Mounties now eligible for veteran licence plates

RCMP members in Saskatchewan now can get veteran specialty licence plates from SGI.

The Crown corporation announced Monday that RCMP officers with a minimum of three years of active duty can get the plates. The change was made to reflect the change the Royal Canadian Legion made to the definition of “veteran” to include Mounties.

Veteran plates also are available to those who served in the Second World War or Korean War as a member of the Canadian Forces, an allied force or the Merchant Navy or Ferry Command, those who served a minimum of three full-time paid years in the Canadian Regular Forces or have 1,095 paid days of Reserve Force Service, and those who served in NATO operations or as a United Nations peacekeeping force member, in the Canadian Forces and Reserve Force, the RCMP or another Canadian police.

“SGI takes pride in recognizing the work and sacrifices of Canadians who have served in uniform,” Don Morgan, the provincial government’s minister responsible for SGI, said in a media release. “We are honoured to include those who have served our country in the RCMP as veterans, and thank them for their dedication to community safety.”

To get one of the specialty plates, individuals must send an application and relevant documents to the Legion. It will work to confirm the applicant’s status as a veteran.

The Legion then will send the approved application to SGI, which will mail out a plate to the veteran. After getting the plate, the person has to visit or call their motor licence issuer to have the plate associated with their vehicle.

There isn’t any additional cost for a veteran plate on top of the vehicle’s registration.

More information on the veteran licence plate and other specialty and personalized plates can be found here.