City of Barrie

What City of Barrie does

The City of Barrie is a municipal government entity established under the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, serving residents, businesses, and visitors within the City of Barrie in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1833 and headquartered at 70 Collier Street, the City provides a comprehensive portfolio of statutory municipal services including waste collection and landfill operations, recycling and organics processing, public transit, water/wastewater/stormwater management, road and sidewalk maintenance, fire and emergency response, by-law enforcement, planning and zoning, building permits, business licensing (60+ categories), recreation programs, parks, cultural services, and community events. The City operates three primary physical locations (City Hall, BFES Headquarters, and the Landfill/Environmental Centre at 272 Ferndale Drive North) alongside a digital service infrastructure built around the APLI (Accela Citizen Access) online portal, the Service Barrie contact center, and a mobile application providing 24/7 permit and license self-service.

The City's core technology stack centers on the Accela-powered APLI portal, which integrates permit application, payment processing, and inspection tracking across multiple service lines. Waste management operations have been modernized through a September 2025 transition to automated cart collection using mechanical-arm trucks, executed in partnership with Emterra Environmental (collection contractor) and Circular Materials (provincial Blue Box administrator). Composting operations process up to 10,000 tonnes of yard waste at the landfill facility using pathogen-elimination protocols (55°C for 15 days with five flips) that meet Ontario Compost Quality Standards.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid public-sector model combining property taxation, user fees for permits and licenses (e.g., $24 annual burn permits, $40.25 + HST per open-air burn day, $5-$25 compost fees), and provincial/federal government transfers. The City has no parent company or subsidiaries and is governed by an elected mayor and council. It is pursuing boundary expansion to accommodate projected 50% population growth to over 200,000 residents over 20 years, while managing the planned 2035 closure of its landfill through its Sustainable Waste Management Strategy.

Name

City of Barrie

Legal name

City of Barrie

Website

https://barrie.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1833

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The City of Barrie is a municipal government in Ontario, Canada, providing statutory services — waste collection, transit, recreation, permits and licensing, emergency response, and planning — to its residents and businesses via the APLI digital portal, physical civic infrastructure, and contracted partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Utilities (221), Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK), Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civic services
• Urban infrastructure
• Local government

Headquarters

HQ city

Barrie

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The City of Barrie is a Canadian municipal government that delivers public services to residents, businesses, and visitors of Barrie, Ontario. Core offerings include waste collection and recycling, drinking water and wastewater treatment, public transit, road maintenance, recreation facilities and programs, building permits and inspections, fire and emergency services, and bylaw enforcement.

Product overview

City of Barrie operates as a municipal government providing a portfolio of interconnected service products centered around the APLI (Accela Citizen Access) online portal for digital permit and license management. The core service offerings include automated curbside waste collection (garbage, organics, recycling, yard waste) managed through the Barrie Landfill Site, public transit services, and community recreation facilities and programs. The permit and licensing product suite includes burn permits, Right-Of-Way Activity (ROWA) permits, patio permits, business licenses, and site plan approval—all accessible through APLI. Additional services encompass zoning administration, affordable housing strategy initiatives, and the Arts & Culture Investment Program grant. These services are delivered through both digital platforms (APLI, Service Barrie portal) and physical infrastructure (landfill, community centres, transit system).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Collection and Recycling

Quantifiable outcome

• The organics cart program can cut household waste almost in half
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Emterra EnvironmentalcoreOthersEmterra Environmental is the City's contractor for residential organics, yard waste, and garbage collection. The contractor provides customer service support through [email protected] and 1-833-253-8207. The City monitors all inquiries and Emterra's trucks are equipped with technology to assist with investigating concerns.
• Circular MaterialscoreOthersCircular Materials is responsible for residential recycling collection in Barrie under the provincial Blue Box Regulation. Their contractor in the City of Barrie is Emterra. Contact: [email protected] or 1-888-597-1541.
• Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and ParkscoreOthersThe City processes compost according to Ontario Compost Quality Standards as regulated by the provincial government.
• Recreation and Cultural Services DepartmentcoreOthersInternal department responsible for recreation programs, facilities, culture, and special events. Manages theatre bookings, administers permits, and supports signature city events.
• Simcoe CountycoreOthersSimcoe County is the designated service manager for the City under the Housing Services Act, 2011, responsible for planning, funding and managing social housing programs and homelessness services. The County continues to offer grants for secondary suites.
• GO TransitminorOthersMetrolinx GO Transit service connections available in Barrie, providing regional transit connections for residents.
• APLI (Accela Citizen Access)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPLI is the City's online application tool provided through Accela for permits, licenses and inspection requests, offering 24/7 digital access to municipal services.
• Bee City Designation ProgramminorOthersCity of Barrie has received Bee City Designation recognizing commitment to pollinator conservation and environmental stewardship.
• Bird Friendly City CertificationminorOthersCity of Barrie has achieved Bird Friendly City Certification demonstrating commitment to bird conservation and urban biodiversity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• City of Thunder Bay: Ontario mid-sized city with similar municipal service breadth including waste management, transit, recreation, and permitting. Useful for benchmarking capital planning under demographic and infrastructure pressure.
• City of Kitchener: Adjacent Ontario city in the Waterloo Region with comparable municipal service delivery, growth pressure, and transit operations. Highly comparable as a peer for benchmarking service efficiency and digital permitting platforms.
• City of Kingston: Ontario mid-sized city with similar population (~135,000) operating comparable waste, water, transit, and recreation services. Direct peer on service-portfolio breadth and growth-management challenges.
• City of Cambridge: Ontario mid-sized municipality operating similar municipal services including waste collection, transit, recreation, and development approvals. Useful peer for comparability on permitting throughput and infrastructure funding.
• City of Guelph: Ontario mid-sized municipality of comparable population (~145,000) with a similarly diversified portfolio of waste, transit, water/wastewater, permitting, and recreation services. Closest peer in scale and service mix to the City of Barrie.
• City of Oshawa: Ontario mid-sized municipality within the Greater Toronto Area with comparable transit, recreation, waste, and development-approval services. Direct peer for population-growth service-demand dynamics.
• City of Greater Sudbury: Northern Ontario municipality with a comparable service mandate including landfill operations, transit, recreation, and a broad geographic service area. Relevant peer for landfill lifecycle and waste-diversion benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• City of Brampton: Large, fast-growing Ontario municipality with significant population expansion and similar municipal service demands. Comparable for high-growth execution risk and infrastructure-funding gap management.
• City of Hamilton: Larger Ontario municipality operating a similar comprehensive service portfolio at greater scale. Useful peer for benchmarking enterprise-wide digital service platforms and landfill/transit capital programs.
• City of Mississauga: Large Ontario municipality with mature digital permitting, transit, and waste services. Relevant peer for benchmarking advanced digital service-delivery models and citizen-portal best practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cityofbarrie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cityofbarrie
• Instagraminstagram.com/citybarrie/?hl=en

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