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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 issuing jurisdiction. For example, registration plates issued in the Northwest Territories are shaped like a polar bear.
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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. [6]
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.
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Although the design of the plates was shared, the government of the NWT held the copyright. Nunavut's version of the plate differed from the NWT's in the name of the jurisdiction at the bottom and the presence of an 'N' suffix in the serial. In 2010, the government of the NWT decided to update its version of the polar bear-shaped plate.
A US license plate, from the state of Kentucky. A North American version of the game, commonly referred to as the "license plate game," involves attempting to find a license plate from each Canadian province, U.S. or Mexican state. After one player has spotted a plate especially rare in that region, the other players get a higher number of ...
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. [1]