Namespace Record
.ca
Canadian Internet Registration Authority
Root-zone namespace record derived from public registry metadata. No ZoneProof credential policy is currently asserted for this TLD.
Overview
- StatusShows whether this namespace record is active, inactive, revoked, or reserved.
- Active
- ZoneProof CoverageFull coverage means ZoneProof can provide profiles for individual domains in this extension. Standard coverage means it can describe the extension, but not individual domains.
- Standard
- LevelShows where this namespace sits in the domain-name hierarchy, such as a top-level domain.
- TLD
- Root zone typeShows whether this is a generic or country-code top-level domain in the IANA root zone.
- ccTLD
- Zone typeZoneProof’s broad classification of the namespace, based on its purpose and registration rules.
- Country Code
- AudienceThe people, organizations, or community this namespace is intended to serve.
- Country Code TLD
- RestrictedShows whether the extension has eligibility rules that limit who can register domains.
- No
- Verification requiredShows whether the registry requires applicants or registrants to be verified.
- No
- Registration policyThe registry’s rules for who may register a domain in this extension.
- Open
- Open to publicShows whether anyone can register a domain without meeting special eligibility requirements.
- Yes
- DNSSEC enabledShows whether the extension supports DNSSEC, a security feature that helps protect DNS lookups from tampering.
- Yes
- IDN enabledShows whether the extension supports internationalized domain names, including non-Latin characters.
- No
Registry
- Registry operator
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority
- TLD manager
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI)
- Backend operator
- CIRA
- Agreement
- ccTLD
- Agreement status
- Not listed
- Agreement date
- Not listed
- Delegated date
- 1987-05-14
- Last updated
- 2026-03-16
- Website
- http://www.cira.ca/
- WHOIS
- whois.cira.ca
- IANA root database
- https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ca.html
- ICANN agreement
- Not listed
Delegated Namespaces
.ca has 15 delegated Public Suffix List namespaces in this record.
.ab.ca.bc.ca.gc.ca.mb.ca.nb.ca.nf.ca.nl.ca.ns.ca.nt.ca.nu.ca.on.ca.pe.ca.qc.ca.sk.ca.yk.ca