ONTARIO PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE(Types researched through 1981 except Trailer to present)
PLATE TYPE EARLIEST SEEN BEGAN NOTESPassenger 1903 8/28/03
Dealer 1903 8/28/03
Motorcycle 1907 1907
Motorcycle Dealer 1928 Listed 1913, not 1911
Commercial 1916 1916
Trailer 1921 1921
Truck Dealer 1922 1921
Dual Purpose 1927
Sample 1927
Official 1931 1930?
Medical Doctor 1934 1934
Forces 1941 1941
Forces M/C 1941 1941
Diplomatic Corps 1954 Not yet as of 1947
Lieutenant Governor 1958 Not yet as of 1954
Foreign Embassy 1959
Consular Corps 1961 Reported in 1959
Central Canada Exhibition 1963 Only year seen
Commercial Quarterly JUN 63 4/1/63
Trailer Quarterly JUN 63 4/1/63
Reciprocity (Sticker) 1967
Snowmobile 1970 11/1/68 2-year plate
Amateur Radio UND. Jul.69
Historic Vehicle 1969 1969
Bus MAR 74 4/1/73
Bus Quarterly JUN 73 4/1/73
Federal Government 1973 1973
Government Official 1973 1973
Judicial 1973
Own-Choice 1973 1973
Provincial Government 1973 1973
Rental Car 1973 1973
School Bus JUN 75 7/1/74
Moped 1976 1976
Farm MAR 79 4/1/78
Farm Quarterly JUN 78 4/1/78
Farm Quarterly JUN 78 4/1/78
PERMITS:
Gross Weight UND. 1921?
Advertising Permit 1924
Gasoline Pump Tax 1926
Public Vehicle 1926 Rep. began 1924
Public Commercial Vehicle 1928
School Vehicle 1940 Rep. began 1938
Pesticides 1968 Rep. began 1966
P.C.V. Quarterly 1971 1971
LETTER KEY 1913-29: (See separate key for 1930-72)
C Commercial 1916-29
M Dealer 1913-17
X Dual Purpose 1927-29
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
No legends, passenger colors unless noted.
All types began at #1 1911-54 unless noted.
1944: Windshield sticker - Passenger, Commercial, Doctor, Dual Purpose, Forces
Black/Orange plate - Dealer, M/C, Trailer, P.C.V., School Veh.
1952: Windshield sticker - Passenger, Commercial, Doctor, Dual Purpose
Black/Yellow plate - Dealer, M/C, Trailer, P.C.V., School Veh.
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
AMATEUR RADIO
Began July 1969.
Undated supplemental small-size Yellow/Black permit plate issued
1969-76, no province name, "RADIO" top, "AMATEUR" bottom.
Full registration type began 6/1/1976 on 1973 dated base.
UND. (1969-76) BASE, 1973/76 BASE VE3AA - VE3ZZZ
BUS
Began 4/1/1973, expire "MAR-74".
Issued with windshield stickers "3/81" and "3/82".
COLORS: Commercial colors all years.
MAR-74 BU5-860, 386-4BU
MAR-75 BU3-044, 281-1BU, BV3-990
MAR-76 BU9-617, 540-6BU, BV4-371
MAR-77 BU8-687, 882-8BU
MAR-78 BU8-693, 272-8BU
MAR-79 BU9-677, 834-9BU, BV3-206
MAR-80 BU9-583, 589-3BU, BV3-610
1980-ON UND. BASE BA1-001 - BF8-307 (52,302 P)
(GRAPHIC BASE BH6-221)
BUS QUARTERLY (See Table 3)
Began 4/1/1973, expire "JUN-73". Issued for 3, 6 or 9 months.
Discontinued 1980; replaced by windshield stickers with regular
Bus plates.
CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION
Only seen 1963, no legend, #C-C-E-62. Also known as the Ottawa
SuperEX, the 11-day annual fair took place every August from 1888
to 2010 except the World War II years.
COMMERCIAL (See Truck page)
Began 1916.
COMMERCIAL QUARTERLY (See Table 3)
Began 4/1/1963, expire "JUN 63". Issued for 3, 6 or 9 months.
Discontinued 1980; replaced by windshield stickers with regular
Commercial plates.
CONSULAR CORPS
Reported on 12/24/1958 for 1959 issue. Earliest seen 1961.
Issued to consulates who, by definition, conduct their missions
outside of Ottawa, the capitol of Canada. Numbers began at CC-1.
Possibly none issued 1973-74.
LEGENDS: "CC" prefix 1959-72, "CCA" prefix 1975-81.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1959-70, 1972, White/Red 1971, 1975-81.
1959 1966 CC-78 1975 CCA-239
1960 1967 CC-123 1976 CCA-260
1961 CC-18 1968 CC-95 1977 CCA-300
1962 1969 CC-155 1978 CCA-110
1963 CC-123 1970 CC-77 1979 CCA-291
1964 CC-132 1971 CC-125 1980 CCA-251
1965 CC-104 1972 CC-446 1981 CCA-405
DEALER (1930-54: See Table 1, 1955-72: See Table 2)
Began 8/28/1903. Initials of dealership name used in lieu of
serial number 1903-12.
LEGENDS: No legend, letters only 1903-12,
no legend, "M" prefix 1913-17, 1963,
"DEALER" top, shorter numbers, "M" prefix 1918-20,
vertical "DEALER" right, "M" prefix 1921-29,
vertical "DEALER" left, "M" suffix 1930-37, (no crowns 1937)
no legend, "M" suffix 1939-41, 1944-48, 1950-55, 1957-62, 1964-72,
no legend, "DLA" to "DLF" prefix 1973,
no legend, "1974" top, "ONTARIO" bottom, "DLA" to "DLK" prefix 1974-81.
(Verify 1938, 1942-43, 1949, 1956)
COLORS: White/Dark Blue 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981,
Dark Blue/White 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980.
SAMPLES: 1932 2500-M, 1933 2000-M.
1903-05 F
1905-11 A, V, EKB
1911 V., W., R.G., A.D.M., E.M.F., M.T.S., S.A.T., W.J.R.
1912 H, REO, WWK
1913 M235 1922 M-720 1973 DLF-997 (5,992)
1914 M657 1923 M-1585 1974 DLF-677 (5,672)
1915 M 809 1924 M1-638 1975 DLF-970 (5,965)
1916 M2002 1925 M1-516 1976 DLC-678 (2,676)
1917 M1471 1926 M1-419 1977 DLJ-036 (7,029)
1918 M2885 1927 M1-409 1978 DLH-458 (6,452)
1919 M 920 1928 M2-027 1979 DLH-045 (6,039)
1920 M1077 1929 M2-467 1980 DLK-135 (8,127)
1921 M-1553 1981 DLJ-082 (7,075)
DIPLOMATIC CORPS (1955-72: See Table 2)
Not issued yet as of 1947. Earliest seen 1954. 1954 #CD86 verified
as being issued to Nicholas Monsarrat, who began his diplomatic
service in Ottawa in 1953. (1951 #CD718 - CD995,
1953 #CD37 - CD191 seen; may or may not be regular passenger.)
LEGENDS: "CD" prefix 1954, 1956-72,
"CDA" to "CDB" prefix 1973-81.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1954, 1956-58, White/Maroon 1959-61,
White/Red 1962-81.
(Verify 1955)
1973 CDA-887 1976 CDA-789 1979 CDA-996
1974 CDB-028 1977 CDA-648 1980 CDA-683
1975 CDB-069 1978 CDA-899 1981 CDA-945
DUAL PURPOSE (1930-54: See Table 1, 1955-72: See Table 2)
Earliest seen 1927. Issued to vehicles used for both private
and commercial purposes, such as station wagons.
Were any "X" prefix 1951 bases issued in 1952?
Discontinued 1973; replaced by passenger.
LEGENDS: "X" prefix 1927-29, 1953-54, "X" suffix 1930-60,
"X" in any position 1961-72.
1969-72: After X99-999, progression assumed to be 1X1-000 - 1X9-999, 2X1-000 etc.
1927 X2-714
1928 X8-257
1929 X15-293*
FARM
Began 4/1/1978, expire "MAR-79".
Issued with windshield stickers "3/81" and "3/82".
LEGENDS: Vertical "FARM" right MAR-79 - MAR-80.
COLORS: Commercial colors all years.
MAR-79 F44098* (F 1587, F30 69 - F99 92 different spacing)
MAR-80 F40665* (F1 1 02 - F9 9 57 unusual spacing)
1980-ON UND. BASE FA1001 - FF1232 (45,227 P)
("FARM" left FJ1001)
FARM QUARTERLY (See Table 3)
Began 4/1/1978, expire "JUN-78". Issued for 3, 6 or 9 months.
Discontinued 1980; replaced by windshield stickers with regular
Farm plates.
LEGENDS: Vertical "FARM" right JUN-78 - DEC-79.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Began 1973.
1973 BASE FDA-001 - FDC-346 (2,344 P)
(UND. BEAUTIFUL BASE FDE-028)
FORCES
Canada entered World War II 9/10/1939. Began 1941.
(Regular plates seen in use on military vehicles 1939-40.)
Issued to vehicles owned by the Department of National Defence
and used by Canadian Armed Forces.
Discontinued 1970; replaced by Canada "DND" issue.
1941 4704F
1942 6196F (2195F was restamped to 1943 passenger J5048!)
1943 8293F (5916F has only the date restamped from 1942)
(8252F is a full restamp over 1942 8K383)
According to the Ottawa Citizen, 8/23/1945, the Army reused their
1942 plates, restamped and repainted for 1943. Then, the 1943
plates were continued in use for 1944, along with most other 1943
plates. Not wanting to risk stamping them a third time, they were
allowed to keep using them as is in 1945!
Undated White/Brown base ("crown ONTARIO crown" top) issued
c.1947-69 (verified in 6/16/1947 photo).
UNDATED BASE:
(1947?) Type 1 - 6 1/4" x 12 1/4" 1425F - 9999F (8,575)
(1951?) Type 2 - 6 1/4" x 14 1/4" 10000F - 14338F (4,339)
(1955) Type 3 - 6" x 12", no border 18742-F - 26607-F (7,866)
(1963) Type 4 - 6" x 12", border 28156-F - 35978-F (7,823)
FORCES MOTORCYCLE
Began 1941. See notes for Forces.
White/Brown base ("ONTARIO" top) issued c.1947-69.
Probably discontinued 1970.
1941 352F
1942 327F
UNDATED Type 1 - No border F97 - F634
(1966?)(Type 2 - Border?)
FOREIGN EMBASSY (1959-72: See Table 2)
Earliest seen 1959.
Issued to non-diplomatic foreign national embassy staff.
LEGENDS: "F" prefix 1959-72,
"ALN" prefix 1973-74,
"XTR" prefix 1975-81.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1959-70, 1973-74,
White/Red 1971-72, 1975-81.
1973-74 ALN-110 1977 XTR-045 1980 XTR-175
1975 XTR-049 1978 XTR-108 1981 XTR-187,
1976 XTR-101 1979 XTR-100 XTR-403
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
Began 1973. All reserved from 001 to 999 unless noted.
CAN-110 = Federal Cabinet Minister (CAN-001 = Prime Minister)
MHC-001 = Member of House of Commons (Federal Representatives)
MPP-333 = Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario Legislature)
ONT-032 = Ontario Cabinet Minister
SEN-073 = Federal Senator (Ontario has no provincial senators)
TRB = Member of Tax Review Board (Provincial; 001 - 020 only)
HISTORIC VEHICLE
Began 1969. Issued to vehicles at least 30 years old.
LEGENDS: 5-digit passenger plate issued with White/Red vertical
stickers "HISTORIC" left and "VEHICLE" right 1969-72,
"HISTORIC VEHICLE" bottom 1973 Type 1, no legend, "HVE"
prefix 1973 Type 2.
1969 44-861 - ,
85-532 - 85-774 (243 P)
1970 43-047 - 44-140 (1,094 P)
1971 41-992 - 43-239 (1,248 P)
1972 41-903 - 43-279 (1,377 P)
1973 BASE Type 1: "HISTORIC" HVA-001 - HVC-267 (2,265 P)
Type 2: Slogan HVE-191 -
Type 1a HVE-403 - HVE-595 (193 P)
(UND. "HISTORIC VEHICLE" BASE HVF-273)
JUDICIAL
Began 1973. All reserved from 001 to 999 unless noted.
(No series issued for 9 Federal Supreme Court Justices!)
CCJ = County Court Judge (CCJ-281 UND. BEAUTIFUL BASE)
FCJ = Federal Court Judge (001 - 200 only)
PJO = Provincial Judge of Ontario
SCO = Supreme Court of Ontario
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Earliest seen 1958.
(Previously was issued #50 in 1931 and #X1 in 1949-50, 1954.)
LEGENDS: Large full-color crown center 1958-60, 1963, 1965-68, 1970-71,
no embossed crown top 1958-60, 1963, 1965-66.
1958 plates are reverse colors, with one example having a white crown.
1958 1-1 1963 4-4, 5-5 1968 6-6
1959 0-0 1964 1969
1960 1-1, 2-2 1965 0-0 1970 2-2, 6-6
1961 1966 0-0 1971 3-3, 6-6
1962 1967 0-0, 2-2 1972 6-6
MEDICAL DOCTOR (1936-54: See Table 1, 1955-72: See Table 2)
May have been assigned a certain passenger number block as of
1928. Reported on 1/11/1929 as using the 12-000 series.
"D" prefix not assigned to doctors in 1930-31 or 1933
allocations; D-1 - D-9999 listed as regular Toronto issue.
Began 1934; D-1 - D-9999 assigned but doubtful all were made.
In 1935, D-4401 - D-9999 were Toronto regular issue.
Partially reflective 1939.
Were any "D" suffix 1951 bases issued in 1952?
"D" prefix over #D-50000 issued as passenger 1964.
LEGENDS: "D" prefix 1934-72, "MDA" to "MDV" prefix 1973-81.
1973 BASE MDA-001 - MDV-808 (17,791 P) No G,I,Q,U used.
(UND. DISCOVER BASE MDZ-364)
MOPED
Began 1976. (1975 Red/White #A2 seen, made in error.)
Issued with round motorcycle stickers 1981-82.
LEGENDS: No legend 1976-77, "MOPED" bottom 1978-82.
COLORS: White/Red 1976, 1978, 1980-82, Red/White 1977, 1979.
1976 A1 - D2974 (32,971*S) 1978 A1 - B7132 (17,131*S)
1977 A1 - C5000 (24,998*S) 1979 A1 - B3981 (13,980*S)
1980 BASE A1 - B863 (10,862 S)
(UND. 1983 BASE C0413)
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
Began 1907.
MOTORCYCLE DEALER
Listed in 1913 directory as M1 - M40. Not listed in 1911 directory.
Earliest seen 1928.
LEGENDS: No legend, "M" prefix 1928, "M" suffix 1932, 1964-72,
"DL" prefix 1973-81.
COLORS: Dealer colors 1973-81.
1928 M12
1932 (100-M test plate)
1962 1969 1976 DL52
1963 1970 21M 1977 DL54
1964 20M 1971 1978
1965 29M 1972 1M 1979 DL18
1966 61M 1973 DL212 1980
1967 1974 DL95 1981 DL50
1968 1975 DL91
OFFICIAL
Earliest seen 1931, #50 on Lieutenant Governor's car.
#1 - 500 assigned 1931-38, #1B1 - 1B500 assigned 1939-41.
1938 #161 also seen.
OWN-CHOICE
Began 1973. For $25 extra fee, owners could choose any AAA-000
combination not banned or in a series reserved for non-passenger.
They can only be identified if over #NKJ-999, the highest number
on the dated 1973 base passenger issue.
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Began 1973.
1973 BASE ONA-001 - ONE-202 (4,198 P)
(UND. DISCOVER BASE ONN-119)
RECIPROCITY (STICKER)
Earliest seen 1967.
Sticker issued for Reciprocity backing plate 1967-81.
RENTAL CAR
Began 1973. Very few issued 1973-90, perhaps only RTA-RTB.
Discontinued 1991; remaining stock issued as passenger, with LR
sticker box never used.
1973 BASE RTA-001 - RTN-456 (11,445 P) No G,I used.
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1927.
1927 028-626 1939 0000, 00A00
1928-29, 1955-72 000-000 1940-43, 1945-54 00A00
1930 KL-000 1942 00B00
1931 0-0000 1950-51 00C00
1932-34, 1936 00-000 1959, 1962-71 012-345
1935 0-000 1972 123-456
1937 00-A-00 1973-81 SAM-000
1938 00000, 0H10
SCHOOL BUS
Began 7/1/1974, expire "JUN 75".
Issued with windshield stickers "6/81" and "6/82".
COLORS: Black/White JUN-75, JUN-77, JUN-78, JUN-80, 1980 BASE,
White/Black JUN-76, JUN-79.
JUN-75 SB9-589, 613-2SB, BS4-761, 118-0BS
JUN-76 SB9-645, 620-7SB, BS8-062
JUN-77 SB6-318, 698-8SB, BS6-975
JUN-78 SB5-796
JUN-79 SB8-294
JUN-80 SB6-118
1980-ON UNDATED BASE SA1-001 - SB6-656 (14,655 P)
(GRAPHIC BASE SD2-545)
SNOWMOBILE
Began 11/1/1968; 2-year plate issued expiring 10/31/1970, with
next plate expiring 10/31/1972. No 1971 plate issued.
Issued singly for front. Assuming no I,O,Q used all years.
Registration became annual 1972/73.
Discontinued 1976; replaced by owner-provided adhesive numbers.
LEGENDS: No legend, two-letter prefix 1970-75.
COLORS: Green/White 1970, 1973, 1975, Yellow/Blue 1972,
White/Green 1974.
1970 AA001 - EF975 (97,878 S) 1974 AA001 - MS222 (267,954*S)
1972 AA001 - KX965 (227,738 S) 1975 AA001 - NG660 (282,378*S)
1973 AA001 - LW664 (248,416*S)
TRAILER (1930-54: See Table 1, 1955-65: See Table 2)
Began 1921. Issued in pairs 1922, 1924-31.
Thinner dies for numbers above #19999-T 1934-35, #9999-T 1936-37.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRAILER" right, "T" prefix 1921-29,
vertical "TRAILER" left, "T" suffix 1930-37, (no crowns 1937)
no legend, "T" suffix 1938-56,
no legend, "T" in any position 1957-72 (expected 1956),
no legend, "T", "U" or "Z" prefix or suffix MAR-73,
no legend, "L" to "Z" suffix 1973-79,
"TRAILER" bottom 1980-94,
vertical "TRAILER" screened left 1994-on.
COLORS: Commercial colors MAR-67 to MAR-73.
STICKERS: Black/Orange & White 1974, White/Black 1975, 1978,
White/Red 1976, White/Green 1977, 1979.
Black serial all years. No stickers issued 1980-present.
MAR 71-72: After T99-999, progression assumed to be 1T1-000 - 1T9-999, 2T1-000 etc.
1973-79: Suffixes issued in reverse order but numbers progressed normally. (Verify P)
No G,I,O,Q,U used 1973-on. Permanent, $25 fee 1980-present.
1921 T-213 MAR-67 99999-T, T-46100 (144,101)
1922 T-214 MAR-68 99999-T, T-20308 (0T0-000?) (118,309)
1923 T 89 MAR-69 999-99T, T21-196 (0T0-000?) (119,197)
1924 T-886* MAR-70 999-99T, T55-531 (0T0-000?) (153,532)
1925 T-897 MAR-71 999-99T, T99-999, 3T4-530 (219,531)
1926 T 698 MAR-72 999-99T, T99-999, 9T9-633,
1927 T445 41T-995, 747-5T1
1928 T1-939 MAR-73 883-97T, T78-413, 339-40Z,
1929 T 4-687 936-18U, U97-912 (387,285)
1973-79 BASE Type 1: Dated "73" 10-01Z - 397-61N (929,752)
(1979) Type 2: Undated 700-97N - 586-49L (no M) (87,552)
(TOTAL 1,047,639)
1980-94 BASE Type 1: Quebec dies 10-01A - 412-51K (832,243)
(1984) Type 2: Ont. dies 604-92K - 999-99M (no L)(138,507)
(1986) Type 2a A10-001 - A16-827 (6,827)
(1986) Type 3: As 2 but NR A68-592 - M98-192 (929,591)
(TOTAL 1,978,172)
1994-ON BASE Type 1 N40-861 - Z99-999 (869,130)
(2002) Type 1a A10-01A - W30-66T (3,349,694)
(TOTAL 4,218,824)
TRAILER QUARTERLY (See Table 3)
Began 4/1/1963, expire "JUN 63". Issued for 3, 6 or 9 months.
Discontinued 1971; replaced by regular Trailer plates.
TRUCK DEALER
Began 1921. Earliest seen 1922. Discontinued 1936.
LEGENDS: Vertical "TRUCK/DEALER" right, "MT" prefix 1922, 1925, 1928,
vertical "TRUCK/DEALER" left, "MT" suffix 1930, 1932-35.
1921 1926 1931
1922 MT-89 1927 1932 (300-MT test plate)
1923 1928 MT88 1933 (200-MT test plate)
1924 1929 1934
1925 MT-22 1930 276-MT 1935 19-MT
PERMITS:
ADVERTISING PERMIT
Earliest seen 1924. Last seen 1942.
Small plates mounted on billboards.
LEGENDS: "DPHO-24" top, "ADV.PERMIT" bottom 1924, 1927, 1930-31,
"ONT.1933" top, "ADV.PERMIT" bottom 1933, 1936, 1939-42.
1924 Black/Yellow 217
1927 Black/White 468
1930 Black/Green 239
Black/Pink 702
1931 Small Black/Red 363 - 377
Medium Black/White 823
Large Black/Green 685 - 700
1933 Black/Red 310 - 820
1936 Small Black/White 338 Square dies, "ONT" w/o period
Large Black/White 887 Round dies, "ONT" with period
1939 Medium Black/Yellow 713
1940 Medium White/Green 791 Square dies, "ONT" w/o period
Medium White/Green 1-476 Round dies, "ONT" with period
Medium White/Green 1965 Square dies, "ONT" with period
1941 Medium White/Red 533 Square dies, "ONT" w/o period
Medium White/Red 1376 Square dies, "ONT" with period
1942 Medium Black/White 507 Square dies, "ONT" w/o period
Medium Black/White 615 Round dies, "ONT" with period
GASOLINE PUMP TAX
Earliest seen 1926. Last seen 1942.
Small plates mounted on fuel pumps at gasoline stations.
LEGENDS: "ONT 1926/GASOLINE/PUMP TAX" top 1926, 1929,
"ONT 1931/PUMP/PERMIT" top 1930-31, 1934-42.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1926, 1929-30, Black/Red 1931,
Black/Yellow 1934, 1939, White/Green 1935, 1940,
Black/White 1936, 1942, White/Red 1937, 1941,
Yellow/Black 1938, Black/Yellow 1938 A,
White/Maroon 1939 A.
(Verify 1927-28, 1932-33)
1926 559 1932 1938 432, A 4
1927 1933 1939 3-324, A-67
1928 1934 1-592 1940 3-873
1929 536 1935 1429, 1-722 1941 3-788
1930 200 1936 645 1942 1-369
1931 2-930 1937 2-098
GROSS WEIGHT
Small supplemental plates issued with Commercial plates c.1921-27.
Reportedly discontinued 1928.
A. 1925? Undated, Yellow/Black, "GROSS/WEIGHT" over "ONT"
monogram left, "1" (or 1 1/2, 3, 4 or 7) over "TONS" right.
B. 1927? Undated, same design but "3500" (or 3900 or 9600) over "LBS" right.
PESTICIDES
Reportedly began 1966. Earliest seen 1968.
Small, supplemental plates issued to lawn and crop applicators.
Discontinued 1978; replaced by vehicle decals.
LEGENDS: "PESTICIDES" top, "ONTARIO 1968" bottom 1968-70,
"PESTICIDES" top, "ONTARIO" bottom, stepped "19" left, stepped "71" right 1971-72,
"PESTICIDES" top, "ONTARIO" bottom, sideways "1973" left, "PESTICIDES" top,
"ONTARIO" bottom, vertical "1974" left 1974-77.
COLORS: White/Light Blue 1968-70, 1972, White/Red 1971, 1975,
Black/White 1973, White/Green 1974, 1976, White/Black 1977.
1968 727 1972 1879 1976 1137
1969 750 1973 884 1977 1247
1970 51 1974 1514
1971 2303 1975 1673
PUBLIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Earliest seen 1928.
Small supplemental plates issued with Commercial plates.
LEGENDS: "P-C-V-" top and bottom, vertical "ONT" left, vertical "1928" right 1928-30,
"P.C.V." top, "CLASS A" over "1931 ONT" bottom 1931-34,
(classes A,C,D only), 1936-38,
"P.C.V." top left, "CLASS E/FARM PRODUCTS OR/LIVESTOCK ONLY"
over "1931 ONT" bottom 1931-35 (classes B and E only),
"P.C.V." top, "ONT 1939" bottom 1939-65,
"ONT 1966" top, "P.C.V." bottom 1966-81.
(Verify A-C-D 1933 and 1935)
COLORS: Passenger colors 1928-29, 1932-72,
reverse Passenger colors 1930-31, Dealer colors 1973-79,
Black/White 1980, White/Black 1981.
1928 678
1929 964
1930 924
P.C.V. CLASSES 1931-80:
A - Common Carrier (Began 1931, seen 1931-81)
B - Common Carrier, Farm Products or Livestock only
(Began 1931, seen 1931)
C - Private Carrier (Began 1931, seen 1932-SEP 81)
D - Contract Carrier (Began 1931, seen 1934-81)
E - Private or Contract Carrier, Farm Products or Livestock only
(Began 1931, seen 1932-80)
F - Freight in Bond (Began 1938, seen 1938-81)
FF - Fresh Farm Produce (Began 1950, none seen)
FS - Farm Supplies (Began 1947, seen 1963-79)
H - Freight in Bond, Single Trip (Began 1942, seen 1942-SEP 76)
K - Heavy Machinery (Began 1949, seen 1953-SEP 77)
L - Freight in Bond, U.S. Operators (Began 1952, none seen)
R - Gravel (Began 1970s?, seen 1976-81)
T - Transport Truck (Began 1972, seen DEC 74)
X - Extra-Provincial Carrier (Began 1951, seen 1957-81)
All have class letter suffix 1931-81. After 9999 reached in any
class, letter suffix changed to letter prefix. After A9999, 1A001.
A B C D E F H K L
1931 143 563 - - - -
1932 1 667 827 - - - -
1933 958 - - - -
1934 109 597 - - - -
1935 1365 - - - -
1936 584 - - - -
1937 2280 186 - - - -
1938 50 709 2013 - - -
1939 356 52 799 1998 - - -
1940 814 1950 - - -
1941 1920 - - -
1942 1153 300 - -
1943 440 1726 - -
1944 724 1790 266 - -
1945 860 - -
1946 1259 - -
1947 1861 - -
1948 1 1182 300 - -
1949 234 2482 410 -
1950 2573 373 -
1951 2903 -
1952 1178 3715 509
1953 1687 2
1954 737 1897
1955 1717 5614 577
1956 2574 910 3691
1957 2747 2448 5115
1958 5701 2959 5184 788
1959 4746 172 4698 806
1960 4788 1208
1961 202 163 8731 64
1962 9529 24
1963 4701 8856
1964 F942 802
1965 9397 2861 3865 9636 1075
1966 A2218 1940 5675 F1390 693
1967 A8226 4432 F2716 360
1968 1754 F2217
1969 3308 2387 843 F2773 162
1970 1A713 2746 5316 F1222 301
1971 7320 2999 9898 364
1972 7978 1342 3836 5924
1973 1292 1998 4425 1290
1974 1529 4584 8326
1975 A3 1222 4454 F98 1202
1976 4253 1521 363
1977 2901 4317
1978 8298 4538
1979 4536 578 4755 982
1980 8771 4355 4
1981 8826 600 954
FF FS R T X
1957 - - X1603
1958 - -
1959 - - 1875
1960 - - 3421
1961 - -
1962 - -
1963 332 - -
1964 457 - -
1965 500 - -
1966 - -
1967 475 - - X2890
1968 531 - - X577
1969 655 - - X4712
1970 582 -
1971 457 - X1228
1972 216
1973 315
1974 380
1975 554
1976 441 9465
1977 226 7063
1978 374 6634
1979 408 7143 X1890
1980 6591
1981 6574 X2820
PUBLIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLE QUARTERLY
Began 4/1/1971, expire June "1971". Small, supplemental plates
issued with Quarterly Commercial plates.
LEGENDS: Same as Public Commercial Vehicle 1971-81.
COLORS: Same as Commercial Quarterly 1971-79, 1980 same as 1978,
1981 same as 1979.
Month not indicated on plate but 2nd letter = Quarter as follows:
A,B,C = JUN, J,K,L = SEP, T,U,V = DEC.
A C D H K T X
1971 JUN CA301
SEP CJ403
DEC CT533
1972 JUN CA369 DA834
SEP DJ677 HJ53
DEC DT253 TT34
1973 JUN CA52 XA83
SEP CJ359 DJ936
DEC CT282 DT916
1974 JUN CA291 DA643
SEP DJ602
DEC AU183 DT212 HT127 KT30 TT144 XT69
1975 JUN CB201 DA990 KA99
SEP AK352 CJ428 DJ399 XJ132
DEC AV4 DU401 HT302 KT99 XT628
1976 JUN AA685 DB3 KA43
SEP AL900 HJ159 KJ54 XJ134
DEC CT519 DU47 HT22
1977 JUN AB368 DA793 KA57
SEP DK169 KJ5
DEC DU189
1978 JUN DB9
SEP CJ133 DK458
DEC CT504 DU223 XT792
1979 JUN DB191 XA876
SEP CJ266 DK295
DEC CT556 DT709 XT162
1980 JUN DA646
SEP DK91
DEC CT18
1981 JUN AC99 CA488 XA625
SEP AL267 CJ418
DEC AU727 DU175
PUBLIC VEHICLE
Reportedly began 1924. Earliest seen 1926. Small, supplemental
plates issued with Commercial plates to buses.
Numbers began at 1 1928-81.
LEGENDS: "PUBLIC" top, "VEHICLE" bottom, vertical "ONT" left, vertical "1926" right
1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935-37, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1950-53, 1955-58,
"PUBLIC-VEH" top, "ONT 1959" bottom 1959-65,
"ONT 1966" top, "PUBLIC-VEH" bottom 1966-81.
(Verify 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933-34, 1938-40, 1943, 1946-49, 1954)
COLORS: Dealer colors 1973-79, Black/White 1980, White/Black 1981.
1926 373 1945 803 1964 2039
1927 1946 1965 3150
1928 207 1947 1966 1991
1929 1948 1967 3392
1930 150 1949 1968 4515
1931 1950 A60 1969 4762
1932 750 1951 C83, K40, M71 1970 3582
1933 1952 864 1971 6008
1934 1953 C79 1972 3613
1935 593 1954 1973 5779
1936 661 1955 A65 1974 1337
1937 289 1956 M67 1975 1169
1938 1957 K89, N91 1976 5495
1939 1958 B57, E43 1977 7241
1940 1959 2132 1978 2652
1941 440 1969 2582 1979 6111
1942 639 1961 2167 1980 5375
1943 1962 2800 1981 3773
1944 856 1963 2948
SCHOOL VEHICLE
Reportedly began 1938. Earliest seen 1940. Small, supplemental
plates issued with Commercial plates to school buses.
Numbers began at 1 1943-81.
LEGENDS: "SCHOOL" top, "VEHICLE" bottom, vertical "ONT" left, vertical "1940" right 1940-45, 1947-58,
"SCHOOL-VEH" top, "ONT 1959" bottom 1959-65,
"ONT 1966" top, "SCHOOL-VEH" bottom 1966-81.
COLORS: Dealer colors 1973-79, Black/White 1980, White/Black 1981.
(Verify 1946)
1940 28 1954 395, L38 1968 V3717
1941 171 1955 807, E57 1969 V2666
1942 72 1956 867 1970 V3889
1943 191 1957 785, A9 1971 V4714
1944 182 1958 969, E25, R27 1972 V5090
1945 153 1959 V2465 1973 V3130
1946 1960 V1336 1974 V6574
1947 391 1961 V2125 1975 V7334
1948 388 1962 V3072 1976 V4346
1949 749 1963 V2815 1977 V5762
1950 650 1964 V1808 1978 V7800
1951 C32, F16 1965 V3844 1979 V7179
1952 613, D9, E82 1966 V4311 1980 V6959
1953 A15, D81 1967 V5080 1981 V7900
TABLE 1 DOCTOR DEALER TRAILER DUAL USE
1930 - 1557-M 5865-T 7995-X*
1931 - 1690-M 8371-T 7758-X*
1932 - 1093-M 7-826T 5-336X*
1933 - 13449-T 5621-X*
1934 D-224 1021-M 20417-T* 3081-X*
1935 D-4400 353-M 23003-T* 2032-X
1936 D-6000 614-M 25460-T* 2477-X
1937 D-5000 1456-M 30543-T* 1742-X
1938 D6000 38389T* 1154X
1939 D6000 1557M 44051T* 1679X
1940 D6000 1564M 43935T* 2389X*
1941 D4659 924M 44153T* 2477X*
1942 D6000 51109T* 1935X*
1943 D144 51173T* 1434X
1944 (none) 710M 52661T* (none)
1945 D4579 58M 43063T 1178X
1946 D5405 1440M 61864T* 1807X*
1947 D3665 1513M 64469T 1351X
1948 D5594 4M 74057T* 532X
1949 D4993 63701T 762X
1950 D5212 1408M 60754T 5010X
1951 D6497 1658M 76626T* 7217X
1952 (none) 2009M 78045T* (none)
1953 D5730 2151M 74053T X1093
1954 D7498 2561M 80303T X7386
TABLE 2 DIPL. DOCTOR EMBASSY DEALER TRAILER DUAL USE
START CD-100 D1-000 F1-000 1-000M 1-000T 1-000X
1955 D7-933 3-252M 92-587T 15-222X
1956 CD-382 D-7298 77179-T 19993-X
1957 CD-367 D-9575 1737-M T-17270* 19415-X
1958 CD-197+ D-7758 3661-M T-33389* 58742-X
1959 CD-562 D-10561 F-1225 3412-M T-30315 63838-X
1960 CD-552 D-10000 F-1255 4455-M T-49150* 85161-X
1961 CD-720 D-10891 F-1222 4234-M T-61345* X-14632*
1962 CD-339 D-10675 3749-M T-63481* X-22617
1963 CD-673 D-11686 M-4403 T-62504* X-40109*
1964 CD-759 D-10563 3377-M T-48104 X-60370*
1965 CD-688 D-11601 F-1248 4738-M T-50977 X-67321*
1966 CD-764 D-10800 F-1296 5121-M (See X-78375*
1967 CD-842 D10-987 42-89M Trailer) X91-356*
1968 CD-720 D10-211 F1-211 58-80M X95-675*
1969 CD-598 D10-347 F1-235 55-71M 1X2-538*
1970 CD-493 D11-541 F1-260 44-56M 2X5-540*
1971 CD-852 D12-093 F1-305 59-91M 3X1-492*
1972 CD-888 D11-409 F1-450 56-70M 7X1-584*
+1958 #CD-58 also seen.
TABLE 3: QUARTERLY COMMERCIAL, TRAILER, BUS & FARM
All series start at #1-000 1963-72, #1-001 1973-79.
C O M M E R C I A L T R A I L E R
JUN SEP DEC JUN SEP DEC
1963 41712-G 46165-U G-47514 12653-Y 18476-Z Y-12919
1964 U-48580 48421-G 55121-U Z-10625 29665-Y 38151-Z
1965 51814-V Y-63895 V-62500 9988-U Z-38958 U-49764
1966 61385-V Y-57053 V-61118 9268-U Z-41231 U-65719+
1967 59968-V Y-58320 V-56950 16576-U Z-51354 U-80060
1968 603-10V Y71-354 V65-641 116-71U Z57-615 U80-029=
1969 670-99V Y71-626 V61-464 161-94U Z67-852 U97-186=
1970 620-43V Y21-118 V64-286 152-52U Z82-920 2U8-735
1971 652-96V Y94-320 V85-347
1972 821-24V Y87-279 V89-842 BUS
1973 T81-624 P89-986 M84-263 BZ2-020 BX2-782 BW3-068
1974 U1-458# R34-767# N8-027# BZ3-203 BX3-454 BW4-794
1975 T90-515 R3-323# M92-392 BZ3-135 BX3-182 BW1-234
1976 T88-152 R3-583# M86-911 BZ3-690 BX2-324 BW2-056
1977 T95-082 R7-252# M95-970 BZ3-651 BX1-530 BW2-224
1978 T91-003 V1-189# M95-697 BZ1-511 BX1-554 BW1-613
1979 T93-659 V10-709# M90-611 BZ3-225 BX1-872 BW1-534
FARM
1978 FA5259 FK1122# FT4778#
1979 FA6631 FJ9642 FT4272#
+DEC 66: U-11605 - U-47155, U-63838 - U-65719,
U53-681 - U61-327 hyphen center.
=DEC 68-69: 0U0-000 format reported.
#JUN 73-74: T,U assigned.
SEP 73-77: P,R assigned, SEP 78-79: P,V, Farm FJ-FK assigned.
DEC 73-74: M,N assigned, DEC 78-79: Farm FS-FT assigned.
COLORS
JUN 63 White/Red
SEP 63 White/Green
DEC 63 Black/Yellow
JUN 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 White/Red
SEP 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 White/Dark Green
DEC 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 Black/Yellow
JUN 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79 Red/White
SEP 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79 Dark Green/White
DEC 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79 Yellow/Black
