Vehicle classes

Vehicle classes establish if your vehicle has any special operating requirements or equipment regulations.

Vehicles are separated into different classes depending on the type of vehicle and what it's used for.

Vehicle classes establish if your vehicle has any special operating requirements or equipment regulations. They also help determine the cost of your registration fee and insurance premium.

Your certificate of registration indicates the class your vehicle is registered in.

Class	Definition	Body type
LV	Light vehicles (commercial or private use)	Cars Sport utility vehicles Light vans - including minivans, passenger vans and cargo vans that are rated 1 ton and less Light trucks - including quarter-ton, half-ton, three-quarter-ton and 1-ton units Motorhomes and buses with a registered gross vehicle weight of 15,000 kgs or less Motorcycles and mopeds
A	Commercial vehicles used provincially, interprovincially and internationally without restrictions on distance travelled and goods hauled	Vans and trucks (1-ton models and larger) Power units and tractors Vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP)
C	Commercial vehicles with restrictions on distance travelled and goods hauled	Vans and trucks (1-ton models and larger) Power units and tractors
D	Commercial vehicles with some restrictions on goods hauled	Vans and trucks (1-ton models and larger) Power units and tractors
F	Farm vehicles	Vans (only those models greater than 1 ton) Trucks (including light trucks and heavy farm trucks larger than 1 ton) Power units and trailers
L	Automobile dealer	Cars Trucks Vans Sport utility vehicles
	Motorcycle dealer	Motorcycles and mopeds
	Snowmobile dealer	Snowmobiles
LT	Trailer dealer, mover or  manufacturer	All trailers
MT	Snowmobile	All snowmobiles
PB	Transporting passengers for hire	Buses Vans Cars Limousines
PS	School buses	Buses Vans
PT	Taxis	Cars Vans Sport utility vehicles Trucks
PV	Private passenger vehicles	Vans and trucks (1-ton models and larger) Motorhomes and buses weighing over 15,000 kgs
T	Private trailers	Cabin Tent Utility Transport Semi
TS	Commercial trailers	Semi Transport Utility