.CA Domain Name Rules/Requirements Print

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The following policies are applicable for .CA domain names:

  • Registering a .CA domain name requires the Registrant to contract with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and agree to the latest version of CIRA's Registrant Agreement.

  • F.D.W.  provides 2nd Level Domain Registration services under .CA.

  • Accented character usage is supported in the case of creating/editing the following fields in .CA Contacts:

    • Name

    • Company Name

    • Address

    • City

    • State

      Note
      • All UTF-8 characters are supported in the above-mentioned fields. 1

      • The State fields will accept Accented characters only if the Country is not in the United States or Canada.

  • .CA domain names do not support F.D.W. Privacy Protection feature.

    However, a .CA Registrant who has indicated that he/she is an Individual has the option to hide their Contact Details in the Whois Lookup results of their .CA domain name.

  • A .CA domain name will not have any Money Back Grace Period.

  • To Transfer your .CA domain name to F.D.W., you need to only provide your Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Key. Once we get confirmation from the Registry that the Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Key is accurate, the domain name is instantly transferred without the need of receiving additional confirmation from the Registrant / Administrative Contact, via email or FAX.

  • A Registrant Contact can be either an Individual or a Company.

    Administrative and Technical Contacts can only be Individuals.

    There is no Billing Contact in a .CA domain name.

  • The .CA Registry validates what information is specified in the Name field of any .CA Contact

  • There is a 60 day Transfer Lock upon both Registration as well as Transfer of a .CA domain name.

  • You can not modify the Registrant Contact's Name of a .CA domain name. If you wish to modify the Registrant Contact details of your .CA domain name, you need to instead create a new Contact and assign it as the Registrant Contact.

  • Upon assigning a new Registrant for a .CA domain name, you need to:

    • agree to the latest version of the .CA Registry's Registrant Agreement.

    • select which Canadian Presence Requirement Category the Registrant belongs to:

      DescriptionRegistrant Type
      Canadian citizen Individual
      Permanent Resident of Canada Individual
      Aboriginal Peoples (individuals or groups) indigenous to Canada Individual
      Legal Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident Individual
      Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory) Company (Non-Individual)
      Government or government entity in Canada Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Educational institution Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Unincorporated Association Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Hospital Company (Non-Individual)
      Partnership Registered in Canada Company (Non-Individual)
      Trade-mark registered in Canada (by a non-Canadian owner) Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Trade union Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Political party Company (Non-Individual)
      Canadian Library, Archive or Museum Company (Non-Individual)
      Trust established in Canada Company (Non-Individual)
      Indian Band recognized by the Indian Act of Canada Company (Non-Individual)
      Official mark registered in Canada Company (Non-Individual)
      Her Majesty the Queen Company (Non-Individual)
  • Upon Registration and Transfer of a .CA domain name, you can not set another Registrant Contact for the same domain name until 60 days have elapsed.

    Similarly, upon assigning a new Registrant for a .CA domain name, you can not set another Registrant Contact for the same domain name until 60 days have elapsed.

  • Bulk Registration, Bulk Transfer, Bulk Lock / Unlock, Bulk Suspend / Unsuspend, Bulk Privacy Protection and Bulk Modify features are not supported for .CA domain names.


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