Country TLD
⚠ Restrictions
.ca domains: Canada's ccTLD
Country-code TLD for Canada. Strict Canadian Presence Requirements — registrants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or registered Canadian businesses.
Quick facts
- Registry
- CIRA
- Introduced
- 1987
- Typical price
- $15.00 – $25.00 / year
- Restrictions
- Canadian Presence Requirements — must be Canadian citizen, resident, or registered Canadian entity.
CPR (Canadian Presence Requirements)
The .ca registry verifies registrant eligibility. Falsifying the CPR is grounds for the registry to suspend or delete the domain.
Eligible categories
Canadian citizens, permanent residents, federally/provincially incorporated businesses, trademark holders for Canadian-registered marks, and Aboriginal peoples within Canada.