Canadian License Plate Generator
Vehicle registration is administered by provinces and territories, so choose the office for the vehicle’s registration jurisdiction. Ontario has a detailed format and personalized-message guide on this site. Empty format cells below mean that a format was not established in this review.
| Province or territory | Serial example | Official office | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | ABCD-123 | ServiceOntario | 1 source for serial · plate article |
| Alberta | Alberta | Official office link | |
| British Columbia | ICBC | Official office link | |
| Manitoba | Manitoba Public Insurance | Official office link | |
| New Brunswick | Service New Brunswick | Official office link | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Motor Registration | Official office link | |
| Nova Scotia | Registry of Motor Vehicles | Official office link | |
| Prince Edward Island | PEI government | Official office link | |
| Quebec | SAAQ | Official office link | |
| Saskatchewan | SGI | Official office link | |
| Northwest Territories | Online driver and vehicle services | Official office link | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut government | Official office link | |
| Yukon | Yukon driving and transportation | Official office link |
For Ontario, the provincial application page states 2–8 characters without a graphic and 2–6 with a graphic. The corresponding serial example comes from the Ontario plate article; the two sources address different fields and do not count as two confirmations of the serial.
Open Ontario’s guide or preview an Ontario-style sample. The US state index covers a separate registration system.
Questions
Which province has a full page?
Ontario. The serial ABCD-123, the white base with blue type, and the personalized character counts are sourced. Other provinces are named here only when I have a specific fact.
Does Canada have one national plate format?
No. Provinces and territories administer registration. Use the office links for the appropriate jurisdiction.
Sources
- Wikipedia — plates of Ontario — 2026-11-09
- Ontario personalized message rules — 2026-11-09