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Vehicle registration plates of Canada, also known as licence plates, are issued by provincial or territorial government agencies. Registration plates in Canada are typically attached to motor vehicles or trailers for official identification purposes. Some Canadian registration plates have unique designs, shapes, and slogans related to the ...
Many vehicle owners place clear plastic covers over their licence plates to protect their already defective licence plates (2012) from premature deterioration. [56] According to Ontario's Highway Traffic Act Section 13.2, licence plate covers are considered an obstruction and are illegal in the province of Ontario. [57]
Jurisdictions' attention to excluding offensive combinations varies widely, however. In 1986, Waldale, a Canadian licence plate manufacturer, due to a production error, produced an entire batch of New Brunswick plates that began with the letters ASS. The plates were issued, and were unofficially scrapped, but many found their way into the ...
Pages in category "Vehicle registration plates of Canada" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mail to the US often omits the country name, and vice versa, given that no postal codes nor provincial/territorial/state abbreviations duplicate one another. Foreign postal codes, if used, should be placed on the line above the destination country. The following shows the order of information for the destination address: LINE 1: NAME OF ADDRESSEE
The practical limit is a bit lower, as Canada Post reserves some FSAs for special functions, such as for test or promotional purposes (e.g., the H0H 0H0 for Santa Claus; see below), as well as for sorting mail bound for destinations outside Canada. The current Statistics Canada estimate of over 830,000 active postal codes [32] represents about ...
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]
France and Germany in Europe were the first countries to produce license plates. [2] By the early 1900s, most states in the United States had begun issuing license plates in order to identify cars and match them with their owners. [3] New York was the first state to require license plates on vehicles; this happened in 1903. [4]