Vehicle registration plates of Ontario

The province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

first required its residents to register their vehicles and display licence plate
Vehicle registration plates of Canada
In Canada, licence plates are issued by an agency of the provincial or territorial government. The spelling license is used in the U.S. for the noun and verb, while the spelling licence in Canada is for the noun and license for the verb...

s in 1903. Along with regular series plates, the province also offers graphic plates and vanity plates with a maximum of 8 digits. Plates are currently issued by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)

The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario is the provincial ministry of the government of Ontario which is responsible for transport infrastructure and related law in Ontario. The ministry traces its roots back over a century to the 1890s, when the province began training Provincial Road Building...

.

The symbol of a crown, representing the Crown of Canada, has appeared on almost all Ontario licence plates since 1937, when it was first used to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. Exceptions include the 1951 plates, and farm series plates issued in the 1980s and '90s. Toronto politician and Orange Order leader Leslie Saunders led protests against a proposal to remove the crown in 1948, a decision the government overturned.

Passenger plates 1950 to present

All Ontario licence plates issued since 1972 are still valid for display today, provided they have been continuously registered.

First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1949	white on black	1950	12A34
1967	blue on white with embossed crown separator	1968	12-34; 123-456; A12-345; 123-45A		1968-82 - plate expiry was March 31 of following year
1968	white on blue with embossed crown separator	1969	12-34; 123-456; A12-345; 123-45A
1969	blue on white with embossed crown separator	1970	123-456; A12-345; 123-45A
1970	white on blue with embossed crown separator	1971	123-456; A12-345; 123-45A
1971	blue on white with embossed crown separator	1972	123-456; A12-345; 123-45A		final year for single year issues
1972	blue on white with embossed crown separator	73 Keep it Beautiful	ABC-123	AAA-001 to NKJ-999	first multi-year issue (originally intended for 5 years, but still valid today with current registration)
1978	blue on white with embossed crown separator	Keep it Beautiful	ABC-123	NKK-001 to TMA-999	year removed; sticker box does not join border
1982	blue on white with embossed crown separator	Yours to Discover	ABC-123	TMB-001 to ZZZ-999	new slogan; sticker box removed; staggered registration (registrant's birthday) introduced 1983
1986	blue on white with embossed crown separator	Yours to Discover	123-ABC (issued in alphabetical order)	001-AAA to 999-VYH	serial format changed
1994	blue on reflective white with screened crown separator. Crown appears at upper left hand corner on personalized plates on this and later issues.	Yours to Discover	123-ABC	001-VYJ to 999-ZZZ	province name, slogan and crown separator now screened; narrower alphanumerics to accommodate 7 digits; reflective background
1997	blue on reflective white with screened crown separator	Yours to Discover	ABCD-123	AAAA-001 to present	serial format changed

Serial Numbers Reserved for Politicians

Serial(s)	Political Office of Holder(s)	Level of Government
CAN-001	Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...	Federal
CAN-002 to CAN-999	Federal Cabinet Ministers Cabinet of Canada The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...	Federal
SEN-001 to SEN-999	Members of the Senate	Federal
MHC-001 to MHC-999	Members of the House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...	Federal
FCJ-001 to FCJ-999	Federal Court Judges	Federal
FDA-001 to FDZ-999	Federally Owned Vehicles	Federal
ONT-001	Premier of Ontario Premier of Ontario The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...	Provincial
ONT-002 to ONT-999	Provincial Cabinet Ministers Executive Council of Ontario The Executive Council of Ontario plays an important role in theGovernment of Ontario, in accordance with the Westminster system....	Provincial
MPP-001 to MPP-999	Members of Provincial Parliament	Provincial
SCO-001 to SCO-999	Ontario Superior Court of Justice Ontario Superior Court of Justice The Superior Court of Justice is the superior court of general jurisdiction for the Province of Ontario, Canada. It is the successor to the former Ontario Court of Justice , and was created on April 19, 1999...	Provincial
PJO-001 to PJO-999	Ontario Provincial Judges Ontario Superior Court of Justice The Superior Court of Justice is the superior court of general jurisdiction for the Province of Ontario, Canada. It is the successor to the former Ontario Court of Justice , and was created on April 19, 1999...	Provincial

Commercial Plates 1980 to present

First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial Format	Serials issued	Notes
1980	black on white with embossed crown separator	None	AB1 234	AA0 001 to YZ9 999	Also used for non-passenger personal vehicles (i.e. pick-up trucks, panel vans)
1995	black on reflective white with screened crown separator	Yours to Discover	AB1 234	ZA0 001 to ZZ9 999	Screened slogan added, frame removed, reflective background, province and crown now screened.
1996	black on reflective white with screened crown separator	Yours to Discover	234 1AB	001 0AA to 999 9ZZ	Serial format changed.
2011	black on reflective white with screened crown separator	Yours to Discover	AB 12345	AA 10000 to present	Serial format changed.

Non-passenger plates

Image	First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Notes
	1994	white on reflective red with screened crown separator	Yours to Discover	123-CCC	Diplomatic Plate
	2004	printed on security paper with barcode	10 Day Temporary Permit/Permis Provisoire de Dix Jours	A-123456	temporary use only, placed on dashboard at windshield

General Registration Licence Plates

In Ontario, motor vehicle dealers licensed under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act use a single portable plate with the word "DEALER" on the left side and red alpha-numeric characters on a white background. It is for exclusive use by motor vehicle dealers only on motor vehicles owned as part of the dealer's inventory of vehicles for sale. It may also be used for private use vehicles that are owned as part of the dealer's inventory of vehicles for sale.

Service providers, including anyone who repairs, customizes, modifies, manufactures or transports motor vehicles or trailers use yellow and black DLR series plates (Dealer and Service Plate).

A Service Plate may be used:

on a trailer or motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-assisted bicycle for purposes related to the repair, road testing, customization or modification of the vehicle, if the vehicle is in the possession of the person to whom the service plate is issued, or
for the purpose of transporting the vehicle by a person engaged in the business of transporting vehicles, or
for purposes related to the manufacturing or sale of a trailer, or
for the purpose of towing the vehicle by a person engaged in the business of transporting vehicles, or
to tow a vehicle to a location where its load will be removed or to an impound facility.

Private use of motor vehicles or trailers with a service plate is not permitted.

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