The following policies are applicable for .CA domain names:
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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.
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F.D.W. Â provides 2nd Level Domain Registration services under .CA.
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Accented character usage is supported in the case of creating/editing the following fields in .CA Contacts:
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Name
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Company Name
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Address
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City
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State
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All UTF-8 characters are supported in the above-mentioned fields. 1
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The State fields will accept Accented characters only if the Country is not in the United States or Canada.
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.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.
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A .CA domain name will not have any Money Back Grace Period.
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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.
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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.
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The .CA Registry validates what information is specified in the Name field of any .CA Contact
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There is a 60 day Transfer Lock upon both Registration as well as Transfer of a .CA domain name.
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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.
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Upon assigning a new Registrant for a .CA domain name, you need to:
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agree to the latest version of the .CA Registry's Registrant Agreement.
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select which Canadian Presence Requirement Category the Registrant belongs to:
Description Registrant 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)
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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.
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Bulk Registration, Bulk Transfer, Bulk Lock / Unlock, Bulk Suspend / Unsuspend, Bulk Privacy Protection and Bulk Modify features are not supported for .CA domain names.