Vehicle registration plates of Yukon

The Canadian territory of Yukon first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1914. Only rear plates have been required since 1990.

Yukon
Current series
Size12 in × 6 in
30 cm × 15 cm
Serial formatABC12
Introduced1990 (1990)
History
First issued1924 (1924)

Passenger baseplates

1924 to 1979

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.[1] The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Yukon licence plate that complied with these standards.

Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1924 Black on yellow; "Y.T. 1924" at right none 123 100 to approximately 210
1925 White on dark blue; "Y.T. 1925" at right none 123 100 to approximately 230
1926 Black on red; "Y.T. 1926" at right none 123 100 to approximately 240
1927 Black on yellow; "Y.T. 1927" at right none 123 100 to approximately 300
1928 White on green; "Y.T. 1928" at right none 123 100 to approximately 260
1929 White on dark blue; "Y.T. 1929" at right none 123 100 to approximately 300
1930 Black on yellow; "Y.T. 1930" at right none 123 100 to approximately 350
1931 Orange on black; "YUKON TY. 1931" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 450
1932 Black on orange; "YUKON TY. 1932" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 400
1933 White on green; "YUKON TY. 1933" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 400
1934 Black on light blue; black lines at top and bottom borders; "YUKON TY. 1934" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 400
1935 Dark blue on gray; dark blue lines at top and bottom borders; "YUKON TY. 1935" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 400
1936 Black on red; black lines at top and bottom borders; "YUKON TY. 1936" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 400
1937 White on maroon; white lines at top and bottom borders; "YUKON TY. 1937" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 450
1938 Orange on black; orange lines at top and bottom borders; "YUKON TY. 1938" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 450
1939 Black on yellow with border line; "YUKON TY. 1939" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 500
1940 White on green with border line; "YUKON TY. 1940" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 500
1941 White on black with border line; "YUKON TY. 1941" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 450
1942 Black on gray with border line; "YUKON TY. 1942" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 500
1943 Black on orange with border line; "YUKON TY. 1943" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 700
1944 Black on yellow with border line; "YUKON TY. 1944" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 750
1945 White on maroon with border line; "YUKON TY. 1945" at bottom none 123 100 to approximately 650
1946 Black on light blue with border line; "YUKON TY. 1946" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 1100
1947 White on green with border line; "YUKON TY. 1947" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 1400
1948 Orange on black with border line; "YUKON TY. 1948" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 1900
1949 Red on silver with border line; "YUKON TY. 1949" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 2100
1950 Black on gray with border line; "YUKON TY. 1950" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 1000
1951 Green on gray with border line; "YUKON TY.-EX. 31-3-52" at bottom none 1234 100 to approximately 1100
1952 White on blue with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON TY. CANADA" at bottom and "EX. 31-3-53" at right Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 2300 Revalidated through March 31, 1954 with blue tabs, then through March 31, 1955 with white tabs.
1955 White on green with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 55" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 2300 First 6" x 12" plate.
1956 Dark blue on white with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 56" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 2500
1957 Red on white with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 57" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 2600
1958 White on red with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 58" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 3200 Manufactured in British Columbia using that province's serial dies. This practice continued through 1977.
1959 White on black with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 59" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1-234 1 to approximately 3-200
1960 Black on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 60" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1-234 1 to approximately 3-800
1961 Maroon on sky blue with border line; maroon embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 61" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1-234 1 to approximately 4-000
1962 White on dark green with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 62" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1-234 1 to approximately 4-200
1963 Black on light yellow with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 63" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1-234 1 to approximately 4-500
1964 Red on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 64" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 4800
1965 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 65" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 4300
1966 Red on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 66" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 4900
1967 Blue on white with border line; blue embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 67" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 5200
1968 Black on white with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 68" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 5800
1969 Black on light yellow with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 69" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 6200
1970 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 70" at bottom Land of the Midnight Sun 1234 1 to approximately 7300
1971 Orange on white with border line; orange embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 71" at bottom Home of the Klondike 1234 1 to approximately 6300
1972 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 72" at bottom Home of the Klondike 1234 1 to approximately 6500
1973 Black on tan with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 73" at bottom Home of the Klondike 1234 1 to approximately 7000
1974 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 74" at bottom Home of the Klondike 1234 1 to approximately 8000
1975 Orange on white with border line; orange embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 75" at bottom Home of the Klondike 1234 1 to approximately 8000
1976 Black on white with border line; black embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 76" at bottom Home of the Klondike A123 Coded by region (A) Letters A, B, C, E, J, K, L, N, P and T used in Whitehorse, D in Dawson, F in Faro, H in Haines Junction, M in Mayo, and W in Watson Lake. This continued through 1981.[2]
1977 Red on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON 77" at bottom Home of the Klondike A123 Coded by region (A)
1978 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON" centred at bottom and "78" at top right The Klondike AB-12 Coded by region (A) Manufactured in Saskatchewan using that province's serial dies. This practice continued until 1990.
1979 Red on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON" centred at bottom and "79" at top right The Klondike AB-12 Coded by region (A) Final single-year passenger plate in Canada.

1980 to present
Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1980 Green on white with border line; green embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON" centred at bottom and "80" at top right The Klondike AB-12 Coded by region (A) Revalidated for 1981 with stickers.
1981 As above, but without "80"
1982 Red on white with border line; red embossed prospector at left with gold paint speck; "YUKON" centred at bottom The Klondike ABC-1 ABA-1 to ?
1985 Black on reflective gold with border line; black embossed prospector at left; "YUKON" centred at bottom The Klondike ABC-1 ABA-1 to ?
1990 Black on reflective white with border line; screened prospector at left; screened red "Yukon" centred on sky blue band at bottom The Klondike ABC12
ABC 12		 AAA01 to JJP03 (as of April 22, 2022) Letters I, Q, U and Y not used in serials, and C, D, F and G not used as first letters.

Non-passenger plates
Image Type First issued Description Serial format Serials issued Notes
Commercial – Heavy 1990 As current passenger base; "Commercial" in place of slogan CBC12 CAA01 to CKZ99
2009 CB123 CA001 to present
Commercial – Light 1990 As current passenger base CBC12 CLA01 to CZZ99
Dealer 1990 As current passenger base, but without prospector; "Dealer" in place of slogan DLR123 DLR001 to DLR999
Farm Vehicle 1990 As current passenger base, but without prospector; "Farm Vehicle" in place of slogan F1234 F0001 to present
Federal Government 1990 As current passenger base FGC12 FGA01 to present
Motorcycle 1990 Similar to current passenger base but without prospector; "Motorcycle" at top M 12345 M 50001 to present
RCMP 1990 As current passenger base MPC12 MPA01 to present
Rental Vehicle 1990 As current passenger base; "Rental" or slogan at top RBC12 RAA01 to present
Snowmachine 1990 As Motorcycle plate, but with "Snowmachine" at top S 12345 S 0001 to present
Territorial Government 1990 As current passenger base, but without prospector; "Government" in place of slogan YTG123 YTG001 to YTG999
2008 As above, but with prospector Y1234 Y1000 to present
Other government 1990 G12 345 G00 001 to present
Trailer 1990 As Motorcycle plate, but with "Trailer" at top T 12345 T 50001 to present

References
  1. Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
  2. Tanner, Eric N. "Yukon Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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