Personalized licence plates reflecting your choice of letters and numbers are available in the Northwest Territories. They can be purchased by any NWT resident for use on private passenger vehicles including motorcycles and motor-homes.

Personalized plates cannot be used on vehicles which require special plates such as trailers, rental, dealer, public service, or commercial vehicles.

Ordering your personalized plate

Application forms are available at all local issuing offices, and in downloadable PDF format from this website (in the menu on your right).

You are allowed to choose up to five selections of character combinations in order of preference. Refer to "Guidelines for selecting your slogan".

A completed application form and a $150.00 application fee (plus applicable service fees and GST) should be returned to your local issuing office. Forms cannot be faxed or emailed, and must be delivered in person.

Lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed licence plates can be replaced for a $25.00 fee (plus applicable service fees and GST).

All applications for personalized licence plates are processed by the Road Licensing and Safety Division on a first come, first serve basis. All applications are reviewed to ensure none of the selections are already in use or are unacceptable.

A full refund is issued if your selection is unavailable or is ruled unacceptable.

You can also purchase a personalized licence plate as a gift for a friend or relative. You must complete an application form and pay the application fees.

Plates are ordered by the Road Licensing and Safety Division and distributed to local issuing offices. Any plates not claimed within three months are returned to the Road Licensing and Safety Division and destroyed.

Veteran Licence Plates

Veteran licence plates are available to any person who has honourably:

NOTE: A Veteran Licence Plate is only permitted to be registered in the name of the veteran.  Joint registrations are not permitted, nor is the licence plate transferable to another individual.

Applying for your Veteran licence plate

If you are eligible, complete the application form (downloadable in PDF form from the menu on the right) and submit with supporting documentation to your local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in the NWT.

The application is forwarded to the Northwest Territories/Alberta Command for certification.  Certified applications are then forwarded to the Department of Transportation's Road Licensing and Safety Division headquarters.

Once approved, the client is notified to go to their local issuing office and complete a Veteran licence plate registration, new issue, or exchange transaction.