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.CA Domain Registration WHOIS Guidelines

Analyze registry operators, character limits, IDN support status, and specific registration guidelines for .CA domains.

Examples:

Extension Metadata

Min 2 Chr
Max 63 Chr
IDN YES
Category: general

Registration Eligibility

Must meet CIRA Canadian Presence Requirement (CPR)

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Overview Registration Guidelines

The .CA domain extension is .ca is the ccTLD of Canada, operated by CIRA. Requires a Canadian Presence Requirement (CPR) — must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Canadian-registered entity. Over 3 million registrations. Minimum label: 2, Maximum: 63. IDN supported (French characters). It requires a minimum label length of 2 characters and supports up to 63 characters. It fully supports IDN (Internationalized Domain Names), allowing localized characters. The following registration restrictions apply: Must meet CIRA Canadian Presence Requirement (CPR).

To search for who owns a specific domain registered under this extension, you can perform a live query in our WHOIS portal above. The registry operator database will respond in real time with server details, domain status codes, registration/expiry dates, and name server arrays.

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