Vehicle registration plates of Quebec
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The Canadian province of Quebec first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1906. Registrants provided their own licence plates for display until 1908, when the province began to issue plates.[2] Plates are currently issued by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation).
From 1963 to 1977 (except 1967), licence plates carried the slogan La Belle Province ("The Beautiful Province"), a nickname for Quebec. Since 1978, they have carried Je me souviens ("I remember"), the official motto of the province.
Since 1979, Quebec legislation has required only rear plates, though there are certain cases where front plates are also required. Annual renewal stickers were used from 1979 to 1992; Quebec is currently one of five provinces where such stickers are not used (the others being Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario). Dates for renewals of plates on passenger vehicles are determined based on the first letter of the registered owner's surname, while for other vehicles they are determined based on the type of vehicle: for example, plates on passenger vehicles whose owners' surnames begin with the letter 'L' are to be renewed in September, as are school bus plates.[3] Registrations and fees may be renewed up to three months in advance. Trailer plates ("R" category) are not renewed annually: they are only registered upon initial purchase, or when transferred to another owner.[3] Enforcement is done by a variety of methods, including automated number plate recognition.[4]
Vehicles registered in Quebec can only display approved plates. Decorative designs are permitted at the front of the vehicles, but displaying a plate with a design that can be "confused" with an official plate, or an official plate from any other jurisdiction, is an offence under articles 34 and 56 of the Highway Safety Code and punishable with a fine.[5]
Relief Design Inc., of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec, is the sole producer of licence plates on behalf of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).[1][6] The company is a sister company of Amherst, Nova Scotia-based Waldale Manufacturing Ltd.[7]
Size and specifications
Quebec vehicle registration plates come in two sizes
- Standard: 30 cm × 15 cm (12 in × 6 in)
- Small (Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Off-road vehicles): 20 cm x 10 cm (8 in x 4 in)
Quebec vehicle registration plates also come in two colours
- Standard: Blue on White (Matching the blue of The provincial flag)
- Electric Vehicles: Green on White
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(12 in × 6 in)
Blue on White
Blank Plate
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(8 in x 4 in)
Blue on White
Blank Plate
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(12 in × 6 in)
Green on White (Electrical)
Blank Plate
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(8 in x 4 in)
White (Electrical)
Blank Plate
Vehicle categories
Certain vehicle categories are indicated on plates by the use of prefixes:[8]
Active categories
Active categories | Prefix |
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Trucks, truck-trailer, and farm vehicles over 3000 kg | L |
Buses and minibuses | A, AE, AP, AU |
Restricted use vehicles (including vehicles used in remote areas not connected to the remainder of the road network, farm tractors, snowmobiles, vintage motorcycles and automobiles restricted to roads with speed limits below 70 km/h) | C |
Removable plates (i.e.: garage and dealers) | X |
Removable motorcycle and snowmobile plates | XA (only on small motorcycle plate) |
Trailers | R |
Vehicles used off public roadways (snowmobiles under 450 kg, and vehicles restricted to use in harbours, train stations and airports) | V |
Other vehicles (including commercial, farm, driving school, occasional school use, road-going machines, snow removal vehicles, hearses, ambulances, tow trucks) | F |
Consular and diplomatic staff vehicles (e.g. CC 123, CD 123) | CC, CD |
Licensed amateur radio operators (e.g. VE2 AA, VE2 AAA, VA2 AA, VA2 AAA) | VE2, VA2 |
Taxi plates phase-out
The provincial government ceased the issuance of T plates on October 10, 2020, and phased out T plates on October 13, 2020, and March 31, 2021, following the enactment of a law to modernize the taxi industry.[9] All T plates have been converted to either regular or commercial (F) plates.[10]
Retired categories
Description | Expired prefix | Replaced by |
---|---|---|
Farm trailers registered before 1 January 1989 | U | R |
Government of Québec | GQ | F |
Sureté du Québec provincial police force | GP | F |
Government of Canada | G | F |
Hearse | CO, H | F |
Ambulance | AM, H | F |
Rentals, short-term (less than one year).[11] | ZZ | F |
Rentals/leases longer than one year.[11] If a leased by a commercial owner, prefix may be combined with F prefix. | Z, FZ | F |
Passenger baseplates
1908 to 1978
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.[12] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Quebec licence plate that complied with these standards.
Image | Dates issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | 1908–10 | White serial on black rubber plate; vertical "PQ" at right | none | 1234 | 1001 to approximately 3500 | |
![]() | 1911 | White serial on blue porcelain plate; vertical "PQ" at right | none | 1234 | 3501 to approximately 5400 | |
![]() | 1912 | Dark blue serial on white fiberboard plate; vertical "PQ" at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3200 | |
![]() | 1913 | White serial on dark green fiberboard plate; "P.Q." centred at bottom | none | 1234 | 4001 to approximately 9500 | |
![]() | 1914 | Red serial on white fiberboard plate; vertical "PQ" at right | none | 12345 | 9301 to approximately 16800 | |
![]() | 1915 | Black serial on light green fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred at bottom | none | 12345 | 16901 to approximately 26500 | First use of the full province name. |
![]() | 1916 | Black serial on gray fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred at bottom | none | 12345 | 26701 to approximately 42900 | |
![]() | 1917 | Red serial on cream fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred at bottom | none | 12345 | 43501 to approximately 66800 | |
![]() | 1918 | Black serial on cream fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred within black bar at bottom | none | 12345 | 64001 to approximately 67100, plus older serials | |
![]() | 1919 | Red serial on light yellow fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 34000 | |
![]() | 1920 | Green serial on white fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred within green bar at top | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 46500 | |
![]() | 1921 | White serial on black fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred at bottom | none | 12345 123-456 | 50001 to approximately 106-000 | |
![]() | 1922 | Dark blue serial on white fiberboard plate; "QUEBEC" centred within dark blue bar at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 59000 | |
![]() | 1923 | Yellow serial on black fiberboard plate; provincial coat of arms used as separator; "QUEBEC 1923" centred at bottom | none | 12-345 | 10-001 to approximately 70-000 | First dated plate. |
![]() | 1924 | Green serial on white fiberboard plate; "QUE - 24" centred at bottom | none | 12345 | 10001 to approximately 82000 | All-numeric serials issued on vehicles weighing less than 3,000 lb, and 'H' prefix serials on vehicles 3,000 lb or greater. This practice continued through 1936.[13] |
H12345 | H1001 to approximately H10500 | |||||
![]() | 1925 | Embossed white serial on black plate; "QUE–25" at bottom | none | 12345 | 10001 to approximately 78000 | First embossed plate. |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H11000 | |||||
![]() | 1926 | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "QUE–26" at bottom | none | 12345 | 10001 to approximately 81000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H16000 | |||||
![]() | 1927 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "QUE–27" at bottom | none | 12345 | 10001 to approximately 95000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H20000 | |||||
![]() | 1928 | Embossed black serial on light green plate; "QUE–28" at bottom | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 108000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H19000 | |||||
![]() | 1929 | Embossed white serial on black plate; "QUE–29" at bottom | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 116000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H27000 | |||||
![]() | 1930 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "QUE–30" centred at top | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 124000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H33000 | |||||
![]() | 1931 | Embossed white serial on maroon plate; "31–QUE" centred at bottom | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 129000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H32000 | |||||
![]() | 1932 | Embossed black serial on light green plate; "32–QUE" centred at top | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 127000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H32000 | |||||
![]() | 1933 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; vertical "QUE" and "33" at left and right respectively | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 113000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H30000 | |||||
![]() | 1934 | Embossed black serial on gray plate with border line; vertical "34" and "QUE" at left and right respectively | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 110000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H31000 | |||||
![]() | 1935 | Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; vertical "QUE" and "35" left and right respectively | none | 123456 | 10001 to approximately 108000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H35000 | |||||
![]() | 1936 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; vertical "QUE" and "36" at left | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 99000 | |
H12345 | H-1 to approximately H38000 | |||||
![]() | 1937 | Embossed silver serial on green plate with border line; "QUEBEC 37" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 145-000 | |
![]() | 1938 | Embossed silver serial on black plate with border line; "QUEBEC 38" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 167-000 | |
![]() | 1939 | Embossed silver serial on maroon plate with border line; "QUEBEC 39" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 172-000 | |
![]() | 1940 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "QUEBEC 40" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 178-000 | |
![]() | 1941 | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "QUEBEC 41" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 179-000 | |
![]() | 1942 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "QUEBEC 42" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 183-000 | |
![]() | 1943 | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "QUEBEC -43" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 164-000 | |
![]() | 1944 | Black serial on gray Masonite plate; "QUEBEC-44" centred at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 175-000 | Manufactured on Masonite due to metal conservation for World War II. |
![]() | 1945 | Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "QUEBEC–45" centred at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 174-000 | |
![]() | 1946 | Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "QUEBEC–46" centred at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 177-000 | |
![]() | 1947 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "QUEBEC–47" centred at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 188-000 | |
![]() | 1948 | Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "QUEBEC–48" centred at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 232-000 | |
![]() | 1949 | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "QUEBEC-49" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 271-000 | |
![]() | 1950 | Embossed white serial with fleur-de-lys separator on azure plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-50" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 294-000 | First base to feature the fleur-de-lys. |
![]() | 1951 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on unpainted aluminum plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-51" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 339-000 | |
![]() | 1952 | Embossed orange serial with fleur-de-lys separator on azure plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-52" at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 386-000 | |
![]() | 1953 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on white plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-53" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 444-000 | |
![]() | 1954 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on yellow plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-54" at top | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 497-000 | |
![]() | 1955 | Embossed yellow serial with fleur-de-lys separator on black plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-55" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 537-000 | |
![]() | 1956 | Embossed green serial with fleur-de-lys separator on white plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-56" at top | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 624-000 | |
![]() | 1957 | Embossed white serial with fleur-de-lys separator on green plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-57" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 696-000 | |
![]() | 1958 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on unpainted aluminum plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-58" at top | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 749-000 | |
![]() | 1959 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on yellow plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-59" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 807-000 | |
![]() | 1960 | Embossed yellow serial with fleur-de-lys separator on black plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-60" at top | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 840-000 | |
![]() | 1961 | Embossed black serial with fleur-de-lys separator on white plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-61" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 915-000 | |
![]() | 1962 | Embossed white serial with fleur-de-lys separator on black plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-62" at top | none | 123-456 | 2-001 to approximately 998-000 | |
![]() | 1963 | Embossed dark green serial with fleur-de-lys separator on white plate with border line; "QUÉBEC-63" at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" at bottom | 123-456 | 2-001 to 999-999 | First use of the "La Belle Province" slogan. |
12-345A | 10-001A to approximately 92-000A | |||||
![]() | 1964 | Embossed dark green serial on yellow plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "64" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 123-456 | 2-001 to 999-999 | |
1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 9B-4000 | |||||
![]() | 1965 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "65" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 4V-2000 | Letters F, I, J, L, O, Q, T and U not used in serials.[13] |
![]() | 1966 | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "66" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 3R-4500 | Letters F, J and L added to serials.[13] |
![]() ![]() | 1967 | Embossed red designs and lettering on white plate with embossed border line; Front and rear plates of different design. 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". | Front plate: "MONTRÉAL EXPO67" Rear plate: "CONFÉDÉRATION" | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 8R-8500 | Commemorated both the Montreal 1967 World Exposition and the centenary of Canadian confederation. |
![]() | 1968 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "68" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 9S-0500 | |
![]() | 1969 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "69" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 1V-2500 | Letter T added to serials. |
![]() | 1970 | Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "70" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to 9Z-9999 | Letters W and Y not used in serials.[13] |
![]() | 1971 | Embossed black serial on metallic pea green plate with border line; "QUÉBEC" centred above serial; fleur-de-lys and "71" at left, separated from serial by dividing line | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" below serial | 123-456 | 100-001 to 999-999 | |
1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 8J-2500 | |||||
![]() | 1972 | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; fleur-de-lys, "QUÉBEC" and "72" at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" centred at bottom | 123-456 | 100-001 to 999-999 | |
1A-2345 | 1A-1 to approximately 9K-5000 | |||||
![]() | 1973 | Embossed red serial with fleur-de-lys separator on white plate with border line; "19 QUÉBEC 73" at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" centred at bottom | 123-456 | 10-01 to 999-999 | |
1A-2345 | 1A-0001 to approximately 8M-1500 | |||||
![]() | 1974 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; fleur-de-lys, "QUÉBEC" and "74" at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" centred at bottom | 123A456 | 100A001 to 999A999; 100E001 to 999E999; 100H001 to approximately 450H000 | |
![]() | 1975 | Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "75", "QUÉBEC" and fleur-de-lys at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" centred at bottom | 123A456 | A, K, N, S and B series | |
![]() | 1976 | Embossed red serial on cream plate with border line; fleur-de-lys, "QUÉBEC" and "76" at top | "LA BELLE PROVINCE" at bottom, along with the logo of the 1976 Summer Olympics | 123A456 | H, L, M and P series | |
![]() | 1977 | Embossed dark blue serial on light blue plate ("Bleu Québec") with border line; fleur-de-lys and "Québec" at top left; "77" at top right | "La belle province" centred at bottom | 123A456 | R, S, T and V series | |
![]() | 1978 | Embossed brown serial on beige plate with border line; "78" at top left; fleur-de-lys and "Québec" at top right | "Je me souviens" centred at bottom | 123A456 | A, B, C, E and F series | Last single-year plate, and first use of the provincial motto. |
1979 to present
Image | Dates issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | 1979–83 | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "79" at top left; fleur-de-lys and "Québec" at top right | "Je me souviens" centred at bottom | 123A456 | H, P, L and M series; 100S000 to approximately 540S000 | Front plates no longer issued. |
![]() | 1983–96 | As above, but with wider serial dies, a darker shade of blue, and fleur-de-lys and "Québec" centred at top | ABC 123 | AAA 001 to ZZZ 999 | Validated with stickers until 1992. Letters I and O not used in this serial format, and U discontinued after the DMU series (1986).[13] 'M' series reserved for motorcycles. Order of issuance was AAA to EZZ, JAA to KZZ, NAA to NZZ, QAA to RZZ, HAA to HBW, GAA to GZZ, HCA to HZZ, TAA to TZZ, WAA to ZZZ. | |
![]() | 1996 – September 2009 | 123 ABC | 001 AAA to 999 ZZZ | Letters I, O and U not used in serials; this practice continues today.[13] Series PAA through PCZ reserved for Veteran plates (below). | ||
![]() | September 2009 – December 2022 | B12 CDE | B01 AAA to Z99 ZZZ | A, C, F, L, R, T and V not used as first letters in this serial format.[13] | ||
![]() | December 2022 – c. September 15, 2023 [14] | 12A BCD | 01A AAA to 57L AHH (as of September 20, 2023) | B, D, Q and S not used as first letters in this serial format. Discontinued due to the possibility of too many inappropriate combinations of letters.[15] | ||
![]() | c. September 15, 2023 – Present [15][16] | AAB 12C | AAA 01A to AAH 32F (as of October 11, 2023) | B, D, Q and S not used as first letters in this serial format. |
Optional plates
Image | Type | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | Veteran | January 1, 2006 | As current passenger base, but with screened poppy graphic in the centre | Je me souviens | 123 PBC | 001 PAA to approximately 999 PAV | Issued to eligible veterans, subject to vetting standards set by the Royal Canadian Legion. For use on vehicles less than 3,000 kg.[17] |
![]() | 2019 | As current passenger base, but with graphics of a male and female soldier and a poppy field at right, a single poppy at bottom left, and "VÉTÉRANS" in red at top left | 001 PAW to 515 PBQ (as of December 20, 2020) | ||||
![]() | Electric | 2011 | green on reflective white with electric vehicle pictogram on lower left corner [18] | Je me souviens | E00 VEA (passengers), A00000 (buses), FVE0000 (commercial <3000 kg) | E01 VEA to present; A00001 to present; FVE0001 to present. | Hybrid or all-electric vehicles only |
Non-passenger plates
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | Bus | As current passenger plates | A 12345 | |||
![]() | Bus - Electric | 2011–present | As current passenger plates | A 92345 | ||
![]() | Police car [dubious – discuss] | As current passenger plates | FML1234 | |||
![]() | Sureté du Québec [dubious – discuss] | As current passenger plates[19] | FLV1234 | |||
![]() | Police bus | As current passenger plates | AP12345 | |||
![]() | Bus used as Fire or Emergency Vehicle | As current passenger plates | AU12345 | |||
![]() | Commercial | 1979–83 | As 1979–83 passenger plates | F123-456 | F100-001 to approximately F585-000 | |
![]() | 1983–86 | As current passenger plates | F123456 | F585001 to F999999 | ||
![]() | 1986–2001 | FB12345 | FA 1001 to FY99999; FF10001 to FF99999 | |||
![]() | 2001–present | FBC1234 | FAA1001 to FTD1534 (as of July 30, 2023) | |||
![]() | Commercial – Electric | 2011–present | As current passenger plates | F123456 | ||
![]() | Commercial (Lighter than 3,000 kg) – Electric | 2011–present | As current passenger plates | FVE1234 | ||
![]() | Consular Corps or Foreign delegation | As current passenger plates | CC 1234 | |||
![]() | Consular Corps or Foreign delegation - Electric | 2011–Present | As current passenger plates | CC 12VE | ||
![]() | Diplomatic Corps or ICAO | As current passenger plates | CD 1234 | |||
![]() | Diplomatic Corps or ICAO - Electric | 2011–Present | As current passenger plates | CD 12VE | ||
![]() ![]() | Ham Radio Operator's Vehicle (This plate alerts police that the vehicle is equipped with an amateur radio apparatus, which means that the owner could assist if necessary.) | As current passenger plates | VA2 AB VE2 AB | |||
![]() ![]() | VA2 ABC VE2 ABC | |||||
![]() | Moped (until 1989) | 1979–85 | Similar to 1979–83 passenger plates, but without slogan | 123456 | 1001 to approximately 155000 | Still currently revalidated. |
![]() | 1985–89 | Similar to current passenger plates | 123 456 | 155 001 to approximately 223 000 | ||
![]() | Motorcycle (until 1989) | 1979–84 | Similar to 1979–83 passenger plates, but without slogan | M-12345 | M-00001 to M-99999 | Still currently revalidated. |
M-B1234 | M-A0001 to M-Z9999 | |||||
![]() | 1984–89 | Similar to current passenger plates | MBC 123 | MAA 001 to approximately MNZ 999 | ||
![]() | Motorcycle/Moped (from 1989) | 1989–92 | Similar to current passenger plates | 123 456 | 223 001 to approximately 307 000 | |
![]() | 1992–2008 | 123456 | 307001 to 999999 | |||
![]() | 2008–present | 12345A | 10001A to 98555K (as of November 1, 2020) | |||
![]() | Off-Road Vehicles | Similar to current passenger plates | VA12345 | |||
![]() | V12345A | |||||
![]() | Off-Road Vehicles - Electric | 2011–Present | Similar to current passenger plates | V123VE | ||
![]() | Removable (Dealer) | As current passenger plates | X 12345 | |||
![]() | X123456 | |||||
![]() | Removable (Dealer) (Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Off-road vehicles) | Similar to current passenger plates | XA12345 | |||
![]() | Restricted-area use Vehicle | As current passenger plates | C123456 | |||
![]() | Restricted-area use Vehicle - Electric | As current passenger plates | C1234VE | |||
![]() | Tractor | Similar to current passenger plates | C012345 | |||
![]() | Trailer | 2007–present | As current passenger plates | RB1234C | RA0001A to RP9670M (as of July 30, 2023) | |
![]() | Truck | As current passenger plates | L123456 | |||
![]() | Truck - Electric | 2011–Present | As current passenger plates | L123VE |
Taxis
The provincial government ceased the issuance of T plates on October 10, 2020, and phased out T plates on October 13, 2020, and March 31, 2021, following the enactment of a law to modernize the taxi industry.[20] All T plates have been converted to either regular or commercial (F) plates.[21]
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | City Taxi | –2021/03 | As current passenger plates | T123456 | The first two digits indicate the area where the taxi operates:
| |
![]() | Hospital Taxi | –2021/03 | As current passenger plates | TB 1234 | ||
![]() | Regional Taxi | –2021/03 | As current passenger plates | TR12345 | ||
![]() | Special Taxi (Limousines mainly) | –2021/03 | As current passenger plates | TS 1234 |
- ^ Also includes Brossard and Saint-Lambert.
- ^ Boroughs of Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles, Saint-Léonard, Anjou & Montréal-Nord, and the town of Montréal-Est.
- ^ Also includes Saint-Paul, Crabtree, Saint-Pierre, Notre-Dame des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.
- ^ Also includes Brownsburg-Chatham.
- ^ Part of the town including the former municipalities of Matane, Petit-Matane & Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane, as of September 25th 2001.
- ^ Also includes Sainte-Flavie.
- ^ Boroughs of Outremont, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, LaSalle, Ahuntsic/Cartierville, Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Mercier/Hochelaga/Maisonneuve, Le Plateau Mont-Royal, Rosemont/La Petite-Patrie, le Sud-Ouest, Ville-Marie & Villeray/Saint-Michel/Parc-Extension, and the Towns of Mont-Royal, Westmount, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead & Montréal-Ouest.
- ^ Boroughs of L'Île-Bizard/Sainte-Geneviève & Pierrefonds/Roxboro, and the Towns of Dorval, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, Beaconsfield, Senneville, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue & Baie-d'Urfé.
- ^ Also includes Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Pointe-Calumet & Saint-Joseph-du-Lac. Excludes Lemay Terrace area (See Zone 54).
- ^ Also includes Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel & Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.
- ^ Also includes Mascouche.
- ^ Part of the City, including the former towns of Robertsonville, Thetford Mines & Thetford-Partie-Sud
- ^ Also includes Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
- ^ Excluding the former Municipality of Delisle.
- ^ Also includes Pointe-Lebel.
- ^ Also includes McMasterville, Otterburn Park & Mont-Saint-Hilaire.
- ^ Also includes Saint-Basile-Le-Grand.
- ^ Also includes Mercier & Léry.
- ^ Part of the City formed by the former municipalities of Saint-Nicéphore, Drummondville & Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, and also includes Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover & Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham.
- ^ Only the former territory of the City before January 1, 2002, now known as the Borough of "Desjardins".
- ^ Former municipalities of Québec, Vanier & Loretteville, and the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Anges.
- ^ Part of the City, including the former municipalities of Pointe-au-Père, Rimouski, Rimouski-Est & Sainte-Odile-sur-Rimouski.
- ^ Borough of Sainte-Foy—Sillery—Cap-Rouge, and municipalities of L'Ancienne-Lorette & Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- ^ Also includes La Présentation.
- ^ Excluding the former Municipalities of Saint-Louis-de-France & Pointe-du-Lac.
- ^ Excluding the former Municipalities of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides & Saint-Jean-des-Piles. Also includes Saint-Boniface.
- ^ Also includes Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague & Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka.
- ^ Only the urban area (former territory of the City before January 1, 2002) is included.
- ^ Excluding the former Municipalities of Dubuisson & Vassan.
- ^ Only the urban area (former territory of the City before March 26, 2003) is included.
- ^ Excludes the former municipality of Gallix.
- ^ Also includes Blainville, Rosemère, Lorraine, Bois-des-Filion, Boisbriand & Saint-Eustache's Lemay Terrace (who was part of Boisbriand before January 1, 2011).
- ^ Also includes Charlemagne.
- ^ Also includes Pointe-des-Cascades, L'Île-Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, L'Île-Cadieux & Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac.
References
- ^ a b Raymond, Paul-Robert (17 September 2018). "Ces fameuses plaques d'immatriculation qui pèlent" [Those famous licence plates that peel]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, QC. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Eric Robert. "Quebec Archive". PorcelainPlates.net. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Month for Renewal of Vehicle Registration". Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Gouvernement du Québec. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Frenette, Marie-Claude (31 August 2011). "La police de Mascouche se munit d'un lecteur de plaques" [Mascouche Police equipped with a plate reader] (in French). Terrebonne, Quebec: Le Trait d'Union. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "HIGHWAY SAFETY CODE". Publications du Québec. Éditeur officiel du Québec. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
Art. 34 stipulates: No plate or sticker that may be confused with a registration plate or validation sticker issued by the Société or by any other competent administrative authority may be attached to a road vehicle or affixed to a plate, except in the case of a plate or sticker required under another law in force in Québec or of a plate attached in compliance with standards and conditions established under paragraph 19 of section 618. Art. 56 sets a fine between C$200 to C$300 for every infraction.
- ^ "Relief Design Inc" (in French). Waldale Manufacturing Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "About". Waldale Manufacturing Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Categories of Licence Plates". Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Modernisation de l'industrie du taxi". Transports Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Transport rémunéré de personnes par automobile: obligations et échéances" (PDF). Transports Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Journal des débats (Hansard) of the Committee on Planning and Infrastructures". Journal des débats (in French). 28 (15). 18 December 1984. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
- ^ a b c d e f g Tanner, Eric N. "Québec Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Raymond, Paul-Robert (2021-10-28). "Voici la prochaine séquence alphanumérique des plaques d'immatriculation du Québec". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ a b Raymond, Paul-Robert (2023-09-25). "Voici pourquoi la SAAQ vient de changer (de nouveau) sa séquence alphanumérique de plaques". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Raymond, Paul-Robert (2023-09-15). "La SAAQ lance une nouvelle séquence de numéros de plaques". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "Veteran's plates for cars". Royal Canadian Legion Quebec Command. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Electric Vehicles". Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ https://www.enbeauce.com/upload/www.enbeauce.com/evenements/2023/6/513318/appel-a-la-prudence-la-surete-du-quebec-controle-routier-quebec-133320050350767980.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Modernisation de l'industrie du taxi". Transports Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Transport rémunéré de personnes par automobile: obligations et échéances" (PDF). Transports Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
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- Québec licence plates, 1969–present
- Vehicle Registration: Frequently Asked Questions (Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec)
- Québec licence plates, Canada background