Ontario License Plate Generator
Source status
| Field | Status |
|---|---|
| ABCD-123 serial | 1 source · Wikipedia plate article |
| 2–8 / 2–6 personalized characters | 1 source · Ontario government |
| 2020 blue-plate withdrawal | 1 source · Wikipedia plate article |
Ontario’s ordinary passenger serial is ABCD-123: four letters, a hyphen, three digits. The article describes a white base, blue characters, and the slogan Yours to Discover. That is the plate the preview should imitate.
Personalized lengths
The provincial message page allows 2 to 8 characters. If the plate carries one of the graphics — the provincial page says there are over 60 choices — the message shrinks to 2 to 6 characters. Browse the provincial picker for the current graphics rather than treating the example count as a fixed catalogue.
The blue experiment
In 2020 the province issued a blue base with blue characters. Enforcement found them hard to read, and the issue was withdrawn in favor of white. A mockup of a current Ontario car should not use that blue pair. A mockup of a short-lived 2020 photo can, and it should be labeled as that episode.
What gets refused
Discriminatory content is out. So is a message that is easy to confuse with a plate already on the road; the provincial page lists confusing combinations as a review category. Trademark infringement is another category.
Questions
What happened to the blue plates?
A 2020 blue-on-blue redesign was withdrawn after officers had trouble reading it. The white base came back. I draw the white plate.
Why are messages rejected?
Ontario lists discriminatory or objectionable wording, confusing combinations, and infringement of intellectual property among its review categories.
Sources
- Ontario — order a personalized licence plate — 2026-11-09
- Wikipedia — plates of Ontario — 2026-11-09