Ontario license plates

Canada · 12 registration series, sourced from Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO); plates and permits issued through ServiceOntario. Unusually, plates here belong to the owner, not the vehicle — the number follows the keeper from car to car.

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GET /api/v1/plates/ca-on/match?plate=ZNTE%20608

{ "plate": "ZNTE 608",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "ca-on-standard-1997",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=ZNTE%20608" }] }

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standard plates 4

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Standard 1986

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1986–1997 issued for: car, van, bus

Standard 1997

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1997 → today issued for: car, van, bus

Commercial

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2011 → today issued for: truck, van

Standard blue

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2020–2020 issued for: car, van, bus

electric plates 1

EV-distinct plates or suffixes (German E, CN green plates)

Green

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2010 → today issued for: car, van, truck

motorcycle plates 2

reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs

Motorcycle 2013

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2013–2024 issued for: motorcycle

Motorcycle 2024

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2024 → today issued for: motorcycle

trailer plates 2

trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized

Trailer 2002

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002–2025 issued for: trailer

Trailer 2025

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2025 → today issued for: trailer

historic plates 1

vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)

Historic

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

2007 → today issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle

personalized plates 1

owner-chosen serials inside an official frame

Personalized

In the sample, L stands for any letter.

1998 → today issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle

diplomatic plates 1

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1994 → today issued for: car, van