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Other British Columbia Plates

Consular — Consular
Issued to members of the Consular Corps of BC

1981 Demonstration — 1981 Demonstration
Used by car dealers for test driven vehicles

1995 Demonstration — 1995 Demonstration
Used by car dealers for test driven vehicles

1981 Ham Radio — 1981 Ham Radio
Issued to amateur radio operators

1998 Ham Radio — 1998 Ham Radio
Issued to amateur radio operators

1987 Special Agreement — 1987 Special Agreement
These plates allowed fully loaded logging trucks to legally use provincial highways

Personalized (Astrographics Dies)

Personalized (Waldale Dies)

Personalized (Waldale Dies)

Passenger Carrier — Passenger Carrier
Issued by the Passenger Transportation Branch to vehicles such as taxis and limos

Passenger Transportation — Passenger Transportation
These temporary plates were issued by the Passenger Transportation Branch to ensure enough taxis and similar vehicles were on the road during high profile events like the Olympics

Vintage/Antique — Vintage/Antique
Vehicles with vintage plates can only be used for special occasions. They cannot be used for everyday driving

Vintage/Antique — Vintage/Antique
Vehicles with vintage plates can only be used for special occasions. They cannot be used for everyday driving

Collector Passenger — Collector Passenger
Issued to vehicles 25 years and over (15 for discontinued limited production vehicles). Vehicles must conform to the manufacturer’s original specs to be eligible

Collector Passenger Multi-Vehicle — Collector Passenger Multi-Vehicle
Issued under the same rules as standard collector plates, these floater-style plates allow the owner to display the plate on multiple vehicles meeting the collector plate criteria

Collector Motorcycle — Collector Motorcycle
Issued to motorcycles 25 years and over (15 for discontinued limited production vehicles). Vehicles must conform to the manufacturer’s original specs to be eligible

Veteran Passenger

Veteran Truck

1954 National Defence — 1954 National Defence
Issued to vehicles owned by Canada’s Department of National Defence

1965 National Defence — 1965 National Defence
Issued to vehicles owned by Canada’s Department of National Defence

Transporter — Transporter
Used to transport or deliver vehicles to their final destination

Farm Truck — Farm Truck
Used on trucks operating on a farm. Not to be confused with F prefix plates for farm tractors

Farm Truck — Farm Truck
Used on trucks operating on a farm. Not to be confused with F prefix plates for farm tractors. G0-0000 was preceded by the A series

Apportioned — Apportioned
Also called Prorated, these are used on vehicles that transport goods through multiple jurisdictions

Repairman — Repairman
Used by repair shops. Newer versions say ‘Repairer’

Industrial Vehicle — Industrial Vehicle
Issued to heavy machinery

Off Road Vehicle

Restricted — Restricted
Issued to vehicles such as a golf cart that may need to cross a public roadway to access another part of the course

Trailer Floater — Trailer Floater
Used for the temporary transportation of trailers (similar to a Demonstration or Repairer plate, these can be used on multiple trailers from the same owner)

Optional Plates

Winter Olympics — Winter Olympics
Passenger

Winter Olympics — Winter Olympics
Passenger

Winter Olympics — Winter Olympics
Truck

Winter Olympics — Winter Olympics
Motorcycle

BC Parks Optional — BC Parks Optional
Kermode Bear

BC Parks Optional — BC Parks Optional
Purcell Mountains

British Columbia Parks Porteau Cove Option — BC Parks Optional
Porteau Cove

Sample Plates

1969 Sample

1981 Non-Passenger Sample

1986 Non-Passenger Sample

1986 Passenger Sample

Flag Base Sample with Waldale Dies

Winter Olympics Sample — Winter Olympics Sample
Click here for more info

Memorial Cross Sample

Consular Sample — Consular Sample
HC = Honorary Consular Officer

Test & Prototypes

1979 Prototype

Test Plate from the Astrographics plant in Surrey

Passenger Blank

Prototype

Prototype

Trailer Plates

Oakalla Dies

Acme/Quebec Dies

Astrographics Dies

Waldale Dies

Current Design

Commercial Trailer

Motorcycle Plates

Astrographics Dies

Waldale Dies

Current Design — Current Design
(Introduced in 2011)

Commercial Truck Plates

1964 Truck

1964 Truck

1966 Truck

2019 Truck

2024 Truck

Special Event Plates

Colony of British Columbia Centennial Booster

Colony of British Columbia Centennial Booster

Confederation Centennial Booster

City of Vancouver Centennial Booster

1997 APEC Conference — 1997 APEC Conference
(used on vehicles for dignitaries)

1997 APEC Conference — 1997 APEC Conference
(used on military vehicles)

Souvenirs & Freebies

1937 Goudey Gum Card

1938 Goudey Gum Card

1953 Wheaties Mini Plate

1954 Wheaties Mini Plate

Barkerville Plate Topper

Prince George Plate Topper

Souvenir — Souvenir
(the sticker was not part of the original plate)

Expo 86 Souvenir

Expo 86 Souvenir

Motor Carrier Plates

1936 — 1936
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1937 — 1937
K = Private Freight Vehicle Class 3

1938 — 1938
K = Private Freight

1939 — 1939
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1940 — 1940
K = Private Freight

1941 — 1941
K = Private Freight

1942 — 1942
K = Private Freight

1943 — 1943
K = Private Freight

1945 — 1945
K = Private Freight

1946 — 1946
K = Private Freight

1947 — 1947
K = Private Freight Vehicle Class 3

1948 — 1948
K = Private Freight

1949 — 1949
K = Private Freight Vehicle Class 3

1950 — 1950
K = Private Freight Vehicle Class 3

1951 — 1951
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1952 — 1952
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1953 — 1953
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1954 — 1954
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1955 — 1955
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1956 — 1956
L = Private Freight Vehicle Class 1

1957 — 1957
K = Private Freight Vehicle Class 3

1958 — 1958
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1959 — 1959
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1960 — 1960
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1961 — 1961
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1962 — 1962
H = Public Freight Vehicle Class 3

1963 — 1963
D = Public and Limited Passenger Vehicle

1964 — 1964
E = Limited Freight Vehicle

1965 — 1965
D = Public and Limited Passenger Vehicle

1966 — 1966
D = Public and Limited Passenger Vehicle

1967 — 1967
D = Public and Limited Passenger Vehicle

1968 — 1968
D = Public and Limited Passenger Vehicle

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