# Ontario licence plate: Standard blue

> The Ontario standard blue license plate: format LLLL 999, for example MHJH 973, 2020 to 2020, car, van, and bus.

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

![Ontario (Canada) license plate, Standard blue (2020 to 2020)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-on/ca-on-standard-blue-2020/ontario-license-plate-standard-blue.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2020–2020 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, bus |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #1B3A6B; characters #FFFFFF |
| 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-standard-blue-2020` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/standard-blue-2020) |

Sources:

- [Government of Ontario news release, 15 April 2019, announcing the redesign and the 'A Place to Grow' slogan. FETCH FAILED on 2026-08-02: news.ontario.ca served no body to either the direct fetch or the Wayback copy attempted; the release is cited as the article's own primary and is NOT quoted here because it was not read.](https://news.ontario.ca/mgs/en/2019/04/open-for-business-and-a-place-to-grow-new-licence-plate-and-drivers-licence-to-reflect-ontarios-opti-2.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ontario)

## About this plate

THE BLUE PLATE. The Government of Ontario's own April 2019 announcement and its February 2020 update are cited by the article and were BOTH unreachable on 2026-08-02 (news.ontario.ca returned an empty body to the direct fetch, to WebFetch and to the Wayback attempt), so nothing from them is quoted.

## Separators

the crown moved to the bottom right and a stylized white trillium took the separator position; still a graphic, still never part of the serial

## Other standard plates here

- [Commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/commercial-2011) (2011 to today)
- [Standard 1997](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/standard-1997) (1997 to today)
- [Standard 1986](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--ontario/standard-1986) (1986 to 1997)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-on/ca-on-standard-blue-2020.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/ontario?series=ca-on-standard-blue-2020
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-on` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-on-standard-blue-2020"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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