Barrie has about 148,000 residents (2021 Census). Many residents commute south along Highway 400 for work, and winter heating and car costs hit hard. Barrie residents apply online with Ontario-licensed lenders and receive funds by Interac e-Transfer.
A Barrie exampleNadia lives in Painswick and drives to a job in Vaughan. Her winter tires are worn and snow is forecast. She takes home $1,500 every two weeks and borrows $500 for tires, paying at most $70. Next fall she plans to start setting money aside in August.
Barrie borrowers are covered by Ontario’s payday loan rules: at most $14 per $100, half your net pay, and two business days to cancel.
Barrie-specific things to know
- Plan for winter. Tires, heating and car repairs arrive every year. Putting a little aside each payday from September can replace the loan.
- Simcoe County services. Ontario Works for Barrie is run by the County of Simcoe.
Free help in Barrie before you borrow
Ontario Works
Delivered by the County of Simcoe for Barrie residents.
Electricity bills
Alectra Utilities customers in Barrie can apply for LEAP emergency help, and all Ontario households can apply for the OESP monthly credit.
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Food banks, rent help and other Simcoe County services, by phone, text or 211ontario.ca.
Neighbourhoods we serve in Barrie
- Downtown Barrie
- Allandale
- Painswick
- Holly
- Ardagh
- Little Lake
- East Bayfield
- Letitia Heights
- Innis-Shore
- Sunnidale
- Bayshore
- Edgehill