# Ontario licence plate: Green

> The Ontario green license plate: format LLLL 999, 2010 to today, car, van, and truck. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

Page: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/green-2010 · Markdown version of the HTML page, which is canonical. Site map: https://vehiclesdb.com/llms.txt · Terms of use: https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/terms

Part of [Ontario license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario) (12 registration series).

![Ontario (Canada) license plate, Green (2010 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-on/ca-on-green-2010/ontario-license-plate-green.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2010 → today |
| Class | electric |
| Issued for | car, van, truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00843D |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `ca-on-green-2010` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/green-2010) |

Sources:

- [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-green-licence-plate)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ontario)

## About this plate

The ELIGIBILITY, PRIVILEGE and RESTRICTION text above is quoted from ServiceOntario and is as good as Ontario evidence gets. The former MTO programme page (mto.gov.on.ca/english/vehicles/electric/ green-licence-plate.shtml), which the article cites, is dead; its content moved to the ontario.ca page cited above, which does not date the programme.

## How numbers are issued

GVAA-001 onward, continuing into the GW block; VEAA-001 onward for the French legend

## Who can have one

ServiceOntario, verbatim: eligible are "plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)", "battery electric vehicles (BEV)", "hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs)", "used 2010 or later model year PHEVs and BEVs" and vehicles running in Ontario pilot programmes. Explicitly NOT eligible: "low-speed vehicles, e-bikes, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, conventional hybrid electric vehicle (HEVs), vehicles that have been converted to plug-in capability, commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight (RGW) of more than 4,500 kg". Note the PHEV inclusion, the Ontario test is a plug, not a tailpipe, which is the exact inverse of the British reg. 16(11)(a) "cannot produce any tailpipe emissions" test.

## Restrictions

ServiceOntario, verbatim: "Green vehicle licence plates are available at any ServiceOntario centre. Online orders and personalized green vehicle licence plates are not available." and "Green licence plates are not customizable with the Veteran licence plate design or other personalized licence plate design." The plates are OPTIONAL and cost the same as ordinary plates, so a green plate proves an eligible powertrain and its absence proves nothing.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-on/ca-on-green-2010.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/ontario?series=ca-on-green-2010
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-on` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-on-green-2010"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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