Barrie CMA

Key Points

• Housing starts in Barrie CMA have declined significantly compared to the same point in previous years. Ground-oriented starts have seen the smallest decline.

• In the CMA, for municipalities with provincial housing supply targets, overall grades, relative to performance over the same period (2021-2024) are:

  • Barrie: F; and
  • Innisfil: F.

• The decline in new home construction is starting to be felt in the labour market. The decline in housing starts, compared to the previous four-year average at this point in the year, is estimated to have reduced the number of jobs in Barrie by 767 and in Innisfil by 654.

Housing starts

Figure 1.1: Year-to-date housing starts by dwelling type, Barrie CMA

New home sales

Figure 1.2: Year-to-date new home sales by dwelling type, Barrie CMA