Vehicle registration plates of Nunavut

The Canadian territory of Nunavut was formed in April 1999, by the splitting of the Northwest Territories.

At the time of division, the governments of both territories agreed to Nunavut continuing to use the NWT's polar bear-shaped license plates, which had been in use since 1970. Although the design of the plates was shared, the government of the NWT held the copyright. Nunavut's version of the plate differed from the NWT's in the name of the jurisdiction at the bottom and the presence of an 'N' suffix in the serial.

In 2010, the government of the NWT decided to update its version of the polar bear-shaped plate. In turn, the government of Nunavut opted to go with a new plate design.[1] On 3 August 2011, Nunavut announced that a contest would be held to create the new plates.[2]

The contest was entered by 123 people, who between them submitted 200 designs. On 6 March 2012, Iqaluit resident Ron Froese was named the winner. His design consisted of a night scene featuring a polar bear, an inuksuk, three sets of northern lights to represent the three regions of Nunavut (Kitikmeot, Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk), and 25 stars to represent the communities of the territory. This design was first made available to motorists in July 2012.[3][4][5]

Passenger baseplates 1999 to present
Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
April 1999 Embossed blue serial on polar bear-shaped white plate with border line; "NUNAVUT" centred at bottom "EXPLORE CANADA'S ARCTIC" at top 12345N 10000N to approximately 22500N Only single plates issued.
July 2012 Screened black serial on rectangular plate with night scene featuring polar bear, inuksuk, three sets of northern lights and 25 stars; "Nunavut" screened in black letters and in Inuktitut syllabics (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) centred at bottom none 123 456 000 001 to 012 348 (as of August 8, 2020)

Non-passenger plates
Image Type First issued Design Serial format Serials issued Notes
Trailer 2012 As 2012 passenger base T12 345 T00 001 to present Validated annually.[6]

References
  1. "Nunavut could lose polar bear-shaped licence plates". CTV News. August 4, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  2. "Nunavummiut are encouraged to tap into their creativity and enter a contest to design the territory's new licence plate". The Nunavut Echo. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011.
  3. "Nunavut has a new Licence Plate". Government of Nunavut Department of Economic Development & Transportation. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014.
  4. "Nunavut unveils new licence plate". CBC News. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  5. "GN launches new licence plate". Nunatsiaq Online. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  6. "Motor Vehicles Act, Consolidated, R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-16" (PDF). Government of Nunavut. Territorial Printer for Nunavut. Retrieved September 9, 2015.


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