Located to the west of downtown, Kanata is one of Ottawa’s fastest-growing suburbs. Boasting more affordable housing prices than some of the city’s more central neighbourhoods, Kanata is a great place to settle down.
Home to the high-tech industry, Kanata real estate encompasses one of the largest suburbs in Ottawa and made up of diverse smaller communities. From the high-end homes in Kanata Lakes to more affordable older neighbourhoods – there is a home for every buyer considering living in Kanata.
Kanata real estate is safe, family-friendly, and fully contained with highly rated schools, plenty of parks and open spaces, great shopping, a variety of restaurants and things to do in, and a thriving business sector. Your new home in this rapidly growing region of Ottawa will be an excellent investment in the years to come.
First settled as March Township in the early 1800s, the area remained largely agricultural until developer Bill Teron chose to create a “garden city” of individual communities in the 1960s, starting with Beaverbrook.
Teron’s vision was to create clusters of housing in distinct communities, with a town centre and generous natural spaces in between them. Although he never finished his vision, the suburb continued to grow, ultimately being incorporated as the City of Kanata in 1978 before eventually amalgamating with Ottawa in 2001.