Ontario Licence Plates

• Ontario’s plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait

  Ontario's blue licence plates, which police have complained can be hard to read, are set to be phased out naturally, instead of the government issuing any kind of recall.

  Canada

  Feb 14
  
• ‘We’re getting rid of that’: Ontario eliminating manual licence plate renewals

  Ontario drivers will soon no longer have to renew their licence plates, the premier announced Tuesday, as the province moves to automate the process. 

  Canada

  Feb 13
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario government bringing back renewals of driver’s licences, plate stickers, health cards

  An Ontario government statement said the deadline to renew most driver's licences, licence plate stickers, photo cards and health cards will be Feb. 28, 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2021
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• Replacement plan for Ontario’s new licence plates still in the works year after concerns raised

  Global News filed a Freedom of Information request in the days after concerns were first raised about visibility issues.

  Traffic

  Feb 23, 2021
• Vehicle sticker or driver’s licence expired in 2020? Both still legal in Ontario for now

  An Ontario government spokesperson said licence plate stickers and driver's licences that expired on or after March 1, 2020, are still valid "until further notice."

  Health

  Feb 5, 2021
• Ontario government says it will not move forward with licence plate redesign

  The Ontario government announced that it will not be moving forward with the redesign of the province's licence plates and will revert back to the original white "Yours to Discover" plates.

  Politics

  May 6, 2020
• Faulty Ontario licence plates to be replaced ‘at no cost’ to taxpayers

  The government said they are working alongside manufacturer 3M to resolve the low-light visibility issues that were raised earlier this month.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2020
• Ontario government to replace new defective licence plates

  Approximately 49,000 of the new plates have been distributed to Ontarians, and an additional 134,000 are currently in Service Ontario locations, the government said.

  Politics

  Feb 20, 2020
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• Ontario premier’s office admits new licence plates have visibility issue

  Consumer Services Minister Lisa Thompson says the government has asked 3M Canada to investigate numerous reports that the plates are nearly unreadable at night.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2020
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• MADD Canada asks Ontario government to investigate reports of licence plate problems

  Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada is asking the Ontario government to review an apparent problem with its new licence plates that makes them difficult to read in low light.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2020