 Instead, the licence plate is issued the day of registration from a registry.If you purchase a vehicle in BC, ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) will issue you a 15 days permit for approximately $60 CAD which will be a piece of paper you attach to the windshield of the vehicle and this is along with insurance since auto insurance in BC is not privatized but brokerage is.Autoplan brokers are authorized to do this.