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When in Canada, the monarch of Canada is driven in an official car that bears a licence plate with a gold St Edward's Crown on a red field. [17] The governor general's vehicle bears a standard licence plate of the province of Ontario, but the vehicle displays the governor general's flag to distinguish it.
In Canada, licence plate numbers are usually assigned in ascending order, beginning with a starting point such as AAA-001. As such, someone familiar with the sequence can determine roughly when the licence plate was issued.
In 1956, Canada, the United States, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for licence plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [2]
In November 2019, the Newfoundland and Labrador government announced a prototype design for a Green vehicle licence plate. [7] Premier Dwight Ball made the announcement at the Drive Electric NL Electric Vehicle Showcase. As of 2023, this plate design has not yet been made available; electric vehicles simply use plates from the main series.
Front plate: Centred logo of the Montreal Expo 67, with fleur-de-lys on the left and along the bottom from left to right "1967", the vehicle's registration number, and "QUÉ." Rear plate: "QUÉ." and maple leaf on the left, vehicle's registration on the right. Along the bottom from left to right "1867 CONFÉDÉRATION 1967".
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.
In 1956, Canada, the United States and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for licence plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [3]
The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens between groups; e.g. 250-555-0199. [2] Using the format specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Recommendation E.164 for telephone numbers, a Canadian number is written as +1NPANXXXXXX, with no spaces, hyphens, or other characters; e.g. +12505550199.