2L6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$639,900
599 Malkowski Street, Kanata, ON K2K 0B4
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$774,900
25 Waterton Crescent, Kanata, ON K2M 1Y8
Kanata - Bridlewood
$749,900
155 Lily Pond Street, Kanata, ON K2M 0J5
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$419,900
424 Hillsboro Private 13, Kanata, ON K2M 3A8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$639,900
3 Kalbrook Street, Kanata, ON K2T 1A8
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$299,900
260 Fenerty Court 4, Kanata, ON K2L 3A7
Kanata - Katimavik
$578,900
280 Herzberg Road 103, Kanata, ON K2K 0N8
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$749,000
6 Shetland Way, Kanata, ON K2M 1P5
Kanata - Bridlewood
$399,999
60 Jaguar Private C, Kanata, ON K2V 0J2
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
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