Living in Kanata
Six communities, one Kanata guide. Compare schools, public places and transport connections, with sources and clear limits on what the data can tell you.
Kanata pedestrian and cycle bridge. Photo: Ross Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
kanata.homes is an independent guide to 6 neighbourhoods in Kanata, Ottawa: Kanata Lakes, Beaverbrook, Katimavik-Hazeldean, Glen Cairn, Bridlewood and Morgan’s Grant. It maps 17 schools, 9 parks and recreation places and 4 shops and restaurants, each with its source.
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
Six Kanata neighbourhoods
Explore the places and boundaries behind each name.
01Kanata Lakes
Kanata Avenue, Beaver Pond and the communities around the golf course.
02Beaverbrook
Kanata’s early planned community, with schools, paths and the Beaverbrook library.
03Katimavik-Hazeldean
South of the Queensway, between Eagleson Road and the Carp River.
04Glen Cairn
An established Kanata South community between Hazeldean Road and the trail.
05Bridlewood
East of Eagleson Road, along the Greenbelt side of Kanata South.
06Morgan’s Grant
North of the technology business park, west of March Road.
For sale now
Each home has its own website; tap through for photos, rooms and the open house.
No homes listed right now
New homes appear here as soon as their websites go live. See recently sold.
Latest guides
Researched from public sources, with every source linked on the page.
Parks & trailsKanata parks, trails & libraries
Find public places for recreation and reading, from Beaver Pond and Walter Baker Park to the Beaverbrook and Hazeldean library branches.
Updated October 2026
SchoolsSchools in Kanata
English and French, public and Catholic: compare school locations, grades and published programmes. Confirm eligibility with the board for your exact address.
Updated October 2026
Shops & diningShopping in Kanata
Compare Kanata Centrum, Hazeldean Mall, Tanger Outlets and Kanata Town Centre. These are different shopping areas, not interchangeable names.
Updated October 2026- Transit
Getting around Kanata
Bus connections, major roads and the limits of the O-Train west extension. Check the journey for your own address and departure time.
Updated October 2026 - Market
Kanata real estate: Ottawa market context
September 2026 OREB figures describe citywide Ottawa, not Kanata or any one neighbourhood. They are context, not a valuation or a local price forecast.
Updated October 2026
Kanata at a glance
Approximate editorial study envelope for six Kanata communities. Extended north to cover Morgan’s Grant and east/south to cover the broader Bridlewood definition. It is not the former city, an electoral ward, a census boundary or a claim that every point inside is a named neighbourhood. Nearby services outside the six polygons are labelled separately.
The market, honestly
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report. They describe the whole city, not one neighbourhood.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · Source: oreb.ca
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
Is Kanata a good place to live?
Kanata combines established residential communities, a technology employment area, schools and public recreation facilities in Ottawa’s west end. Whether it suits you depends on the address, your school requirements and the journeys you make; compare the six community guides and check an actual trip before deciding.
As of 2026-10-30 · en.wikipedia.org klca.ca
Which Kanata neighbourhood is right for me?
Beaverbrook offers an early planned-community setting, Kanata Lakes includes communities around the golf course and Beaver Pond, and Morgan’s Grant lies north of the technology business park. South of Highway 417, compare Katimavik-Hazeldean, Glen Cairn and Bridlewood by school eligibility, nearby services and your own travel needs.
As of 2026-10-30 · en.wikipedia.org klca.ca
How far is Kanata from downtown Ottawa?
Published geographic descriptions place Kanata about 22 kilometres west-southwest of downtown Ottawa. That is an area-level orientation, not a measured driving distance from a particular home; the route and travel time depend on both endpoints and traffic.
As of 2026-10-30 · en.wikipedia.org
Does the O-Train go to Kanata?
OC Transpo’s west extension goes to Algonquin on Line 1 and Moodie on Line 3, not into the Kanata neighbourhoods covered here. Terry Fox and Eagleson are bus stations; do not interpret the west extension as a confirmed opening of rail service in Kanata.
As of 2026-10-30 · octranspo.com octranspo.com
What do homes cost in Kanata?
The September 2026 OREB citywide Ottawa report gives an all-home average sale price of $685,640 and a composite benchmark of $623,500. Those figures describe citywide Ottawa, not Kanata or any one neighbourhood, and cannot value an individual Kanata home.
As of 2026-10-30 · oreb.ca
Is Kanata walkable?
Kanata includes neighbourhood pathways, shopping areas and major road corridors, so walking convenience varies substantially by address and destination. This guide does not assign a walkability score or turn straight-line distances into walking-time promises.
As of 2026-10-30 · en.wikipedia.org klca.ca