Ontario · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Barrie

Barrie gets about 4,242 heating degree-days a year, 9% of its houses were built before 1961, and 24 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A Victorian red-brick semi-detached house with a front porch in autumn

How Barrie is built

Barrie's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Barrie's 44,625 houses. Before 1961: 9%, 1961–1990: 31%, 1991–2000: 26%, 2001 or later: 34%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 9%
  • 1961–1990 31%
  • 1991–2000 26%
  • 2001 or later 34%
Each house stands for one in ten of Barrie's 44,625 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row and duplex), drawn by when it was built. The glow shows the usual pattern: older houses tend to be leakier and less insulated. Snowfall scales with heating degree-days. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

Barrie at a glance

Climate

Barrie gets about 4,242 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −23.5°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Lagoon City, the closest comparable location in that data set (42 km away).

Housing

Of Barrie's 44,625 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 9% were built before 1961 and 40% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1996–2000.

Heating

In the Barrie area, 83% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace; natural gas is the main heating energy for 81% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 0.9% of 110 homes tested in the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 12.4% (1 in 8) at or above the guideline for Ontario.

Communities around Barrie

Area guides for the surrounding region, with every town and hamlet listed: Simcoe County area guide (Innisfil, Bradford, Alliston, Collingwood and more); Grey County area guide (Owen Sound, Meaford, Hanover, Thornbury and more).

Local service guides for Barrie

Energy audits and tests

An energy advisor’s kit on a front-hall bench: infrared camera, pressure gauge with tubing, tape measure, headlamp and a floor sketch

Home energy audit

24 licensed organizations
A red blower-door panel with a large fan fitted into the front doorway of a brick bungalow, a pressure gauge on a stool inside

Blower door test

4,242 degree-days
Hands holding an infrared camera aimed at a ceiling corner beside a frosty window; the screen shows a cold streak

Thermal imaging inspection

4,242 degree-days
A kitchen table with a house floor plan, a laser measure, a tape measure and a laptop showing the plan

Heat loss calculation

Design temp −23.5°C
A duct-testing fan on a basement floor connected by flexible duct to a furnace, a pressure gauge hanging from a joist

Duct leakage testing

83% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

81% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

34% built since 2001
Loose-fill insulation between attic joists, a yellow ruler showing its depth and frost on the roofing nails above

Attic insulation inspection

40% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Alectra Utilities

Home health tests

A small digital radon monitor on a bookshelf in a finished basement family room

Radon testing

12.4% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Required by law
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mould and indoor air quality testing

40% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

40% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

9% built before 1961
Filling a water-sample bottle at a farmhouse kitchen tap with the aerator removed, snowy fields and a barn outside

Well water testing

Wells rare

For businesses and buildings

An auditor walking between rooftop heating and cooling units on a snowy commercial roof

Commercial energy audit

5 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Barrie

24 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Barrie postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

Ontario directory: verified advisor profiles for Barrie & Simcoe County, with prices where published.

Rebates and financing for Barrie homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation Home Renovation Savings — Home Energy Assessment path Up to $10,000 per home ($5,000 if heated with Enbridge gas), including $600 back on your two assessments, for insulation, windows, air sealing and more — if the follow-up assessment is done by December 31, 2026 Open · deadline Provincial Home Renovation Savings — direct rebates (no assessment) Heat pumps up to $7,500 ($12,000 ground-source), solar with battery up to $10,000, plus attic, thermostat and appliance rebates — no assessment needed Open Federal National Heat Pump Rebate Announced October 8, 2026 and opening early 2027: up to $10,000 below the median income, $2,000 for other eligible homeowners Announced · opens 2027 Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund A 25% energy-efficiency rebate on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near Barrie

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Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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