British Columbia License Plate

Plate Design

British Columbia's plate keeps it clean: a white-to-pale-blue field with "Beautiful British Columbia" running across the top in dark blue serif type, a slogan the province has used since 1964 and one of the longest-running plate slogans anywhere in North America. The blue registration characters flank the provincial shield at center, which pairs a small Union Jack with a golden setting sun rising over wavy blue-and-white bars representing the Pacific.

How Rare Is It on the Road Trip Game?

Uncommon. BC is Canada's third most populous province at nearly 5.7 million people, and it shares a long, heavily traveled border with Washington State, making its plates easier to spot than most other provinces, especially in the Pacific Northwest.

Spotting Tip

The Peace Arch crossing on I-5 at Blaine, Washington, is the busiest BC-US crossing by far, and the Seattle-Vancouver corridor along I-5 sees BC plates constantly. Highway 97 near Osoyoos is a quieter but reliable option for interior BC traffic heading into Washington and Idaho.

Fun Fact

British Columbia is the only Canadian province with a named mountain range, the Coast Mountains, running the entire length of its coastline, and Vancouver regularly ranks among the most livable cities in the world. The province's name was personally chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858.

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