British Columbia Passenger Plates Jump to: 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s 1910s 1913Issued in Victoria19141915Originally issued in Victoria1916191719181919Repainted 1920s 1920RepaintedA 1920 plate with a matching 1921 tab is one of the most sought-after plates for a BC run. Since tabs were also issued in 1922, most 1921 tabs were discarded making a matching set very rare19221923Issued in Victoria1924Issued in Fernie1925Issued in Clinton1926Issued in Kamloops1927Issued in Victoria1928Issued in Victoria1929 1930s 1930Issued in Kamloops1931Issued in New Westminster1932Issued in Cranbrook1933Issued in Victoria1934Issued in Penticton1935Issued in Cranbrook1936Issued in Vancouver1937Issued in Victoria19381939 1940s 1940Issued in Victoria1941Issued in Vancouver1942Issued in Cranbrook1943Issued in Vancouver1944Issued in Vernon1945Issued in Victoria1946Issued in Victoria1947Issued in Vancouver1948Issued in Victoria1949 5 Digit & UnderIssued in Cranbrook1949 6 Digit 1950s 1950 5 Digit & UnderIssued in Penticton1950 6 Digit1951Renewal tab issued in Vancouver1952Issued in Vancouver195319541955Issued in Victoria1956195719581959 1960s 19601961196219631964Issued in Kamloops1965Issued in Victoria1966Issued in Victoria1967Issued in Victoria1968Issued in Victoria1969Issued in Victoria 1970s 1970Issued in North Vancouver197119721973Issued in Courtenay. There were no decals issued for 1973 since new plates were issued to all passenger vehicles197419751976197719781979There were no decals issued for 1979 since new plates were issued to all passenger vehicles 1980s 198019811982198319841985 Blue Base1985 Flag BaseFlag base plates with 1985 decals were only issued to replace lost or stolen plates1986 Blue BaseDue 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 861986 Flag Base198719881989 1990s 1990199119921993The smaller day decal above the Flag logo was introduced in 1993 to further stagger the expiration of plates199419951996 Black Decal1996 Pink DecalThe pink decals replaced the black decals due to issues with forged decals199719981999 Thick Decal1999 Thin DecalThese thin-border decals began appearing in mid 1999 2000s 20002001This plate is part of a small run produced by Waldale Manufacturing20022003200420052006200720082009 2010s 20102011201220132014Part of the original M-bloc reserved for Olympic plates in 2007. The remaining M series was issued on the flag base after 999-XXX20152016201720182019 2020s 2020202120222023