Canadian licence plate designs and serial formats
Designs and serial formats

Canadian licence plate designs and serial formats

Section Title: Designs and serial formats
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Province/Territory	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Image

Alberta	red on non-reflective white	"Wild Rose Country"	ABC-1234	-

British Columbia	blue on reflective white with screened provincial flag / blue and white mountain scene with the 2010 olympic symbol screened	"Beautiful British Columbia"	AB1 23C, 2014 to 2023, (Passenger Cars) AB 1234 (Passenger Trucks)	-

Manitoba	dark blue on white with screened graphic landscape	"Friendly Manitoba"	ABC 123

New Brunswick	red on reflective white with provincial wordmark and rainbow design	"New Nouveau Brunswick Canada"	ABC 123

Newfoundland and Labrador	blue on reflective white with provincial wordmark	"Newfoundland Labrador"	ABC 123	-

Northwest Territories	Screened nature scene, shaped like a polar bear	"Spectacular Northwest Territories"	123456

Nova Scotia	blue on reflective white with screened image of the Bluenose	"Canada's Ocean Playground"	ABC 123

Nunavut	blue and white with the aurora borealis and a polar bear	"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut"	123 456	-

Ontario	blue on reflective white with screened crown separator (commercial vehicles: black on reflective white)	"Yours to Discover"	ABCD 123 (1997 - Passenger) AB1 234 (1995 - Commercial) 234 1AB (1996 - Commercial) AB 12345 (2011 - Commercial)	-

"Tant à Découvrir"	-

green on reflective white with screened white trillium separator (for green vehicles such as plug-in hybrids and battery-powered electric vehicles)	"Green Vehicle"	GVAA-123	-

Prince Edward Island	light brown on reflective white with photo of Province House on the left	"Birthplace of Confederation"	12 3AB	-

"Berceau de la Confédération"	12 3AB

Quebec	dark blue on reflective white	"Je me souviens" (I Remember)	A12 BCD	-

green on reflective white with electric vehicle pictogram on the lower left side (for electric vehicles)	-

Saskatchewan	green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic	"Land of Living Skies"	123 ABC	-

Yukon	black on white with screened miner image	"The Klondike"	ABC12	-

Department of National Defence - All provinces and territories	black on reflective white with "Canada" on top flanked by two red maple leaves	none	12345	-

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The ABCD-123 format was adapted by Ontario in 1997.

final_sentence: The ABCD-123 format was adapted by Ontario in 1997.