ca domains

I'm thinking about getting a site with a .ca domain, what are the chances that it will be taken away because I"m from the USA?

 

Why do you need a .ca domain? Are you targeting a Canadian market?

 

No i want a site but it has a ca domain, what if i keep the address the same?

 

Register it with someones address frmo the UK... im sure someone can do you a favor.

 

You have to be a Canadian resident to register a .ca, CIRA requires it. A UK address isn't going to help.

 

CIRA can ask you to send proof of your Canadian residence so probably not a good idea to register it.

 

There are a few ways you can register a .ca domain. One is being a Canadian Citizen. Another is to have your company registered for business in Canada or by having a Canadian partner.

Another thing you can do is to initially take the .ca name and then when people go to your website forward it to the .com, .net, .org, .biz, .us or .info domain. Eventually you would be able to drop the .ca name if you had to.

-Fractal

 

I'm Canadian. For once in my life I feel special! OH MY!

 

CIRA is big on location confirmation, I doubt any non-Canadian could easily take posession of a .ca in the first place without a partner on Canadian soil.

 

Here's a link to CIRA's presence requirment doc. There are a few instances in which you could register the domain without actually being a Canadian citizen. Keep in mind you will have to have some sort of "Canadian connection" to do it though.

http://www.cira.ca/en/documents/q3/...entsForRegistrants-EffectiveDateJune52003.pdf

-Fractal

 

Never knew these facts about CA domains, thanks for educating peoples!

IT

 

had seen .ca domains trade around a bit on the net, also i noticed hardly anyone selling these at dp market place..