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Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan

Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan

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The Canadian province of Saskatchewan first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1906. Registrants provided their own licence plates for display until 1912, when the province began to issue plates.[1]

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As of 2022, plates are issued by Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Only rear plates have been required since June 30, 2004.[2]

Passenger baseplates

1912 to 1976

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.[3] The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Saskatchewan licence plate that complied with these standards.

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1977 to present

As of 2021, Saskatchewan is one of five provinces/territories in which decals are not used to show that the vehicle has valid registration (the others being Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories).

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Non-Passenger baseplates

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References

  1. Tanner, Eric N. "Saskatchewan Pre-Provincial License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. "Saskatchewan moves to a single plate on June 30th". Government of Saskatchewan. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
  4. Tanner, Eric N. "Saskatchewan Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

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