.CA Registrations

.CA is the country code TLD for Canada and is regulated by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).

.CA Residency Requirements

Anyone who wants to register a .CA domain name must meet certain Canadian Presence Requirements (CPR). When registering .CA domain names, registrants must complete the following additional fields in the Registrant Contact Information section of the New Domain Registration Form:

Language— From the drop-down list, choose the preferred language: English or French.

CPR Category— From the drop-down list, choose the most appropriate Canadian Presence Requirement (CPR) category for the registrant.

Canadian Presence Requirements (CPR)

In order to satisfy the Canadian Presence requirement, the registrant must fall into one of the following categories:

Aboriginal Peoples (individuals or groups)indigenous to Canada— Any Inuit, First Nation, Metis or other people indigenous to Canada, any individual belonging to any Inuit, First Nation, Metis or other people indigenous to Canada and any collectivity of such Aboriginal peoples.

Canadian Educational Institution— Any of the following:  (i) a university or college which is located in Canada and which is authorized or recognized as a university or college under an Act of the legislature of a province or territory of Canada; (ii) a college, post-secondary school, vocational school, secondary school, pre-school or other school or educational institution which is located in Canada and which is recognized by the educational authorities of a province or territory of Canada or licensed under or maintained by an Act of Parliament of Canada or of the legislature of a province or territory of Canada.

Canadian Hospital— A hospital which is located in Canada and which is licensed, authorized or approved to operate as a hospital under an Act of the legislature of a province or territory of Canada.

Canadian Library, Archive or Museum— An institution, whether or not incorporated, that (i) is located in Canada and (ii) is not established or conducted for profit or does not form part of, or is not administered or directly or indirectly controlled by, a body that is established or conducted for profit, in which is held and maintained a collection of documents and other materials that is open to the public or to researchers.

Canadian Political Party— A political party registered under a relevant electoral law of Canada or any province or territory of Canada.

Canadian Trade Union— A trade union which is recognized by a labour board under the laws of Canada or any province or territory of Canada and which has its head office in Canada.

Canadian Unincorporated Association— An unincorporated organization, association or club:

• At least 80% of whose members: (A) are ordinarily resident in Canada (if such members  are individuals); or (B) meet one of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) to (f) above (if such members are not individuals); and

• At least 80% of whose directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators or other representatives are ordinarily resident in Canada

Canadian citizen— A Canadian citizen of the age of majority under the laws of the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or last resided.

Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory)— A corporation under the laws of Canada or any province or territory of Canada.

Government or government entity in Canada— A province or a territory; an agent of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, of a province or of a territory; a federal, provincial or territorial Crown corporation, government agency or government entity; and a regional, municipal or local area government.

Her Majesty the Queen— Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada

Indian Band recognized by the Indian Act of Canada— Any Indian band as defined in the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, as amended from time to time, and any group of Indian bands.

Legal Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident— An executor, administrator or other legal representative of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.

Official mark registered in Canada— A Person which does not meet any of the foregoing conditions, but which is a Person intended to be protected by Subsection 9(1) of the Trade-Marks Act (Canada) at whose request the Registrar of Trade-marks has published notice of adoption of any badge, crest, emblem, official mark or other mark pursuant to Subsection 9(1), but in this case such permission is limited to an application to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact word component of such badge, crest, emblem, official mark or other mark in respect of which such Person requested publications.

Partnership Registered in Canada— A partnership, more than 66 2/3 % of whose partners meet one of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) above, which is registered as a partnership under the laws of any province or territory of Canada.

Permanent Resident of Canada— A permanent resident as defined in the Immigration Act (Canada) who is ordinarily resident in Canada (as defined below) and of the age of majority under the laws of the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or last resided.

Trade-mark registered in Canada (by a non-Canadian owner)— A Person which does not meet any of the foregoing conditions, but which is the owner of a trade-mark which is the subject of a registration under the Trade-marks Act (Canada), but in this case such permission is limited to an application to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact word component of that registered trade-mark

Trust established in Canada— A trust established and subsisting under the laws of a province or territory of Canada, more than 66 2/3 % of whose trustees meet one of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) above.

Important: If you make any changes to the owner contact or CPR legal type, the .CA registry locks the domain for 60 days. During that 60 day period, you cannot transfer the domain or make any contact changes, though you can make changes to the DNS.

Domains cannot be transferred from one registrar to another during the first 60 days following the registration or within 60 days following a transfer.