Kanata, Ontario

Kanata
Community
Three-metre-high sign at Kanata's eastern boundary
Three-metre-high sign at Kanata's eastern boundary
Kanata is located in Ottawa
Kanata
Kanata
Location in Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°20′N 75°54′W / 45.333°N 75.900°W / 45.333; -75.900
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Incorporated1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Amalgamated2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Government
 • City councillorsCathy Curry, Allan Hubley, Clarke Kelly
 • Member of ParliamentJenna Sudds
 • Member of Provincial ParliamentKaren McCrimmon
Area
 • Land132.21 km2 (51.05 sq mi)
 In 2001, at time of dissolution
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Community
98,938 (Former city)
 • Urban
137,118 [2]
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
K2L, K2M, K2K
Area code(s)613, 343, 753
Websitehttp://web.ncf.ca/aj624/kanata.html

Kanata (/kəˈnætə/, kə-NAT) is a suburb and former city within Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 22 km (14 mi) west of the city's downtown core. As of 2021, the former City of Kanata had a population of 98,938, with the population centre (which includes next-door Stittsville) having a population of 137,118. Before it was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001, it was one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada and the fastest-growing community in Eastern Ontario. Located just to the west of the National Capital Commission Greenbelt, it is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa.

  1. ^ "Community Highlights for Kanata". 2001 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  2. ^ "Population Centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ Population computed by combining census tracts 5050160.02, 5050160.11, 5050161.03, 5050161.04, 5050161.05, 5050161.06, 5050162.02, 5050162.03, 5050162.04, 5050160.07, 5050160.06, 5050160.05, 5050160.04, 5050160.14, 5050160.15, 5050160.12, 5050160.13, 5050160.09