The provincial government is moving away from licence plate expiration stickers beginning in 2021. (CHAT News Photo/Chris Brown)

By Chris Brown

Reflective plates coming

Licence plate expiration stickers set to expire in Alberta

Dec 7, 2020 | 12:16 PM

Beginning next year, Alberta will move toward reflective licence plates, eliminating the need for expiry stickers.

The stickers that mark the month and year of registration won’t be issued in 2021, nor will stickers for fleet vehicles and permanent trailers.

Next fall, Alberta will transition to high-definition reflective licence plates, to be issued on a go-forward basis after the current stock of painted licence plates runs out in the fall.

The reflective plates are more easily scanned by automated licence plate readers. In a release, the province says that will assist law enforcement agencies using that technology to validate licence plate registration at the roadside.

Alberta drivers and vehicle owners will still be responsible for renewing their registration on time, and will still require a valid certificate of vehicle registration. Albertans can sign up to receive an electronic renewal notice through a registry agent, the Alberta Motor Association, or MyAlberta eServices.

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Stickers will still be required for farm vehicles and prorated commercial vehicles participating in the International Registration Plan.

Vehicle registrations expire at midnight on the last day of an assigned month, based on the first letter of the surname or company name. A chart is below.

January: A, I, J, Ke, U, X, 0-9

February: M, Q

March: B, Y

April: D, G

May: C, N

June: Cl, H, Sc

July: Av, Be, L, Sz, V, Z

August: E, Gr, R

September: F, Po, T

October: S

November: K, P

December: Me, O, W