MANITOBA
Highest 1908-11 pre-provincial plate known: #647
YEAR PASSENGER DEALER
1911 1 - 1999, 3000 - 3122 (2,122) 2000 - 2590
1912 1 - 1999, 2400 - 4406 (4,006) [2000 - 2399] (2270 issued)
1913 1 - 1999?, 2400?- 5774 (5,374) (2297?- 2312?)[400 allotted]
1914 1 - 1999, 2400 - 7363 (6,963) [2000 - 2399]
1915 1 - 8853 ?
1916 1 - 10642, 12436 - 11542 - 11847
1917 1 - 15079, 16553 - 18577 (17,104) 15416 - 15617
1918-19 BASE PASSENGER DEALER
1918 Type 1 1 - 19865 (19,865) 20195 - 20661
21010 - 25679 (4,670)
1919 Type 2 26193 - 30389 (4,197)
1919 Type 3 31156 - 33033 (1,878)
(TOTAL 31,889)
Description of 1918-19 Types:
Type 1 - Non-serif "1" and curved "7" in number
Type 2 - Serif "1" and straight "7" in number
Type 3 - Dated 1919 in 4 colors to simulate tab
1919 TAB: Number matches 1918 base, including Dealer (no D).
Plates ordered in [ ]. 2nd passenger block expected 1920.
Dealer unmarked, reverse colors 1920-24. Truck began 1925.
YEAR PASSENGER DEALER
1920 1 - 33203 35001 - 35939
1921 1 - 39-054 45-001 - 45-189
1922 1 - 38-194 [45,000] 50-001 - 51-443 [1,500]
1923 1 - 40-659 50-001 - 50-378
1924 1 - 42-180 50-001 - 50-177 TRUCK
1925 1 - 41-890, 50-001 - 50-612 [1,000] 45-845 - 47-028
51-142 - 51-892
1926 1 - 51-192 [55,000] 70-001 - 70-641 [1,000] 60-844 - 63-672 [5,000]
1927 1 - 58-426,[60,000] 75-001 - 75-515 [1,000] 64-559 - 68-429 [6,000]
71-055 -
1928 1 - 58-847 [65,000] 80-001 - 81-113 [1,250] 70-277 - 75-796 [6,000]
1929 1 - 76-873 90-001 - 91-187 80-879 - 89-543
1930 1 - 80-035 [85,000] 95-001 - 95-786 [1,500] 101-678 - 114-232 [15,000]
1931 1 - 89-923 [90,000] D-1?- D-1-490 [1,500] T-100-753 - T-113-808 [15,000]
PASSENGER PASSENGER
1932 1 - 77-745* 1939 1 - 85-391*
1933 1 - 67-519* 1940 1 - 84-451*
1934 1 - 66-376* 1941 1 - 84-719*
1935 1 - 64-416* 1942 1 - 85-613
1936 1 - 65-371* 1945 1 - 84-059*
1937 1 - 67-742* 1946 1 - 83-773* [84,000]
1938 1 - 78-159* 1947 1 - 85-400*
1929-49: 4-000 - 4-999 reserved for Medical Doctors.
1941: Motorists required to turn in 1941 plates to obtain
1942 plates; some were screened "TL" for 1944 Trailers.
1943: Tab number matches 1942 base, without hyphen.
1944: Windshield sticker issued.
1950-70: 1D1 - 1D999 reserved for Medical Doctors.
Numbers in BOLD are official final production figures 1948-75.
1948-49 BASE
1948 Type 1: Dated 1 - 105-000 (105,000 S)
1949 Type 2: Undated 105-001 - 112-000 (7,000 S)
(TOTAL 112,000 S)
1950-51 BASE No I,L,O,Q used.
1950 Type 1: Small letter 1A1 - 9N999 (107,892 P)
1950 Type 2: Full letter 1P1 - 9S999 (26,973 P)
(TOTAL 134,865 P)
1952-57 BASE No I,L*,O,Q,U,Z used. *L used on Type 2a.
1952 Type 1: Thick dies 1A1 - 9Y999 (179,820 P)
1954 Type 1a 10A1 - 99E99 (44,550 P)
1956 Type 2: Thin dies 10F1 - 99H99 (26,730 P)
1956 Type 2a 10J1 - 70P99 (50,589 S)
(TOTAL 251,100 P,
50,589 S)
1958-63 BASE No I,L*,O,Q,R,U*,Z used. *L,U used on Type 1b.
1958 Type 1 1A1 - 9Y999 (170,829 P)
1958 Type 1a 10A1 - 99Y99 (169,290 P)
1961 Type 1b AA1 - DV527 (73,454 P)
(TOTAL 413,573 P)
Rear plate dated "58", front plate undated.
1964-70 BASE No I,L*,O,Q,R,U*,Z used. *L,U used on Type 1b.
1964 Type 1 1A1 - 9Y999 (170,829 P)
1964 Type 1a 10A1 - 99Y99 (169,290 P)
1965 Type 1b AA1 - PJ999 (229,770 P)
(TOTAL 569,889 P)
Rear plate dated "64", front plate undated.
Some EM-series front plates reported with no tab slot.
No replacement plates issued with the same number.
1A1 - 9F999 (except 1D1 - 1D999) reserved for $5 extra fee (52,947 P).
TABS FULL SIZE SMALL SIZE
1949 1 - 160000 (none)
1951 000001 - 200000 (none)
1953 1 - 220000 220001 - 250000 (30,000)
1954 1 - 240000 240001 - 270000 (30,000)
1955 4240 - 201156 241932 - 254388
1956 25614 - 232309 241751 - 253464
1957 7047 - 217219 242912 - 251439
1959 1 - 280000 280001 - 310000 (30,000)
1960 1 - 295000 295001 - 330000 (35,000)
1961 1 - 308000 308001 - 345000 (37,000)
1962 1 - 326000 326001 - 365000 (39,000)
1963 1 - 344000 344001 - 386000 (42,000)
1965 1 - 355000 355001 - 402000 (47,000)
1966 1 - 367000 367001 - 417000 (50,000)
1967 1 - 367000 367001 - 415000 (48,000)
1968 1 - 377000, 437306 377001 - 429000 (52,000)
1969 1 - 390000 390001 - 456000 (66,000)
1970 1 - 405000 405001 - 475000 (70,000)
1971-75 BASE No I,O,Q,R,Z used.
1971 Type 1: Square "100,000" AA-1 - CK99-99 (452,455 P)
1973 Type 2: Round "100,000" CL-101 - DW99-99 (217,778 P)
(TOTAL 670,233 P)
Reserved series AA-1 - CE-100 (4,100 P) available for extra fee;
included in total. CE series only stops at 30-00.
BZ 1969 specially issued; not counted.
Non-Pass. Prefixes: DC, FA, MD, TA, TC, TD.
1971 sticker issued September 1971 to show compulsory insurance.
1976-82 BASE No F*,I,J,M,O,P,Q,R,V,Y,Z used.
3-1-76 AAA-101 - GUW-445 (TOTAL 1,075,549 P)
*BUF seen. GUX reported. GXS-775 highest manufactured.
Reserved series AAA-1 - ACX-100 (4,400 P) available for extra fee;
not counted in total.
Non-Pass. Prefixes: CTA-CXX, DCA-DCX, FAA-FXX, LAA, PAA, PXA,
TAA-TXX, XAA, YAA-YLS.
1983-98 BASE No F,I,J,M,O,Q,R,V,Y,Z used.*
3-1-83 "83" Type 1 101 AAA - 500 DWT (816,692 P)
1986 "86" Type 2 501 DWT - 999 DXX (17,721 P)
1986 "86" Type 1a 101 EAA - 825 EBP (24,099 P)
1986 "86" Type 2a 826 EBP - 999 EXC (194,358 P)
1987 "87" Type 2b 101 EXD - 999 GXG (232,841 S)
1989 "89" Type 3 101 GXH - 999 NXX (699,422 S)
1995 "AUG 95" Type 3a 101 QAA - 651 QLV (276,544 S)
(TOTAL 1,052,870 P,
1,208,807 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Graphic, reflective (840,791 P)
Type 2 - Non-graphic, non-reflective, short slogan (212,079+P)
Type 3 - Alberta dies, non-reflective, wide slogan (975,966 S)
*All letters used in all positions on Type 3a, starting at QAA.
999 QSL highest manufactured, but all extras destroyed.
Reserved series 1 AAA - 100 ZZZ. Pairs last issued 10/87.
Non-Pass. Suffixes: AEA-AEX, CTA-CXX, DCA-DCX, FAA-FXX, LAA-LXX,
PAA-PXX, TAA-TXX, XAA-on.
First Type 2a order was up to 999 EHX (76,589 P).
1984-94 STICKERS: LL even years, LR odd years.
1995-96 STICKERS: DAY LL, MONTH/YEAR LR.
Replaced 8/1/1997 to 7/31/1998.
1997-2023 GRAPHIC BASE No I,O,Q, JAA-JZZ used.
6-17-97 "SEP 97" Type 1 AAA 101 - DNZ 999 (1,219,943 P)
9-29-02 "FEB 04" Type 2 DPA 101 - DWC 999 (126,759 P)
10-10-03 Type 1a DWD 101 - GLW 999 (1,255,903 P)
2012 "JAN 13" Type 3 GLX 101 - KAR 929 (739,807 P)
(TOTAL 3,342,412 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Manitoba dies, undated (Made/Waldale, Amherst, NS)
Type 2 - Alberta dies, debossed "97" in LL box (Made/Hi Signs, AB)
Type 3 - As Type 1, but bison solid, not outlined
Non-Pass. Prefixes: CAA-CZZ, PAA-PCR, VAA-VAH, XAA-XAJ.
Issued to new registrations only 6/17/1997 to 7/31/1997.
First lot AAA-DGV exhausted July 2001. EAV lot exhausted 8/16/2004.
Black/Clear "Bienvenue" optional sticker added late 1997.
Five-Year Registration began 1/10/2010, based on driver's license
expiration date. 2010-11 stickers MO/YR or YEAR only.
By 2020, switched to High Intensity Scotchlite.
Plate stickers discontinued after 2021.
2013-21 BIENVENUE BASE No I,O,Q used.
2-25-13 "NOV 13" JBA 101 - JBE 198 (3,694 P)
