What is CIRA?
CIRA stands for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. It is a not-for-profit organization mandated by the Canadian government to operate the .ca top-level domain. CIRA was incorporated in 1998 to set policy for and operate the .ca domain. It assumed responsibility on December 1, 2000 from the University of British Columbia. CIRA significantly changed the rules and requirements for .ca domain registrations making .ca domain registrations easier and more accessible to a wider range of Registrants. For example, it is now possible for Registrants to register an unlimited number of domains. .ca 2nd level domains are now available to anyone with a Canadian presence (not just Canadian corporations).
Related Questions
- How do I change my administrative contact email address when I do not have the CIRA user ID and password and the current administrative contact is no longer valid?
- When I registered my .ca domain name, I got an email from CIRA saying "Upgrade domain to second level: No upgrade". What does this mean?
- What is CIRA Membership?
