You can do this for sure.

Canoes are usually wider, which can be a problem when paddling with a kayak paddle, but you should be able to make up for this by raising the kayak seat up higher. You should still have enough stability with the extra beam, but it does become a bit of a tradeoff between stability and paddling ease and efficiency, and visability also. You might want to make it adjustable.

For paddling with a kayak seat a full foot brace is useful, both heels and toes. Foot straps can also help so you can pull with your legs as well as push. Then you can really brace well, for extra stability and power, and it can be more comfortable on the legs also as you can relax more also. The seat padding can be a bit of a tradeoff between enough padding to spread the weight over more butt and thigh area, and less padding so that you can twist a little better and get more leg action into your paddling. For longer distances I go for the padding, and it really pays off if the cushion is matched to the shape of your butt. I like it adjustable in slope also so you can put more pressure or less pressure on your thighs. An adjustable backrest is also helpful.

If you are at all likely to tip or swamp, it can be very helpful to have foam padding along the insides of the seating area, and not just bouyancy and storage bags on the ends of the canoe. The padding on both sides of the seating area will provide alot of stability when swamped, and also mean less water to bail out.