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NOVA SCOTIA  SPECIALTY PASSENGER PLATES
DEALER PLATES, CAMPER PLATES

last updated Sep 20 2025

SPECIALTY PASSENGER PLATES (UNRESTRICTED) Plates available to all registrants on the payment of an extra fee at each renewal. There are NO restrictions on who may obtain these.
PERSONALIZED - First Issued 1989
1989 Type		Current Type PERSONAL PLATE
ACADIAN HERITAGE - First Issued 2012
This plate type has been issued only in the current borderless design PERSONAL PLATE
GAELIC - First Issued 2018
This plate type has been issued only in the current borderless design PERSONAL PLATE
BUY LOCAL - First Issued 2013
This plate type has been issued only in the current borderless design PERSONAL PLATE
MI'KMAW HERITAGE - First Issued 2018
This plate type has been issued only in the current borderless design PERSONAL PLATE
PROTECTED SPECIES (CONSERVATION) - First Issued 2003
Wanted:  Original bordered type		Curremt borderless type PERSONAL PLATE
SPECIALTY PASSENGER PLATES (Qualified Registrants only) Plates available only to qualified registrants, with no additional fees
AMATEUR RADIO (HAM)  - First Issued 1959  (Must be approved by NS Amateur Radio Association)
Wanted:  Any ham plates 1959 to 1968		1972 type, similar serial format as previous	1975 Type PERSONAL PLATE
WANTED 1979 TYPE Added slogan at bottom.	1982 Type - hyphen added PERSONAL PLATE	WANTED 1986 TYPE Aluminum with squared corners	1989 Type, Bluenose.  Hyphen replaced by space PERSONAL PLATE
2014 Current borderless type PERSONAL PLATE
ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE  - First Issued 1963 (Must be certified antique auto association member)
Wanted: Any Antique plates before 1972	1972 Type	Wanted 1975 reflectorized type	Smaller legend to accomodate 4 digits
Wanted: Steel with Squared corners	Wanted: Aluminum with Squared Corners	Wanted: As previous but with Bluenose type font	Word font change
Wanted: As previous but change from four digits to a letter followed by three digits	Current borderless type
HANDICAPPED  - First Issued 1981 (must be certified by physician)
Wanted: First type Steel with rounded corners	Wanted: Aluminum with squared corners	As previous but with revised word dies	Current borderless type PERSONAL PLATE
VETERAN - First Issued 2003 (must be certified by Royal Canadian Legion)
Original bordered type PERSONAL PLATE		2025 Type.  Borderless.  PERSONAL PLATE
FIREFIGHTER - First Issued 2001 (must be certified by fire chief).  Available to career firefighters, and volunteers not yet eligible by time in service for the free VFF plates.
First Type		Wanted: Current borderless type
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER - First Issued 2001 (must be certified by fire chief)  Free registration
Original Type		Current Type
VOLUNTEER GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM MEMBER - First Issued 2001 (must be certified by team president)  Free registration
Original Type		Wanted: Current borderless type
RETIRED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER/RETIRED GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM MEMBER - First Issued 2022 (Must be certified to have had at least 15 years service and retired)
I do not have an example of these recently introduced types that are seen on vehicles but not yet finding their way to collectors. See my specimen set for its general appearance
OTHER NON-STANDARD PLATES FOUND ON PASSENGER VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS
DEALER (D) - First Issued 1920
		Wanted:  Any dealer plates not shown here	1972 Type
1975 Type	1981 Type	Watned: Steel base with square corners	As previous but aluminum
Wanted: Current borderless type
DEALER SALESMAN (S) - First Issued 1939, Last Issued 1969 This type is very scarce. My only example is shown, but others are wanted.
USED CAR DEALER (U) - First Issued 1980
WANTED Type 1 Steel with rounded corners	Squared Corners	Current Borderless Tyoe
CAMPER (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) - First Issued 1977
Wanted: Original type, steel with rounded corners	Wanted: Aluminum with squared corners	Wanted: As previous but with updated number dies	Updated word dies
Wanted: Current borderless type
HONORARY CONSUL - First Issued 2020
I do not have an example of this extremely rare modern type. See my specimen set for its general appearance.