.ca Domains
Register your .ca domain
Canada's national address, administered by CIRA. Customers there believe it, and a Canadian business is rather expected to hold one. Register from $13.99/yr, renewal costs displayed before any commitment.
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The Extension
Why .ca?
Canada's country-code extension is .ca, administered by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Canadians show a marked preference for buying from a .ca address, because it reads as local, as accountable, as answerable to Canadian law. Serve Canadian customers and it becomes close to essential.
Only registrants who satisfy CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements can hold one: citizens, permanent residents, businesses and organisations set up in Canada, and anyone holding a registered Canadian trademark. Where the registrant is an individual, CIRA keeps personal contact details off the public record without being asked. Our pricing puts the renewal figure beside the registration figure, the same as every other page here.
Good Fit
.ca works best for
- Canadian businesses and professionals
- Organisations and nonprofits across Canada
- International brands with Canadian trademarks
- Canadians' personal sites and portfolios
What You Get
Included with every domain
Canadian trust built in
Shoppers in Canada lean hard toward .ca sites. The suffix flags local presence, local pricing, local law.
Protected namespace
That presence requirement keeps .ca genuinely Canadian, and it has a side effect: decent names stay free longer than in wide-open extensions.
Privacy for individuals
CIRA hides an individual registrant's contact details from the public record unless you say otherwise.
Common Questions
Questions about .ca
Who qualifies to register a .ca domain?
The Canadian Presence Requirements from CIRA take in citizens, permanent residents, Canadian-registered businesses and organisations, Indigenous peoples of Canada, and overseas companies that hold a registered Canadian trademark. You confirm your category at registration.
Can a non-Canadian company get a .ca?
Yes, and there's one main route in: a trademark registered in Canada, which satisfies the presence requirement for the domain that matches it. Failing that, setting up a Canadian corporation is the usual path taken by companies pushing into the market.
For a Canadian business, which wins: .ca or .com?
If Canadians are your market, take .ca. The local preference is well documented, and the extension helps with local search relevance too. Sell worldwide and .com carries further. Established Canadian brands tend to own the pair and redirect one. Buying just one first? Buy the one your customers already look for.
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