Standard 1986
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1986–1997
issued for: car, van, bus
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 /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 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