{"id":13520,"date":"2024-04-17T00:33:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T07:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/?p=13520"},"modified":"2024-04-17T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T07:35:00","slug":"who-can-register-ca-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/04\/17\/who-can-register-ca-domain-names.html","title":{"rendered":"Who can register .ca domain names?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only the individuals and entities that meet the requirements in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cira.ca\/assets\/Documents\/Legal\/Registrants\/CPR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Requirements<\/a>&nbsp;can apply to CIRA to register .ca domain names, on a first-come, first-served basis. However, .ca domain names use the bundle approach. This means the registrant of a .ca domain name has exclusive rights to every variants of that particular domain name. For example, only the registrant of&nbsp;<em>grace.ca<\/em>&nbsp;has the rights to register&nbsp;<em>gr\u00e2ce.ca<\/em>, and vise versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals and entities that meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/Domain_registration.htm\">the domain registration<\/a> requirements include Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, aboriginal people indigenous to Canada, or legal representatives of Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Non-individual registrants include all other legal registrant types, such as corporations. Applicants must meet the Canadian Presence (address) Requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you registered a .ca domain name with the University of British Columbia (UBC) registry before November 8, 2000, you satisfy the Canadian Presence Requirements, unless the UBC registrant for the domain name no longer exists or you transferred the domain name to another registrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">&nbsp;<strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;CIRA periodically audits domain names to ensure they conform to eligibility requirements. If CIRA cannot confirm your eligibility status or you become ineligible to own a .ca domain name, CIRA might request information from your registrar to prove your eligibility. You must send us the requested information within the specified time frame to avoid deactivation of your .ca domain names.&nbsp;<strong>Do not<\/strong>&nbsp;send the information directly to CIRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"68\" height=\"68\" class=\"wp-image-12831\" style=\"width: 68px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cyberchimps-logo-fill.png\" alt=\"Choosing the right domain extension for your business\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cyberchimps-logo-fill.png 512w, https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cyberchimps-logo-fill-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cyberchimps-logo-fill-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 68px) 100vw, 68px\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/new-domain-extensions.html?tld=.ca\"><strong>Register .CA domain<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>for your website now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About .CA domains<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/12\/17\/what-type-of-website-is-suitable-for-ca.html\">What type of website is suitable for .CA?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/12\/17\/what-are-the-benefits-of-using-the-ca-domain-name.html\">What are the benefits of using the .CA domain name?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/12\/17\/registering-a-ca-domain-name-tips.html\">Registering a .CA domain name tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/06\/25\/how-to-choose-between-com-and-ca-domain-names-com-vs-ca.html\">How to choose between .COM and .CA domain names? .COM vs .CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyregister.com\/domain-hosting-tips\/2024\/04\/17\/who-can-register-ca-domain-names.html\">Who can register .ca domain names?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only the individuals and entities that meet the requirements in the&nbsp;Canadian Requirements&nbsp;can apply to CIRA to register .ca domain names, on a first-come, first-served basis. However, .ca domain names use the bundle approach. This means the registrant of a .ca domain name has exclusive rights to every variants of that particular domain name. 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