Replacing a Licence Plate or Registration Certificate

Registration certificates can be printed free of charge using SAAQclic⁠ ⁠.

If the registration certificate is not available in your SAAQclic file, you can ask us to print your registration by sending us a secure email. Select “Other” and then choose “Vehicle registration or sale” from the drop-down list in the “Inquiry” section. You can also make your request by sending us a private Facebook message. You will receive your registration certificate in the mail. Fees apply.

Documents required to replace a registration certificate at a service outlet

You must present one of the following documents:

• driver's licence
• health insurance card
• Canadian passport
• Canadian citizenship certificate
• proof of citizenship issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Fees apply.

If you cannot come to the service outlet yourself

The person who will be making the request in your place must bring the original copy of the Power of Attorney (PDF, 657.0 KB)⁠ form completed by you.

If the vehicle belongs to a business, the person acting on its behalf must bring the original copy of a document authorizing the person to act in that capacity.

If your licence plate is lost, stolen, damaged or defective, you must have it replaced by a new plate. Fees apply.

For security reasons, a licence plate cannot be replaced by a plate bearing the same number. Therefore, your licence plate will be replaced by a standard plate bearing a different number.

Your metal licence plate will be delivered by mail within 10 to 20 business days to the primary address in your SAAQ file.

To legally operate your vehicle while waiting to receive your metal licence plate, you must affix your temporary paper licence plate in the top left corner of the vehicle’s rear window. For vehicles that do not have a rear window, such as motorcycles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, the temporary plate must be affixed in the top left corner of the windshield or to another visible place on the vehicle.

This video (MP4, 29.8 MB)⁠ shows how.

This service is available on SAAQclic.⁠ ⁠

You must download and print your new vehicle registration certificate and your temporary paper licence plate on standard (8 ½ x 11-inch) white paper as the final step in the online vehicle registration process.

Exceptions:

• You must go to one of our service outlets to have an amateur radio operator licence plate replaced. Avoid waiting in line by making an appointment⁠ ⁠.
• You must take a plate that has become illegible due to peeling reflective film to one of our service outlets to have it replaced. Plates that have been in use for 5 years or less will be replaced free of charge. Avoid waiting in line by making an appointment⁠ ⁠.
• A licence plate that is not associated with a vehicle cannot be replaced.
• If you were issued a standard plate in replacement of  a personalized licence plate and wish to obtain a new personalized plate, you must use the online licence plate ordering service and enter the number of the standard plate you received as a replacement.
• If your licence plate had an accessible parking permit (previously “disabled parking permit”) sticker on it, you must order a new parking permit. For more information, refer to the page about replacing an accessible parking permit⁠ ⁠.

If you are unable to request the replacement of your licence plate online, you must go to one of our service outlets. Avoid waiting in line by making an appointment⁠ ⁠.

Documents required at a service outlet

You must present one of the following documents:

• driver's licence
• health insurance card
• Canadian passport
• Canadian citizenship certificate
• proof of citizenship issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Your new registration certificate and your temporary paper licence plate will be issued to you by the service outlet agent.

If you cannot go to the service outlet yourself

The person requesting the replacement plate on your behalf must bring the original copy of the Power of Attorney (PDF, 657.0 KB)⁠ form completed by you.

If the vehicle belongs to a business, the person acting on its behalf must bring the original copy of a document authorizing the person to act in that capacity.