Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1912. Plates are currently issued by Saskatchewan Government Insurance.

Passenger baseplates 1912 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for licence plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Saskatchewan licence plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1912	White on black porcelain	none	1234	1 to approximately 4500
	1913	Black on white porcelain	none	1234	1 to approximately 6500
	1914	Dark blue on yellow porcelain	none	1234	1 to approximately 9000
	1915	Black on orange	none	12345	1 to approximately 13500
	1916	Navy blue on ivory	none	12345	1 to approximately 18500
	1917	Red on white	none	12345	1 to approximately 33000
	1918	White on green	none	12345	1 to approximately 54000
	1919–20	White on black porcelain; provincial shield at left	none	12345	1 to approximately 67000	Revalidated for 1920 with yellow tabs, for 1921 with red tabs, and for 1922 with green tabs.
	1920–21	As above, but metal rather than porcelain			67001 to approximately 82000	Validated in the same manner as for porcelain plates.
	1922			12-345	82-001 to approximately 97-000
	1923	Black on yellow	none	12-345	1 to approximately 62-000
	1924	White on dark blue	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
	1925	Black on grey	none	12-345	1 to approximately 68-000
	1926	White on red	none	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000
	1927	White on black	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1928	White on green	none	123-456	1 to approximately 104-000
	1929	Black on golden yellow	none	123-456	1 to approximately 109-000
	1930	White on maroon	none	123-456	1 to approximately 120-000
	1931	White on purple	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
	1932	White on blue	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
	1933	Black on golden yellow	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
	1934	White on red	none	12-345	1 to approximately 75-000
	1935	White on brown	none	12-345	1 to approximately 77-000
	1936	Black on orange	none	12-345	1 to approximately 82-000
	1937	Black on white	Coronation Year	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000	Commemorated the coronation of King George VI.
	1938	White on red	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
	1939	Black on orange	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
	1940	Red on white	none	12-345	1 to approximately 95-000
	1941	White on red	none	12-345	1 to approximately 96-000
	1942	Black on orange	none	12-345	1 to approximately 94-000
	1943–44	Black on white	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	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1946	White on red	none	12-345	?
	1947	Black on orange	none	12-345	?
	1948	Black on silver	none	123-456	1 to approximately 114-000
	1949	White on brown	none	123-456	1 to approximately 130-000
	1950	Black on orange	none	123-456	1 to approximately 137-000
	1951	Black on beige	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 141-000
	1952	Beige on black	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 156-000
	1953	Green on beige	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 163-000
	1954	Beige on maroon	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 168-000
	1955	Dark green on white	Golden Jubilee	123-456	1 to approximately 193-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 50 years of provincehood.
	1956	White on dark green	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 192-000
	1957	Dark blue on beige	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to approximately 195-000
	1958	Red on reflective light grey	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
		Red on light grey			1-001 to approximately 201-000
	1959	Black on reflective light grey	Wheat Province	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
		Black on light grey			1-001 to approximately 218-000
	1960	Light grey on black	none	123-456	1 to approximately 239-000
	1961	Dark blue on white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
	1962	White on dark blue	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
	1963	Dark blue on orange	none	123-456	1 to approximately 261-000
	1964	Green on white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 277-000
	1965	White on green	Diamond Jubilee	123-456	1 to approximately 287-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 60 years of provincehood.
	1966	Green on white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 291-000
	1967	Brown on yellow	Canada Centennial	123-456	1 to approximately 304-000
	1968	Green on white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 311-000
	1969	White on green	none	123-456	1 to approximately 313-000
	1970	Green on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 308-000
	1971	Red on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 325-000
	1972	Blue on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 315-000
	1973	Red on reflective white	Home of the RCMP	123-456	1 to approximately 316-000
	1974	Green on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 339-000
	1975	Red on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 365-000
	1976	Blue on reflective white	none	123-456	1 to approximately 383-000
	1977–98	Green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic	none	ABC 123		Three-letter serials issued in random blocks. Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used; this practice continued until 2009.
	May 1998 – early 2009	As above, but with smaller wheat graphic and province name	Land of Living Skies	123 ABC	100 AAA to 999 GXZ
	early 2009 – present				001 GYA to 999 KJF (as of October 14, 2016)	Manufactured on aluminum rather than steel, and with former South Dakota dies. Letters I, Q, U and V and numbers 001 through 099 added to serials.[1]

History

The 1915 plates were made of re-enforced metal.^[2] The 1918 plates were made of a heavy steel, of which some were embossed.^[3] In 1919, porcelain enamelled iron plates were issued, and were renewed yearly until 1922.^[4]

In 1923 between the two great wars, Saskatchewan issued annual plates.^[5] Up until 1928, only the abbreviation "Sask" was used on the vehicle licence plates, and then the full spelling of Saskatchewan was implemented.^[6] The 1938 plates slogan commemorated the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.^[7]

During World War II, stickers were issued in 1944 to validate the 1943 licence plates.

The slogan "Wheat Province" appeared on vehicle registration licence plates started in 1951 for three years. From 1956 to 1959, the slogan was re-used.

According to, Jerry "Woody" from Edmonton, Canada, it was only after 1955 that Saskatchewan plates were 6 X 12 inches which is the current size. 1955 was Saskatchewan's 50th anniversary celebrating becoming a province in 1905.

Scotchlite reflectorization on licence plate was started in 1958 and 1959 on an experimental basis. 1965 marked another provincial anniversary, 60 years or the Diamond Jubilee.^[8] Reflector plates were issued in 1970 and were green on white.^[9] In 1972, the plates were blue on white, and only the last two digits of the year were used.^[10]

The renewal sticker consists of both month and year on the same sticker by the year 1991. The plates were green on white, with a spot designated on the left side for the vehicle type such as PV for Private Vehicle. Three gold wheat sheaves separate the three letters on the left from the three numerals on the right.^[11] About 1997, two date stickers were not required on front and rear plates. The date sticker for licence renewal was placed annually on the rear plate, and a tiger lily sticker placed on the front plate.^[12]

Saskatchewan is also one of only three provinces where decals are not used to show that the vehicle has valid registration (the others being Quebec and Manitoba).

References

External links

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• Saskatchewan licence plates 1969-present

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