Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan
Current series
Slogan	Land of Living Skies
Size	12 in × 6 in; 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	123 ABC
Introduced	2009
Availability
Issued by	Saskatchewan Government Insurance
History
First issued	1912;
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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]

As of 2022^[update], 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.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1912	White on black porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1912" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 4500
1913	Black on white porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1913" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 6500
1914	Dark blue on yellow porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1914" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 9000
1915	Black on orange flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1915" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 13500
1916	Navy blue on ivory flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1916" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 18500
1917	Red on white flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1917" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 33000
1918	White on green flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1918" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 54000	Some later plates embossed.
1919	White on black porcelain; "SASK", provincial shield and "1919" at left	none	12345	1 to approximately 60000	Revalidated for 1920 with yellow tabs, for 1921 with red tabs, and for 1922 with green tabs.
1920	As above, but without provincial shield and year			60001 to approximately 67000	Validated in the same manner as for 1919 plates.
1921	As above, but metal rather than porcelain			67001 to approximately 82000
1922	As above, but metal rather than porcelain		12-345	82-001 to approximately 97-000
1923	Black on yellow; vertical "SASK" and "1923" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 62-000
1924	White on dark blue; vertical "SASK" and "1924" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
1925	Black on grey; vertical "SASK" and "1925" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 68-000
1926	White on red; diagonal "SASK" and "1926" at left	none	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000
1927	White on black; "1927" and diagonal "SASK" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
1928	White on green; "1928" centred at top and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 104-000	First use of the full province name.
1929	Black on golden yellow; "1929" centred at top with "SASKATCHEWAN" below	none	123-456	1 to approximately 109-000
1930	White on maroon; "SASKATCHEWAN" at top and "1930" centred at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 120-000
1931	White on purple; "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom and vertical "1931" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
1932	White on blue; vertical "1932" at left and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
1933	Black on golden yellow; "SASKATCHEWAN–33" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
1934	White on red; "34–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 75-000
1935	White on brown; "35 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 77-000
1936	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN–36" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 82-000
1937	Black on white; "SASKATCHEWAN–37" at top	"CORONATION YEAR" at bottom	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000	Commemorated the coronation of King George VI.
1938	White on red; "38–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
1939	Black on orange; "39 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
1940	Red on white; "SASKATCHEWAN-40" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 95-000
1941	White on red; "SASKATCHEWAN -41" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 96-000
1942	Black on orange; "42–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 94-000
1943–44	Black on white; "SASK.–43" centred at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000	Revalidated for 1944 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1945	Red on white; "SASKATCHEWAN–45" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
1946	White on red; "46–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
1947	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN–47" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
1948	Black on silver; "SASKATCHEWAN 1948" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 114-000
1949	White on brown; "SASKATCHEWAN 1949" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 130-000
1950	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN 50" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 137-000
1951	Black on beige; "SASKATCHEWAN 51" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 141-000
1952	Beige on black; "52 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 156-000
1953	Green on beige; "SASKATCHEWAN 53" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 163-000
1954	Beige on maroon; "54 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 168-000
1955	Dark green on white; "SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"GOLDEN JUBILEE 1955" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 193-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 50 years of provincehood.
1956	White on dark green; "SASKATCHEWAN 56" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 192-000
1957	Dark blue on beige; "57 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 195-000
1958	Red on reflective light grey; "SASKATCHEWAN 58" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
1958	As above, but non-reflective	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1-001 to approximately 201-000
1959	Black on reflective light grey; "59 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
1959	As above, but non-reflective	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1-001 to approximately 218-000
1960	Light grey on black; "SASKATCHEWAN 60" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 239-000
1961	Dark blue on white; "SASKATCHEWAN 61" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
1962	White on dark blue; "62 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
1963	Dark blue on orange; "63 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 261-000
1964	Green on white; "64 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 277-000
1965	White on green; "65 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"DIAMOND JUBILEE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 287-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 60 years of provincehood.
1966	Green on white; "66 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 291-000
1967	Brown on yellow; "SASKATCHEWAN 1967" at top	"CANADA CENTENNIAL" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 304-000
1968	Green on white; "19" at top left, "68" at top right and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 311-000
1969	White on green; "SASKATCHEWAN 1969" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 313-000
1970	Green on reflective white; "SASKATCHEWAN 1970" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 308-000
1971	Red on reflective white; "SASKATCHEWAN 1971" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 325-000
1972	Blue on reflective white; "72 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 315-000
1973	Red on reflective white; "73 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"HOME OF THE RCMP" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 316-000
1974	Green on reflective white; "74 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 339-000
1975	Red on reflective white; "75 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 365-000
1976	Blue on reflective white; "76 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 383-000

1977 to present

As of 2021^[update], 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).

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1977 – May 1998	Green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic in centre; sans-serif "Saskatchewan" screened in green centred at top	none	ABC 123	HBB 100 to SZZ 999, then random blocks (see right)	'H', 'J', 'K', 'M', 'N' and 'S' series of serials issued first, followed by random blocks from 1991 onwards. Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used; this practice continued until 2009.^[4]
May 1998 – early 2009	As above, but with smaller wheat graphic, and serif "Saskatchewan" centred at top	"Land of Living Skies" screened in green centred at bottom	123 ABC	100 AAA to 999 MZZ	Front and rear plates required until June 30, 2004; only rear plates required since.^[2] The change occurred in the early 'E' series of serials.
early 2009 – present		"Land of Living Skies" screened in green centred at bottom	123 ABC	001 MNB to 156 MRJ (as of May 28, 2022)	Manufactured on aluminium rather than steel, and with former South Dakota serial dies. Letters I, Q, U and V and numbers 001 through 099 added to serials.^[4]The stickers on today's plates were deprecated in October 2012 to maximize efficiency. ^[5]

Non-passenger baseplates

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Disabled Driver		Green on reflective white; sans-serif "Saskatchewan" screened in green centred at top with wheelchair icon to left of number	"Land of Living Skies"	12345	unknown
	Motorcycle		Green on reflective white; sans-serif "Saskatchewan" screened in green centred at top	"Land of Living Skies"	123AB	unknown to 473PF (As of September 30, 2021)

Specialty plates

Type	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Collector	"COLLECTOR"	123-456	100-001 to 100-965 (As of April 30, 2022)
Consular Corps	"Consular Corps"	AB-123	CC-001 to CC-141 (As of January 30, 2015)
Roughriders	"Pride Lives Here"	12A34	R1001 to R9999, 1R101 to 9R999, 01R01 to 19R41 (As of July 30, 2020)
Roughriders Vintage	"Rider Nation"	12345	00001 to 02864 (As of May 30, 2022)	Old design still available
Support Our Troops	"Support Our Troops"	A1234	T0001 to T2703 (As of March 1, 2022)

Military plates

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Memorial Cross			"Memorial Cross Recipient"	A123	M001 to M004 (As of July 31, 2022)
	Veteran			"Veteran"	A1234	V1001 to V7327 (As of January 1, 2022)

References

^ Tanner, Eric N. "Saskatchewan Pre-Provincial License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
^ ^a ^b Tanner, Eric N. "Saskatchewan Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "SASKATCHEWAN LICENCE PLATES ARE GOING STICKERLESS | News and Media". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2024-05-21.