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Morgan's Grant

A newer suburb north of Terry Fox Drive and west of March Road, with pathways, playgrounds and schools in English and French.

Rear of Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata, Ottawa. It's a nice sunny spot to park at the office.
Rear of Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata, Ottawa. It's a nice sunny spot to park at the office.. Photo: Andrew Plumb from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
15,525Population* · source
5,040Private dwellings* · source
37.2Median age* · source
5Schools inside
2Parks & places inside
0Homes for sale here

* Ottawa Neighbourhood Study figures for its “Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant” area, which is larger than Morgan's Grant alone.

Wikipedia describes Morgan's Grant as a suburban neighbourhood in Kanata, north of the Kanata North Business Park, west of March Road and north of Terry Fox Drive, with recreational pathways, a number of playgrounds, a public elementary school, a French public elementary school and a variety of services. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's 'Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant' area had 15,525 residents in the 2021 census.

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The neighbourhood

About Morgan's Grant

Wikipedia describes Morgan's Grant as a suburban neighbourhood in Kanata, north of the Kanata North Business Park, west of March Road and north of Terry Fox Drive, with recreational pathways, a number of playgrounds, a public elementary school, a French public elementary school and a variety of services. With Brookside and Briarbrook, it is part of the Briarbrook Brookside Morgan's Grant Community Association. The ONS area that includes it counted 15,525 people in the 2021 census, with a median age of 37.2 and an average household size of 3.1. Our data has few parks mapped in this area apart from Monk Environmental Park.

Boundaries

Wikipedia places Morgan's Grant north of the Kanata North Business Park, west of March Road and north of Terry Fox Drive. Statistics here use the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's combined 'Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant' area, which is larger than Morgan's Grant alone.

Homes

In the 2021 census, ONS counted 5,040 private dwellings in the area that includes Morgan's Grant: 46.9% single-detached houses, 45.8% row houses, 3.2% semi-detached and 3.7% apartments in buildings under five storeys. None were apartments in buildings of five or more storeys. Owner households were 82.0% and renter households 17.9%. ons-sqo.ca

Highlights
  • 15,525 people in the ONS 'Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant' area (2021 census)
  • Median age of 37.2 and 22.5% of residents aged 0 to 14 in that ONS area
  • English public, Catholic and French public elementary schools nearby
  • Sobeys and three pharmacies on or near March Road
  • Monk Environmental Park, mapped as a nature area, is nearby

Community

History

How Morgan's Grant came to be

  1. 1800s

    The area was part of the Township of March and was first settled by Europeans in the early 19th century. Wikipedia says some buildings from the 1800s still stand, including 806 March Road and 160 Flamborough Way, which was a Loyal Orange Lodge (No. 338). en.wikipedia.org

  2. 1980s

    Development began in the late 1980s, with more schools and houses built from 2000 to 2009 around Morgan's Grant Way, Allenby Road and Flamborough Way, leading up to Terry Fox Drive and Monk Environmental Park. en.wikipedia.org

  3. 1990s

    Starting in the mid to late 1990s, Minto Developments expanded the community to the north, and it has since reached Old Carp Road. en.wikipedia.org

People & landmarks

Local names worth knowing

  • Zack Smith

    Wikipedia lists the hockey player as a notable resident. en.wikipedia.org

  • Erik Karlsson

    Wikipedia lists the hockey player as a notable resident. en.wikipedia.org

Map

Around Morgan's Grant

Walking rings at 5, 10 and 15 minutes from the neighbourhood centre.

Schools

5 nearby

Straight-line distances from the Morgan's Grant centre. Living near a school does not guarantee a place: confirm the designated school for an address with each board. All schools and board locators.

Parks & places

2 nearby

  • Richcraft Recreation Complex

    4101 Innovation Driveopenstreetmap.org

    1.3 km16 min walk

  • Richcraft Recreation Complex

    Community or recreation centre

    4101 Innovation Driveopenstreetmap.org

    1.4 km17 min walk

The full parks & trails guide.

Shops & dining

6 nearby

The full shops & dining guide.

Getting around

Transit

  • Downtown Ottawa

    20.1 km straight-line from the Kanata North area centre to Parliament Hill; 25.9 km by road, about 26 minutes (free-flow, no traffic). Morgan's Grant lies north of that centre.

    router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org

  • O-Train

    Moodie station on the Confederation Line is the nearest O-Train station in our data; OpenStreetMap lists it as open.

    openstreetmap.org

The full transit guide.

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Neighbouring areas

Questions people ask

Quick answers

Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.

All 33 questions

  1. Is Kanata North a good place to live?

    Kanata North is a suburban part of west-end Ottawa, about 20 km west-southwest of Parliament Hill. In the 2021 census the three areas we cover had 19,945 residents in Kanata Lakes, 15,525 in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 6,680 in Beaverbrook. Whether it suits you depends on what you need, so here are the facts rather than a verdict.

    As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

  2. What are homes like in Kanata North?

    In the 2021 census, single-detached houses were 46.5% of dwellings in Kanata Lakes and 46.9% in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant, but 31.6% in Beaverbrook. Row houses were 27.9%, 45.8% and 50.5% in those three areas respectively.

    As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

  3. Is Kanata North walkable?

    The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's average Walk Score is 22.39 for Kanata Lakes, 19.53 for Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 28.96 for Beaverbrook. On average there are 8, 8.7 and 9.5 transit stops within a 600 m walk in those areas.

    As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

  4. How do people in Kanata North get to work?

    In the 2021 census, 85.7% of workers in Kanata Lakes, 84.0% in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 78.9% in Beaverbrook commuted by car, truck or van. Public transit was used by 5.8%, 5.5% and 10.2% respectively.

    As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

  5. How much tree cover and parkland does Kanata North have?

    The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study reports 2024 tree canopy cover of 22.1% in Kanata Lakes, 14% in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 28.5% in Beaverbrook. Residential parkland coverage is 36.29%, 14.57% and 22.21% respectively.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca

  6. Is Kanata North good for families with children?

    Children aged 0 to 14 were 22.5% of residents in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant, 17.3% in Kanata Lakes and 16.4% in Beaverbrook in 2021. Average household size was 3.1, 2.7 and 2.5 respectively.

    As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca openstreetmap.org

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