Barrie’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program has come to an end, and all cameras have been removed.
Mayor Alex Nuttall previously announced during a Sept. 24 city council meeting that the city would follow the provincial government’s direction to ban ASE across Ontario. The cameras began operating in Barrie on Dec. 1, 2023.
“If we had known there was going to be an issue with these cameras, we would have just gone with other traffic-calming measures instead. This is over, this is done – the premier has made this clear,” he said during the meeting.
On Oct. 20, Minister of Red Tape Reduction and Barrie–Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin tabled legislation aimed at supporting local businesses, streamlining processes and building long-term economic growth. The bill also includes measures to phase out speed cameras.
City council has instructed staff to seek $5 million in provincial funding for new traffic safety and calming measures in Barrie. Council also approved $500,000 for interim traffic-calming work — $50,000 per ward — funded through revenue from the ASE program.
Outstanding ASE tickets — and any issued between now and the removal of the cameras — remain valid. All revenue from the ASE program is used to support road-safety and traffic calming initiatives.
As part of council’s priority to improve community safety, the city already uses a range of traffic calming tools, including speed bumps and flexible bollards to narrow travel lanes.
