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Nova Scotia License Plates

The current series of aluminum Nova Scotia licence plates has been made by Waldale since 1989. Plates in late-2011 were updated with narrower dies like those found in Prince Edward Island, Mississippi and many others. They also differ from the 1989+ originals in that they now have clear debossed borders and single sticker box well.

Nova Scotia plates since the early-1990s are issued singly.

Nova Scotia is one of just four remaining Canadian jurisdictions (along with New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut) still using licence plate renewal date stickers in 2024.

Standard Passenger Plates

Passenger new

HKE 028

Grace Power - Oct 1 โ€™24

The aluminum Nova Scotia passenger licence plate with Bluenose schooner ship has been made by Waldale since 1989. Passenger plates started in the BRT series, then onto C, D, E, F, G and H. Series DQx, EIx, EQx and FKx were all omitted.

Nova Scotia plates in late-2011 were updated with narrower dies like those found in Prince Edward Island, Mississippi and many others. These plates also differ from the originals in that they have debossed borders and single sticker box plus dies do not obscure the ship graphic.

High old dies: FAD 726 2012-12-07 Brent Morton

Low new dies: FAE 002 2012-10-21 Brent Morton

Non-passenger Plates

PRP

PR52552

Chris Martin - Sep 6 โ€™24

PR plate series followed signing of Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration (CAVR, for heavy interprovincial trucks and buses) in 1982, Open For Business slogan first appeared in 1993, NS joined larger North American International Registration Plan (IRP) in 2001, Apportioned slogan replaced Open For Business in 2004, red border dropped/revised dies appeared in 2012, all plates red on yellow:

Canada's Ocean Playground low PRP2868

Canada's Ocean Playground high PRP8755

COMMERCIAL-PRP in this spot

OPEN FOR BUSINESS low PR12163

OPEN FOR BUSINESS high PR26063

APPORTIONED low PR26703

APPORTIONED red border high PR33155

APPORTIONED no-border low PR33273

APPORTIONED no-border current high - see History tab

Semi-Trailer

PT
8-67-79

Chris Martin - Aug 12 โ€™24

Permanent Trailer series initially captioned NO-EXPIRY, changed to Open For Business slogan and fixed-interval 5-year sticker expiry terms in 1993 (expiries DEC 1999, DEC 2004, DEC 2009 up to DEC 2024), red border dropped/narrow dies appeared in 2012:

NO-EXPIRY low PT1-76-93 (black on yellow plate, no date, no sticker)

NO-EXPIRY high PT3-00-05 (black on yellow plate, no date, no sticker)

OPEN FOR BUSINESS low PT3-25-19 (red on yellow, 5-year term-stickered expiry)

OPEN FOR BUSINESS red border high PT6-39-20

OPEN FOR BUSINESS no-border low PT6-51-92

OPEN FOR BUSINESS current no-border high - see History tab

Specialty Plates

Military and Veteran Plates