World Number Plates

Number Plates of Canada

Continent: North America

Capital: Ottawa

Population: 33 million

Country ISO code: CA

Country OVAL code: CDN
(Canadian Dominion)

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1956

Number of vehicles:
cars 13,061,000 (1991), trucks and buses 3,744,012 (1991)

Road information:
total: 1.408 million km; paved: 497,306 km (including 16,900 km of expressways); unpaved: 911,494 km (2002)

Number plates in Canada display the county slogan above or below the registration, or both. The plates are white with blue lettering and the format of the car registration is LLL NNN, with L being a letter and N being a number.