.ca is a country-code top-level domain managed by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI).
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What is .ca
.ca is a delegated top-level domain in the DNS root zone, classified as country-code, operated by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI). The registry operator manages domain allocation and policy for this suffix.
Unlike country-code TLDs (ccTLDs), generic TLDs (gTLDs) are generally available worldwide without geographic restrictions, while ccTLD policies vary by registry.
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.ca is a country-code top-level domain managed by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI).
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI) manages registration and policy for this suffix.
At ICANN-accredited registrars (for example Cloudflare, Namecheap or GoDaddy), at each registrar's listed price.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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