Vehicle registration plates of Manitoba

The Canadian province of Manitoba first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1911.

Passenger plates 1945 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 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the province's first licence plate that complied with these standards.

Manitoba is one of three provinces where decals are not used to show that the vehicle has valid registration, the others being Saskatchewan and Quebec.^[1]

Image	Dates issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1945	Embossed black numbers on orange plate with border line; "MANITOBA 45" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 84-000
	1946	Embossed blue numbers on cream plate with border line; "MANITOBA 46" embossed in blue block letters at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 84-000
	1947	Embossed black numbers on silver plate with border line; "MANITOBA 47" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 86-000
	1948–49	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "MANITOBA 48" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 112-000	Revalidated for 1949 with silver tabs.
	1950–51	Embossed black numbers on silver plate with border line; "MANITOBA 50" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	1A234	1A1 to approximately 9S999	Revalidated for 1951 with red tabs.
	1952–57	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "MANITOBA 52" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	1A234	1A1 to 9Y999	Revalidated for 1953 with black tabs, for 1954 with green tabs, for 1955 with white tabs, for 1956 with black tabs, and for 1957 with green tabs.
				12A34	10A1 to approximately 70P99
	1958–63	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; embossed yellow bison graphic in bottom left corner; "MANITOBA 58" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom, offset to right	none	1A234	1A1 to 9Y999	Revalidated for 1959 with white tabs, for 1960 with yellow tabs, for 1961 with green tabs, for 1962 with white tabs, and for 1963 with yellow tabs.
				12A34	10A1 to 99Y99
				AB123	AA1 to approximately DV999
	1964–70	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; embossed black bison graphic in bottom left corner; "MANITOBA 64" embossed in black block letters at bottom, offset to right	none	1A234	1A1 to 9Y999	Revalidated for 1965 with black tabs, for 1966 with red tabs, for 1967 with purple tabs, for 1968 with green tabs, for 1969 with black tabs, and for 1970 with purple tabs. Manitoba was thus the last jurisdiction in North America to revalidate its licence plates with tabs.
				12A34	10A1 to 99Y99
				AB123	AA1 to approximately PJ999
	1971–76	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate with border line; outline of bison's head and front leg embossed at far left; "MANITOBA" embossed in black block letters at top, offset to right; "71" embossed in bottom left corner	"SUNNY" embossed in black block letters to left of province name, giving "SUNNY MANITOBA"; "100,000 LAKES" embossed in same letters centred at bottom	AB-123 AB12-34	AA-1 to approximately DW99-99
	1976–82	Embossed purple numbers on reflective yellow plate; border lines around plate and around bottom corners; "MANITOBA" embossed in purple block letters centred at bottom; "76" embossed in top right corner	"FRIENDLY" embossed in purple block letters centred at top	ABC-123	AAA-1 to approximately GUW-999
	1983–86	Embossed black numbers on reflective white plate; border lines around plate and around bottom corners; "MANITOBA" screened in red block letters centred at bottom; "83" debossed in bottom left corner	"FRIENDLY" screened in red block letters centred at top	123 ABC	1 AAA to approximately 500 DWT	Numbers 1-100 issued originally, but later reserved. The 1986 design changes were made in order to cut costs.
	1986–96	As above, but non-reflective, and with province name embossed in black block letters	As above, but embossed in black block letters		501 DWT to approximately 999 QLV
	1997 – late 2012	Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white plate with river scene featuring green trees on either side and yellow wheat at the bottom; blue bison graphic screened in top right corner; "Manitoba" screened in blue serifed letters at top, offset to right, with red maple leaf over the 'i'	"Friendly" screened in blue handwritten font to left of province name, giving "Friendly Manitoba"	ABC 123	AAA 101 to approximately GLW 999	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new standard-issue licence plate of 1997 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Manitoba has been so honored. Co-recipient with Wisconsin. Serials with C as the first letter reserved for Commercial plates.
	late 2012 – present	As above, but with bison graphic changed from blue to black			GLX 101 to HPA 999 (as of October 14, 2016)

Optional types

Image	First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	June 2011	Blue Text, Blue to white gradient and screened Winnipeg Blue Bombers logo	Friendly and True Blue	BB1234	BB0001 to BB9999	Issued in support of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. BB0001 to BB0150 were issued only to current Bomber players, Alumni and executives.
				B12345	B00001 to present
	Dec 2011	Blue Text, Blue to white Gradient and screened Winnipeg Jets Logo	Friendly and Fueled By Passion	WJ1234	WJ0001 to WJ9999	Issued in support of the Winnipeg Jets.
				J12345	J00001 to present
	summer 2012	Blue Text, Red to white Gradient and screened Fire Dept. crest	Friendly and Serving your Community	WF1234	WF0001 to present	Issued to active or retired fire fighters in Winnipeg, and their immediate family.

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Commercial	As current passenger base	CAB 123	CAA 001 to CGN 999 (as of January 11, 2016)
	Livery	As current passenger base	XAB 123	XAA 001 to XAF 999 (as of July 27, 2015)
	Motorcycle	Same design as current passenger base; "MC" embossed below numbers	1AB23	1AA01 to 9EX99 (as of September 21, 2015)
	PSV	As current passenger base	PAB 123	PAA 001 to PDF 999 (as of January 11, 2016)
	Trailer	Same design as current passenger base; "TL" embossed below numbers	A123B	A001A to Y999M (as of October 21, 2015)

References

1. "Manitoba Public Insurance scrapping licence plate stickers". CBC News. January 15, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

External links

• Manitoba licence plates 1969-present