Kanata

Welcome to Kanata, an Ottawa suburb with all the personality of its own small city.

Kanata is a suburb of Ottawa, around 22km from the downtown area. Kanata used to be its own city until it merged with Ottawa in 2001. Before then, it was named one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, and has continued to grow since then as a part of Ottawa!

  • Kanata was originally a part of the Township of March in the early 19th century.

    Kanata was then opened to be a tech-city, when an urban developer essentially gave away land for free to tech companies. This brought in a huge influx of workers who populated the area and contributed to its massive growth.

  • Kanata has a population of over 100,000 people and is fast growing. New houses and developments are constantly in the works.

  • There are plenty of schools in Kanata:

    • Earl of March Secondary School

    • A.Y Jackson S.S

    • Georges Vanier Catholic School

    • W. Erskine Johnston Public School

    • Kanata Highlands Public School

    • St. Martin de Porres School

    • Roland Michener Public School

    • Stephen Leacock Public School

    • Glen Cairn Public School

    • South March Public School

    • Castlefrank Elementary School

    • W.O Mitchell Elementary School

    • Roch Carrier Elementary School

    • All Saints High School

    • Kanata Montessori

    • Kanata Acdemy Private School

    • Jack Donohue Public School

    • John Young Elementary School

    • St. Anne School

    • Katimavik Elementary School

    • École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Kateri

  • Kanata has a lot of great services for the community. Here is a non exhaustive list of some of the services they have available.

    Kanata Beaverbrook Community Centre

    • 1002 Beaverbrook

    Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

    • 2 MacNeil

    March Central Community Centre

    • 1030 Cameron Harvey

    Glen Cairn Community Centre

    • 190 Morena

    Community Hub

    • 400 March

    S.S #1 Community Centre

    • 400 Goldridge

    Main Street Community Services

    • 1002 Beaverbrook

    John G Mlacak Community Centre

    • 2500 Campeau

    Eva James Memorial Community Centre

    • 65 Stonehaven

    Kanata North Community Garden

    • 1299 Klondike

    Northern Lights Community Centre

    • 335 Michael Cowpland

    Kanata Recreation Complex

    • 100 Charlie Rogers

    Lion Dick Brule Community Centre

    • 170 Castlefrank

    The Trailing Edge Community Garden

    • 295 Herzberg

  • Kanata is a super pet friendly area with tons of outdoor space, residential streets for walking, vets, and pet stores.

    Vets

    • Stittsville-Kanata Veterinary Hospital

    • Kanata Lakes Animal Clinic

    • VCA Canada Kanata Animal Hospital

    • Kanata Highlands Veterinary Hospital

    • Queensway West Animal Hospital

    Pet Stores

    • Cocomutts

    • K9 Kanteen

    • Global Pet Foods

    • Pet Valu

    • Ren’s Pets Kanata

    • March Road Pet Food and Supplies

    • PetSmart

    Groomers

    • Pet Agree Grooming

    • Kristen’s Pet Grooming & Doggie Daycare

    • Completely Mutts Grooming

    • The Polished Pooch

    • Paws in Spa

    • Dog Dayz

    Dog/Dog Friendly Parks

    • Stittsville Dog Park

    • Shetland Park

    • Grassy Plains Park

    • Appaloosa Park

    • Cattail Creek

    • Clarence Maheral Park

    • Shirley’s Brook Park

    • Jim Malone Park

    • McKinley Park

    • Ravine Park

    • Barkwood Forest

    • Varley Park

    • John Gooch Park

    • Beaver Pond Kanata

    • Meadowbreeze Park

    • Bruce Pit

    • Insmill Park

    • South March Highlands Conservation Forest

    • Country Canines Play Park Carp

  • Kanata is a kid-friendly area with tons of family homes, schools, and places to play.

  • Kanata has quite a few small malls, as well as access to a few major shopping centres.

    • Kanata Centrum Shopping Centre

    • Hazeldean Mall

    • Signature centre

    • Kanata Town Centre

    • March Road Mall

    • Kanata Entertainment Centrum

    • SmartCentres Kanata

    • Tanger Outlets Ottawa

    • Kanata Commons

    • Grant Crossing

    And just down the road is the Bayshore Shopping Centre, one of the major malls in Ottawa.

  • Kanata has a few major landmarks.

    • Pinhey’s Point is one of the oldest spots in Kanata and has a museum.

    • Check out Watson’s Mill museum and historic buildings.

    • Visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica

  • Kanata is filled with a ton of grocery options, from main chain stores to locally owned stores and options with ethnic foods!

  • Kanata has more options than many neighbourhoods for going out spots right at home. However, if you want a real nightclub feel, you’ll still want to head to downtown Ottawa to get that dancing experience.

  • Kanata has plenty of restaurants for every taste! There is no shortage of places to go out to eat right near home.

  • Kanata has plenty of single family homes but also a growing collection of condominiums including:

    • Serenity Condos

    • The Parkway

    • Park Ridge Place

  • There are plenty of parks in the Kanata area, including:

    • Walter Baker Park

    • Appaloosa Park

    • Whalen Park

    • Insmill Park

    • Fentiman Park

    • Clarence Maheral Park

    • Mattawa Park

    • Hewitt Park

    • Mckinley Park

    • Brookshire Park

    • Broughton Park

    • Gateshead Park

    • Beaton Park

    • Jim Malone Park

    • Kristina Kiss Park

    • Watt’s Park

    • Cattail Creek Park

    • Dorey Park

    • Rickey Place Park

    • Huntsman Park