Saskatchewan

CURRENT SERIES 

(a)     The current Saskatchewan registration plates were first issued in 1977 for five years but since extended indefinitely.   The current bases were first issued in 1998 and have reflective green lettering on a reflective white ground, with a graphic design of a sheaf of wheat in gold in the centre.   The provincial name Saskatchewan is at the top of the plate in a serif typeface, and at the bottom is the slogan Land of Living Skies.
        Registrations are of three numerals and three letters, starting on the current style plates in 1998 at 100 AAA.
        Since 1999 only rear plates are revalidated by an annual sticker in the lower right corner.   A sticker in the lower left corner indicates the vehicle class, see Table 1.   Since 1997 a sticker in the lower centre has indicated the day of the month of expiration.
        Apportioned plates have a sticker with the word APPORTIONED placed over the slogan.

 
(b)     Amateur radio plates have a VE5 prefix.   Personalized plates are available for private and farm vehicles but there is no wheat sheaf;  up to six characters are allowed.   Plates for the handicapped have a serial number prefixed by .

(c)     Motorcycle and snowmobile plates have SASK above the registration which is of two letters indicating the class, and four numerals.   The plates are also green on reflective white.   Private motorcycles and snowmobiles use the prefixes BA-BZ, CD-CZ, MC-MZ, NB -NZ, PB-PZ, RB-RZ, SB-SZ, TB-TZ, WB-WZ and YB-YZ. Dealers use LS and LT, whilst Canadian government owned motorcycles use the prefix GC.

(d)     The Lieutenant-Governor has reflective white plates with SASKATCHEWAN above a gold crown.   There is no validation tab.

(e)     Since 2004 white plates have been issued with Veteran at the bottom in black; at the top is Saskatchewan in green and the national flag, and to the left is the figure of a soldier in grey.   The green registration of V and four numerals is prefixed by a red poppy.

FORMER SERIES

(p)     Saskatchewan registration plates from 1977 until 1997 had the current general design, but the provincial name Saskatchewan was at the top of the plate in a sans-serif typeface and there was no slogan.   Registrations were of three letters and three numerals, and until February 1990 were issued in blocks to various vehicle classes (see Table 2).

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