.ca
 | | Introduced | 1987 | | TLD type | Country code top-level domain | | Status | Active | | Registry | Canadian Internet Registration Authority | | Sponsoring organization | None | | Intended use | Entities connected with Canada | | Actual use | Very popular in Canada | | Registration restrictions | There are Canadian presence requirements for registrants | | Structure | Provincially-registered companies originally had to register at third level under province code, but now anybody may register at second level | | Documents | Official CIRA documents | | Dispute policies | CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP) | | Web site | CIRA | .ca is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Canada. Registrants of .ca domains must meet Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry. Examples of valid entities include: Image File history File links .ca registry logo. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) (French: Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet ACEI) is a non-profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the . ...
A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters which follow the final dot of any URL. For example, in the domain name wikipedia. ...
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...
- a Canadian citizen of the age of majority,
- a permanent resident of Canada,
- a legally recognized Canadian organization,
- an Inuit, First Nation, Métis or other people indigenous to Canada,
- an Indian Band as defined in the Indian Act of Canada,
- a foreign resident of Canada that holds a registered Canadian trademark, or
- A Division of the Government
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Registrants can either register domains at the second level (e.g. example.ca) or at the third level in one of the geographic second-level domains defined by the registry (e.g. example.ab.ca). A Permanent Resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but has the legal right to enter or remain in Canada. ...
Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: áááá¦, singular Inuk or Inuq / ááá) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Labrador and Greenland. ...
First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which...
The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Métis ) are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ...
The Indian Act of Canada (1876) (full title An Act respecting Indians) is an Act which establishes the rights of registered Indians and of their bands. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is Queen of sixteen independent nations respectively known as Commonwealth Realms. ...
The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of IANA to John Demco of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1988. Jon Postel (Photo by Irene Fertik, USC News Service. ...
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an organisation that oversees IP address, top level domain and Internet protocol code point allocations. ...
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1997, at the Canadian annual Internet conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Internet community, with a view to liberalize registration procedures and substantially improve turnaround times, decided to undertake reform of the .ca Registry. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: City Symbol: Kingfisher Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canadas Location. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 11 10 Area - Total - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ...
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is a not for profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the .ca Internet country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) today. It assumed operation of the .ca ccTLD on December 1, 2000 from UBC. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) (French: Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet ACEI) is a non-profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the . ...
December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Any .ca registration has to be ordered via a certified registrar. In education, a registrar is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ...
Second-level domains
The following second-level domains are a historical artifact from the time before CIRA managed the .ca domain. Federally incorporated companies could have a .ca domain, while provincially incorporated companies required the letters of their province, like .mb.ca. Currently, any of the above listed parties can register a domain with a name of their choosing followed directly by .ca N.B. The second-level domain name '.gc.ca' is commonly mistaken as one of the regional domains under which CIRA will allow Government of Canada registrations. gc.ca is actually a standard domain like all other .ca domain names. CIRA does not register domain names under .gc.ca directly. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total ⢠Land ⢠Water (% of total) Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19,531 km² (2. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ...
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 14. ...
Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 10 10 Area - Total - % water Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 2. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 11 10 Area - Total - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ...
Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area - Total - % water Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km² 12. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area - Total - % water Ranked 1st 2...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 106 24 Area - Total - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395...
Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The small under the protection of the great) Official languages English Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 4 4 Area - Total - % water Ranked 13th 5,660 km² 0% Population - Total...
Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total ⢠Land ⢠Water (% of total) Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928...
Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 9. ...
Motto: none Official languages English Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area - Total - % water Ranked 9th 482,443 km² 1. ...
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