Ontario’s new licence plates are available starting this month (Feb 2020).
Not only do they look a lot different, they also have a change to the Ontario slogan from “Yours to Discover” to “A Place to Grow”.
The Ford government replaced the almost 40-year-old slogan.
“A Place To Grow” comes from the song ‘A Place to Stand’, which has been an unofficial anthem for Ontario since its use in a film that played at the province’s pavilion at Expo 67.
Lisa Thompson, the minister of government and consumer services, explains.
Thompson says the lamination and quality on Ontario plates needed to be addressed.
Thompson says that if you just want a new licence plate, you’re more than welcome to get one by visiting a ServiceOntario centre, but you won’t be able to keep your original licence plate number.
Thompson adds that if your plates are peeling or bubbling and you got them within the last five years, they will replace them free of charge.
Thompson ends by saying that the new licence plates signal the shift in how Ontario and the Government is working for the people, to create a more fresh, dynamic environment that we can all be proud of.
