Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1906. Registrants provided their own licence plates for display until 1912, when the province began to issue plates.^[1]

As of 2022, plates are issued by Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Only rear plates have been required since June 30, 2004.^[2]

Passenger baseplates[]

1912 to 1976[]

In 1956, Canada, the United States and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for licence plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[3] The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Saskatchewan licence plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1912	White on black porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1912" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 4500
	1913	Black on white porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1913" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 6500
	1914	Dark blue on yellow porcelain; vertical "SASK" and "1914" at left and right respectively	none	1234	1 to approximately 9000
	1915	Black on orange flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1915" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 13500
	1916	Navy blue on ivory flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1916" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 18500
	1917	Red on white flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1917" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 33000
	1918	White on green flat metal; vertical "SASK" and "1918" at left and right respectively	none	12345	1 to approximately 54000	Some later plates embossed.
	1919	White on black porcelain; "SASK", provincial shield and "1919" at left	none	12345	1 to approximately 60000	Revalidated for 1920 with yellow tabs, for 1921 with red tabs, and for 1922 with green tabs.
	1920	As above, but without provincial shield and year			60001 to approximately 67000	Validated in the same manner as for 1919 plates.
	1920–21	As above, but metal rather than porcelain			67001 to approximately 82000
	1922			12-345	82-001 to approximately 97-000
	1923	Black on yellow; vertical "SASK" and "1923" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 62-000
	1924	White on dark blue; vertical "SASK" and "1924" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
	1925	Black on grey; vertical "SASK" and "1925" at left and right respectively	none	12-345	1 to approximately 68-000
	1926	White on red; diagonal "SASK" and "1926" at left	none	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000
	1927	White on black; "1927" and diagonal "SASK" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1928	White on green; "1928" centred at top and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 104-000	First use of the full province name.
	1929	Black on golden yellow; "1929" centred at top with "SASKATCHEWAN" below	none	123-456	1 to approximately 109-000
	1930	White on maroon; "SASKATCHEWAN" at top and "1930" centred at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 120-000
	1931	White on purple; "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom and vertical "1931" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
	1932	White on blue; vertical "1932" at left and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
	1933	Black on golden yellow; "SASKATCHEWAN–33" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 65-000
	1934	White on red; "34–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 75-000
	1935	White on brown; "35 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 77-000
	1936	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN–36" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 82-000
	1937	Black on white; "SASKATCHEWAN–37" at top	"CORONATION YEAR" at bottom	12-345	1 to approximately 87-000	Commemorated the coronation of King George VI.
	1938	White on red; "38–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000
	1939	Black on orange; "39 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 92-000
	1940	Red on white; "SASKATCHEWAN-40" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 95-000
	1941	White on red; "SASKATCHEWAN -41" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 96-000
	1942	Black on orange; "42–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 94-000
	1943–44	Black on white; "SASK.–43" centred at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 89-000	Revalidated for 1944 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
	1945	Red on white; "SASKATCHEWAN–45" at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1946	White on red; "46–SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1947	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN–47" at bottom	none	12-345	1 to approximately 98-000
	1948	Black on silver; "SASKATCHEWAN 1948" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 114-000
	1949	White on brown; "SASKATCHEWAN 1949" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 130-000
	1950	Black on orange; "SASKATCHEWAN 50" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 137-000
	1951	Black on beige; "SASKATCHEWAN 51" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 141-000
	1952	Beige on black; "52 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 156-000
	1953	Green on beige; "SASKATCHEWAN 53" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 163-000
	1954	Beige on maroon; "54 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 168-000
	1955	Dark green on white; "SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"GOLDEN JUBILEE 1955" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 193-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 50 years of provincehood.
	1956	White on dark green; "SASKATCHEWAN 56" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 192-000
	1957	Dark blue on beige; "57 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 195-000
	1958	Red on reflective light grey; "SASKATCHEWAN 58" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
		As above, but non-reflective			1-001 to approximately 201-000
	1959	Black on reflective light grey; "59 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"WHEAT PROVINCE" at bottom	123-456	1 to 1-000	Experimental plates.
		As above, but non-reflective			1-001 to approximately 218-000
	1960	Light grey on black; "SASKATCHEWAN 60" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 239-000
	1961	Dark blue on white; "SASKATCHEWAN 61" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
	1962	White on dark blue; "62 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 248-000
	1963	Dark blue on orange; "63 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 261-000
	1964	Green on white; "64 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 277-000
	1965	White on green; "65 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	"DIAMOND JUBILEE" at top	123-456	1 to approximately 287-000	Commemorated Saskatchewan's 60 years of provincehood.
	1966	Green on white; "66 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 291-000
	1967	Brown on yellow; "SASKATCHEWAN 1967" at top	"CANADA CENTENNIAL" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 304-000
	1968	Green on white; "19" at top left, "68" at top right and "SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 311-000
	1969	White on green; "SASKATCHEWAN 1969" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 313-000
	1970	Green on reflective white; "SASKATCHEWAN 1970" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 308-000
	1971	Red on reflective white; "SASKATCHEWAN 1971" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 325-000
	1972	Blue on reflective white; "72 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 315-000
	1973	Red on reflective white; "73 SASKATCHEWAN" at top	"HOME OF THE RCMP" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 316-000
	1974	Green on reflective white; "74 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 339-000
	1975	Red on reflective white; "75 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 365-000
	1976	Blue on reflective white; "76 SASKATCHEWAN" at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 383-000

1977 to present[]

As of 2021, Saskatchewan is one of five provinces/territories in which decals are not used to show that the vehicle has valid registration (the others being Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories).

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1977 – May 1998	Green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic in centre; sans-serif "Saskatchewan" screened in green centred at top	none	ABC 123	HBB 100 to SZZ 999, then random blocks (see right)	'H', 'J', 'K', 'M', 'N' and 'S' series of serials issued first, followed by random blocks from 1991 onwards. Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used; this practice continued until 2009.[4]
	May 1998 – early 2009	As above, but with smaller wheat graphic, and serif "Saskatchewan" centred at top	"Land of Living Skies" screened in green centred at bottom	123 ABC	100 AAA to 999 GXZ	Front and rear plates required until June 30, 2004; only rear plates required since.[2] The change occurred in the early 'E' series of serials.
	early 2009 – present				001 GYA to 833 MMM (as of January 23, 2022)	Manufactured on aluminium rather than steel, and with former South Dakota serial dies. Letters I, Q, U and V and numbers 001 through 099 added to serials.[4]

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