British Columbia Passenger Plates

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1910s

1913 — 1913
Issued in Victoria

1914

1915 — 1915
Issued in Victoria

1916

1917

1918

1919 — 1919
Repainted

1920s

1920 — 1920
Repainted

1921

1922

1923 — 1923
Issued in Victoria

1924 — 1924
Issued in Fernie

1925 — 1925
Issued in Clinton

1926 — 1926
Issued in Kamloops

1927 — 1927
Issued in Victoria

1928 — 1928
Issued in Victoria

1929

1930s

1930 — 1930
Issued in Kamloops

1931 — 1931
Issued in New Westminster

1932 — 1932
Issued in Cranbrook

1933 — 1933
Issued in Victoria

1934 — 1934
Issued in Penticton

1935 — 1935
Issued in Cranbrook

1936 — 1936
Issued in Vancouver

1937 — 1937
Issued in Victoria

1938

1939

1940s

1940 — 1940
1940

1941 — 1941
Issued in Vancouver

1942 — 1942
Issued in Cranbrook

1943 — 1943
Issued in Vancouver

1944 — 1944
Issued in Vernon

1945 — 1945
Issued in Victoria

1946 — 1946
Issued in Victoria

1947 — 1947
Issued in Vancouver

1948 — 1948
Issued in Victoria

1949 5 Digit & Under — 1949 5 Digit & Under
1949 5 Digit & Under

1949 6 Digit

1950s

1950 5 Digit & Under — 1950 5 Digit & Under
Issued in Penticton

1950 6 Digit

1951 — 1951
Renewal tab issued in Vancouver

1952 — 1952
Issued in Vancouver

1953

1954

1955 — 1955
Issued in Victoria

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960s

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964 — 1964
Issued in Kamloops

1965 — 1965
Issued in Victoria

1966 — 1966
Issued in Victoria

1967 — 1967
Issued in Victoria

1968 — 1968
Issued in Victoria

1969 — 1969
Issued in Victoria

1970s

1970 — 1970
Issued in North Vancouver

1971

1972

1973 — 1973
Issued in Courtenay. There were no decals issued for 1973 since new plates were issued to all passenger vehicles

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979 — 1979
There were no decals issued for 1979 since new plates were issued to all passenger vehicles

1980s

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985 Blue Base

1985 Flag Base — 1985 Flag Base
Flag base plates with 1985 decals were only issued to replace lost or stolen plates

1986 Blue Base — 1986 Blue Base
Due to a shortage of flag base plates in early 1986 many blue bases were renewed despite the provincial government wanting them off the road before Expo 86

1986 Flag Base

1987

1988

1989

1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996 Black Decal

1996 Pink Decal — 1996 Pink Decal
The pink decals replaced the black decals due to issues with forged decals

1997

1998

1999 Thick Decal

1999 Thin Decal — 1999 Thin Decal
These thin-border decals began appearing in mid 1999

2000s

2000

2001 — 2001
This plate is part of a small run produced by Waldale Manufacturing

2002

2003

2004

2005 — 2005
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 — 2014
Part of the original M-bloc reserved for Olympic plates in 2007. The remaining M series was issued on the flag base after 999-XXX

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020s With Decals

2020

2021

2022

2023

2020s With No Decals

S Series Circa 2022

T Series Circa 2023

V Series Circa 2024

W Series Circa 2025

X Series Circa 2025