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Check .CA domain availability, register a new Canada-connected domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer eligible .CA domains to NiceNIC. Built for Canadian businesses, ecommerce stores, agencies, SaaS teams, hosting providers, resellers, and global brands targeting Canada.

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Before you register: Choose your registrant type and prepare the required contact or organization details. View .CA registration requirements →

Need lower .CA pricing for many domains? Upgrade account level for bulk registration and reseller pricing.

.CA registration requirements

Choose your registrant type before ordering

Select Individual or Company / Organization. Use accurate registrant contact information and meet CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements.

Individual

Register using your personal contact information

Select Individual and complete the normal Registrant Contact Information.

  • Registrant Contact Information — required
    Provide your actual name, address and contact details.
  • No additional identification details required at checkout
    You do not need to submit an ID document or provide a company number when registering as an individual.

Individual registrants must still qualify under CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements. CIRA may request supporting evidence if your eligibility is reviewed.

Company / Organization

Provide your Canadian organization details

Select Company / Organization and complete the required organization details before filling in the normal contact information.

  • Country — Canada (CA) only
    Other countries cannot be selected for this registrant type in NiceNIC's .CA registration flow.
  • Organization Name — required
  • Company Number — required
  • Registrant Contact Information — required

Use the organization's accurate name and company number, together with its actual Canadian contact details.

Ask about .CA registration requirements →
Canadian Presence Requirements apply to every .CA registration.
The fields above describe NiceNIC's registration flow. Selecting a registrant type or country alone does not establish eligibility. Keep your registrant information accurate and respond to any eligibility-verification request.
Why choose NiceNIC for .CA

Canadian relevance matters. Reliable domain management matters more.

A .CA domain can support a Canada-facing business, ecommerce store, campaign, SaaS product, personal website, or client project. NiceNIC supports the full path after search: registration, renewal, transfer handling, DNS, bulk domain lists, reseller API use, and account support.

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Crypto Payment Support

Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.

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Real Human Support

NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.

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Fair Abuse Review Process

NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.

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2,500+ Domain Extensions

Manage .CA together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.

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47+ Website Languages

NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.

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Reseller API for Domain Services

For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.

.CA Market Intelligence · FY25 / Q1 2026

.CA is Canada's trusted country-code domain.

IANA lists .CA as Canada's country-code top-level domain and CIRA as the manager. CIRA's FY25 annual report states that there were 3.4 million .CA domains under management, making .CA one of the larger mature ccTLDs. This section explains .CA market scale, Canadian Presence Requirements, selected public .CA sales examples, and practical use cases for buyers who want to register, transfer, or manage .CA domains.

📊 .CA registrations 3.4M

CIRA FY25 annual report domains-under-management snapshot for .CA.

👑 Share of all TLDs 0.87%

.CA share of 392.5M total domain registrations.

🌐 Total TLD market 392.5M

Total domain registrations across all TLDs in Q1 2026.

Q1 2026 TLD Market Distribution

This chart compares major domain categories using Q1 2026 domain-name-base data and separately shows the CIRA FY25 .CA count snapshot. .CA is part of the ccTLD category, so the standalone .CA row is displayed for visibility and is not added outside the total market.

.COM163.6M
ccTLDs146.3M
New gTLDs49.6M
Other Established TLDs32.9M
.CA count snapshot3.4M
Source note: DNIB Q1 2026 market figures for the global TLD market. CIRA FY25 annual report is used for the standalone .CA domains-under-management snapshot. Values are rounded for customer education; .CA is already included inside the ccTLD category.

Why .CA matters for Canada-facing domain decisions

The point for buyers is simple: .CA gives a clear Canadian signal while supporting local trust, ecommerce credibility, public-sector recognition, and brand protection for eligible registrants.

Canadian market trust

.CA helps users recognize that a website, store, campaign, or service is connected with Canada or Canadian customers.

Presence-based namespace

CIRA Canadian Presence Requirements keep .CA positioned around individuals, organizations, trademarks, and entities with an eligible Canadian connection.

Useful for brands and agencies

.CA works for local brands, ecommerce stores, agencies, hosting providers, and reseller platforms serving Canadian domain buyers.

.CA Registration Growth Through FY25

CIRA has published selected .CA domains-under-management milestones and annual-report snapshots. The figures below use public CIRA reporting and are rounded for buyer education.

2020
3.0M
FY24
3.393M
FY25
3.4M
Source note: CIRA reported more than 3 million .CA domains under management in 2020, 3,392,885 .CA domains at the close of FY24, and 3.4 million .CA domains under management at the end of FY25.

Public Premium .CA Domain Sales Examples

Selected public .CA sales examples show that strong Canadian category names have attracted meaningful aftermarket demand. These are historical market examples only, not investment advice or a prediction of future resale value.

Creditcards.ca
$650,000
Jobs.ca
$600,000
Poker.ca
$400,000
Slots.ca
$206,906
Loans.ca
$121,435
Flights.ca
$120,000
Usedcars.ca
$120,000
Source note: Selected publicly reported .CA domain sales from GoDaddy Canada, DNJournal, and domain-sales reporting archives. Reported aftermarket data can be incomplete because many private domain transactions are not publicly disclosed.
Choose the right .CA service

Different buyers need different .CA registration paths.

A Canadian company, an overseas brand with Canadian eligibility, an ecommerce store, and a reseller platform do not manage domains the same way. Choose the option that matches your situation and prepare accurate registrant information before registration.

For Canadian businesses

Use .CA to show a direct connection with Canada and make your website easier for local users to recognize.

  • Register new .CA domains
  • Build Canadian-market credibility
  • Manage DNS and renewal reminders

For ecommerce and local services

Use .CA for Canadian shopping, service-area pages, support portals, and brand campaigns aimed at local buyers.

  • Canada-facing domain positioning
  • Local campaign domain options
  • Support for defensive registrations

For agencies and hosting providers

Help clients check availability, register domains, manage nameservers, and keep ccTLD renewals organized.

  • Bulk domain search support
  • Domain transfer handling where eligible
  • Centralized account management

For resellers and platforms

Connect domain registration and management workflows through NiceNIC reseller tools when .CA is part of a wider TLD offering.

  • Reseller API access
  • Portfolio operation support
  • Bulk registration planning
Domain transfer

Move .CA domains to a registrar built for safe domain management.

If you already own .CA domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.

1 Unlock the domainConfirm the domain is not transfer-locked at the current registrar.
2 Get the Auth Code / EPP codeRequest the authorization code from the current registrar before starting the transfer.
3 Submit the transfer through NiceNICStart the transfer, complete payment, and monitor transfer approval status.
Bulk domain registration

Search and register multiple .CA domains.

Paste multiple .CA names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.

Enter domains or brand keywords

Enter one name per line, with or without .CA. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.

Reseller API

Add domain registration to your own platform.

If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.

✓Automated registration: create domain orders from your own platform.
✓Renewal operations: reduce manual follow-up and missed renewal risk.
✓Custom name servers: support branded hosting and DNS operations.
✓Wholesale structure: build margin with a registrar relationship designed for recurring operations.
View NiceNIC API v2 
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/

# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json

# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co

# Standard response format
{
  "code": 0,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {}
}

Questions before you register or transfer a .CA?

Short answers for buyers who need to confirm Canadian Presence Requirements, availability, bulk search, transfer handling, payment, or reseller/API support before continuing.

Who should register a .CA domain?

.CA is suitable for Canadian businesses, ecommerce stores, local-market brands, agencies, SaaS projects, personal websites, hosting providers, and platforms that need a domain connected with Canada.

Who manages the .CA domain extension?

IANA lists .CA as the country-code top-level domain for Canada, managed by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, also known as CIRA.

Who can register a .CA domain?

CIRA requires .CA registrants to meet Canadian Presence Requirements. Common categories include Canadian citizens, permanent residents, legal representatives, Canadian corporations, associations, trademarks, and other eligible Canadian connections.

How long can I register a .CA domain for?

CIRA states that .CA domains can be registered from one to 10 years at a time, subject to registrar and registry rules.

Can I transfer a .CA domain to NiceNIC?

Eligible .CA transfer handling may depend on the current registrar, domain status, authorization information, Canadian Presence Requirements, and registry rules. Prepare the transfer code or required authorization details before submitting the transfer request.

Does NiceNIC support bulk .CA domain search?

Yes. NiceNIC supports single-domain search and bulk domain search workflows for customers who need to review multiple .CA names or manage larger ccTLD registration plans.

Are there public premium .CA sales examples?

Yes. Publicly reported .CA sales include Creditcards.ca at $650,000, Jobs.ca at $600,000, Poker.ca at $400,000, and other historical public examples. These are market examples, not resale predictions.

Does NiceNIC provide reseller API services?

Yes. NiceNIC provides reseller APIs for platforms, agencies, hosting providers, and developers that need automated domain registration, renewal, transfer, and portfolio management.

What information does an individual need to register a .CA domain?

Select Individual and complete the normal Registrant Contact Information. When registering as an individual, you do not need to submit an ID document or provide a company number at checkout. You must still meet CIRA Canadian Presence Requirements, and supporting evidence may be requested if your eligibility is reviewed.

What details are required for Company / Organization .CA registration?

In the NiceNIC .CA registration flow, Company / Organization registrants must use Country: Canada (CA). Organization Name, Company Number and the normal Registrant Contact Information are required. Other countries cannot be selected for this registrant type.

Does choosing Canada automatically satisfy .CA eligibility?

No. All .CA registrants must meet an applicable category of CIRA Canadian Presence Requirements and provide accurate registrant information. Selecting Canada or a registrant type alone does not establish eligibility.

Related NiceNIC resources

Continue with .CA domain services

Use these internal NiceNIC resources for domain registration, transfer, bulk search, reseller API, account setup, and support resources. These links help buyers, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers move from research to action.

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