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
$549,000
80A Stonehaven Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 0C1
Kanata - Bridlewood
$1,224,900
149 Groningen Street, Kanata, ON K2V 0C6
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$560,000
167 Gelderland Private, Kanata, ON K2V 0H8
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$559,900
1310 Halton Terrace, Kanata, ON K2K 3K6
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$395,000
19 Lightfoot Place, Kanata, ON K2L 3M6
Kanata - Katimavik
$789,000
60 Woliston Crescent, Kanata, ON K2W 1E5
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$399,900
62 Argent Private, Kanata, ON K2K 0H2
Kanata - Morgan's Grant/South March
$899,900
168 Steeple Chase Drive, Kanata, ON K2M 2Z4
Kanata - Bridlewood
$748,000
531 REMNOR Avenue, Kanata, ON K2T 0A4
Kanata - Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills
$1,038,000
4865 Abbott Street E, Kanata, ON K2S 1E7
Kanata - Emerald Meadows/Trailwest
$459,900
206 Stratas Court, Kanata, ON K2L 3K5
Kanata - Katimavik
$379,900
127 Pickford Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2C3
Kanata - Katimavik
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