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Although this is a licence issued in 1930, the design and layout is the same as the first one's issued in 1925. Note the absence of any expiry date and the one-time fee of $1 listed on the front cover ... ah, the good old days!
1925 - 1930
Issuing Statistics
1925:
unknown
1926:
unknown
1927:
unknown
1928:
unknown
1929:
unknown
1930:
unknown
1928
1929
Linda Watson Collection

1931- 1937
1931
1932
1933
Issuing Statistics
1931:
unknown
1932:
unknown
1933:
unknown
1934:
unknown
1935:
unknown
1936:
unknown
1934 British Columbia Driver's Licence
1935
1936 British Columbia Driver's Licence
1936 - Restricted Licence
Unfortunately, we seem to have misplaced the image of the rear of the license which, we assume, outlines the restrictions.

1932 Application for a Driver's Licence Renewal
Below is an example of an application for a Driver's Licence used by the province in the 1930s. For an extra $0.15 to cover the cost of postage, driver's renewing their licence in 1932 could have their 1932 license plates mailed in the same package.

1936 - 1948
Jon McKillop Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
Issuing Statistics
1937:
unknown
1938:
unknown
1939:
unknown
1940:
unknown
1941:
unknown
1942:
unknown
1943:
unknown
1944:
unknown
1945:
unknown
1946:
unknown
1947:
unknown
1948:
unknown
1949:
unknown

Pierre Delacote Collection

Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
1942 - Restricted Licence
Pierre Delacote Collection
Pierre Delacote Collection
The Driver's Licence shown above is an example of a "Restricted" licence, with the issuee "restricted to driving with adequate eyeglasses".
1949 - 1952
Pierre Delacote Collection
Issuing Statistics
1949:
unknown
1950:
unknown
1951:
unknown
1952:
unknown
1950s  
1980s
1990s
Beyond 2000

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