.ca Domains
.ca domain registration — renewal on the tag
Canada's national address, and Canadian customers take it on faith without pausing. It goes to anyone with a genuine Canadian connection, priced with both years in plain view. Register from $13.99/yr — with the renewal figure printed right there beside it.
.ca
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The Extension
Why .ca?
CIRA administers .ca, Canada's country extension, and Canadians read it much as the British read .co.uk. The address tells them the firm is local, the prices come in their own currency, and the parcel will not have to cross a border to reach them. Serve Canadian customers and this is the first extension worth checking.
This is a managed national space with rules that bite. Registrants have to satisfy CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements: citizens, permanent residents, organisations based in Canada, holders of trademarks registered in Canada, and several other categories besides. Where the registrant is a private person, CIRA holds back much of the personal information from public display. Both prices sit on the tag before you pay, as ever.
Good Fit
.ca works best for
- Canadian businesses serving Canadian customers
- Canadian organisations, clubs and communities
- Brands with Canadian trademarks protecting their name
- Names already claimed in .com but open in Canada's national space
On the Shelf
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National trust
To a Canadian buyer, .ca means home: prices, delivery and recourse all close by.
A managed space
By enforcing presence rules, CIRA keeps the register Canadian and the signal worth something.
Privacy for individuals
CIRA holds personal registrant details back from public view.
Common Questions
Questions about .ca
Who can register a .ca domain?
Anyone who satisfies CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements. That covers citizens and permanent residents, corporations and organisations based in Canada, holders of trademarks registered in Canada, plus a handful of further categories.
Can a foreign business get a .ca?
Only by a qualifying route. The usual two are a Canadian registered trademark covering the name, or incorporating a company in Canada. Where neither fits, a generic extension is what we would honestly point you towards.
For a Canadian business, does .ca beat .com in practice?
Selling to Canadians, usually it does. The local signal earns confidence, and the register has been picked over far less. Many firms simply hold both, keeping .ca as the storefront Canadians actually land on.
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