.ca
.ca - the Canadian top-level domain
The Canadian country code .ca has got quite strict conditions regarding the registration of domains. The owner as well as the administrative contact of a domain needs to be based in Canada. When the domain is based on a Canadian trademark, the domain name needs to match the trademark name exactly.
General information
| Top-level domain: | .ca |
| Country: | Canada |
| Category: | North America |
| Whois server: | http://www.cira.ca/home-en/?la... |
| Registration policy: | http://www.cira.ca/registrars-... |
Requirements
| Syntax domain name: | minimum 3 characters, maximum 63 characters |
| Minimum registration period: | 1 year |
| Maximum registration period: | 2 years |
| IDNs available? |  |
| Pure number domains available? |  |
| No local contact required? | |
Domain registration
| Available for everyone? | No, owner and administrative contact need to be based in Canada, the registration is only open to organisations. |
| Real time registration? | |
| No completion of forms required? | |
| No documents required? | |
| No special information required? | |
Domain transfers
| Available at EPAG? | | |
| With authcode? | | |
| No e-mail confirmation required? | | |
| No fax form required? | | |
Special features
- If a trademark name is registered under .ca, the domain name needs to match the trademark name exactly.
Pricing
| 1 year registration | 89.00 € incl. VAT | (74.79 € excl. VAT) |
