---
title: ".CA — TLD-Wissensdatenbank"
url: "https://help.internetx.com/de/tld/ca/"
data: "https://help.internetx.com/tld-data/ca.json"
lang: "de"
tld: ".CA"
registry: "CIRA"
country: "Canada"
updated: "2026-09-10"
---

# .CA
## Technische Daten

| | |
|---|---|
| Zone | .ca |
| reg time | Real-time |
| Laufzeit | 1-10 years |
| char length | 1-63 |
| Nameserver | 2-8 nameservers |
| transfer time | Immediate |
| authcode length | CIRA password |
| Löschfrist | 30 d |
| whois update | Real-time |
| whois server | whois.cira.ca |
| Verbindung | Direct |
| data set | ccTLD |

## Berechtigung & Einschränkungen

Canadian Presence Required (CPR). Registrant must select one of 18 CPR categories: Canadian citizen, permanent resident, Canadian corporation, Canadian trademark holder, etc. Trustee services NOT permitted by CIRA.

> Trustee services NOT permitted by CIRA. Registrant must genuinely meet CPR. CIRA conducts Registrant Information Validation (RIV) audits; failure = deletion within ~2 months.

## Registrierung

1-10 years. Transfer adds 1 year.

## Transferverfahren

Auth code (CIRA password) required. Transfer completes immediately (unusual for ccTLD). 65-day transfer lock after registration (not standard 60 days). IDN variants: every variant must be transferred simultaneously or transfer fails.

> 📘 [ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP)](/de/icann/icann-transfer/) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

## Inhaberwechsel

During transfer: registrant first name, last name, organisation cannot be changed. Must update after transfer completes.

> 📘 [ICANN OwnerChange (COR)](/de/icann/icann-ownerchange/) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

## Verlängerung & Löschung

40-day renewal grace period after expiry. No redemption fee.

> 📘 [ICANN ERRP](/de/icann/icann-errp/) — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

## Wiederherstellung / RGP

40-day renewal grace period. No redemption fee. 'To Be Released' process after grace period.

> 📘 [ICANN ERRP](/de/icann/icann-errp/) — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

## WHOIS / Datenschutz

Individuals: WHOIS privacy auto-applied at registry level (name/address hidden). Corporations: WHOIS data public.

> 📘 [ICANN Registration Data Policy](/de/icann/icann-rdp/) — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

## NIS2-Konformität

N/A. Canada not subject to EU NIS2.

> 📘 [NIS2 Compliance](/de/icann/ts-nis2/) — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

## Bekannte Fehlercodes & Hinweise

- code: 65-day lock, desc: 65-day lock (not 60) after registration. Common surprise.
- code: IDN variants, desc: All IDN variants must transfer simultaneously. Partial transfer fails.
- code: CPR failure, desc: CPR validation failure = domain deletion after 60-day RIV audit process.
- code: No trustee, desc: Trustee services NOT permitted by CIRA.

## Weitere Informationen

- label: CIRA, url: https://cira.ca

## Aufträge (API)

- label: restore, available: true, chargeable: true, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: MANUAL
- label: restoreNE, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: update, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: updateStatus, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: create, available: true, chargeable: true, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: false, min: [object Object], max: [object Object], processing: AUTOMATED
- label: restoreARGP, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: preack, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: transfer, available: true, chargeable: true, authinfo: ALL, requiredAuthinfo: true, min: [object Object], max: [object Object], processing: AUTOMATED
- label: restoreRenew, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: delete, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: whoisRegistryStatus, available: true, chargeable: false, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: null, max: null, processing: AUTOMATED
- label: renew, available: true, chargeable: true, authinfo: null, requiredAuthinfo: null, min: [object Object], max: [object Object], processing: AUTOMATED

## Verantwortliche für Registrierungsdaten

- name: , type: org, organisation: Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Autorité Canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI), address: 979 Bank Street, Suite 400,Ottawa ON K1S 5K5,Canada
- name: Chief Information Officer, type: admin, organisation: CIRA, address: 979 Bank Street, Suite 400,Ottawa ON K1S 5K5,Canada

## Einschränkungen

- text: Costs arise for failed domain registrations., language: en
- text: HR-Nummer (Firmen) oder Personalausweis-Nummer (Privatperson) erforderlich., language: de
- text: Fehlgeschlagene Registrierungen sind kostenpflichtig., language: de
- text: Local domain owner (OwnerC) required (office/residence)., language: en
- text: Local domain administrator (AdminC) required., language: en
- text: Company number (companies) or ID card number (individuals) required., language: en
- text: Lokaler Domaininhaber (OwnerC) erforderlich (Firmensitz/Wohnsitz)., language: de
- text: Lokaler Domainverwalter (AdminC) erforderlich., language: de

## Fehlercodes

- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03059
- EF01015
- EF03074
- EF01095
- EF01074
- EF03075
- EF03070
- EF03072
- EF0103118
- EF03071
- EF03009
- EF01008
- EF01009
- EF01002
- EF03067
- EF03066
- EF01066
- EF03069
- EF011278
- EF03068
- EF03063
- EF03062
- EF03065
- EF03064
- EF03061
- EF03060

## Root-Nameserver

- C.CA-SERVERS.CA
- J.CA-SERVERS.CA
- ANY.CA-SERVERS.CA
- D.CA-SERVERS.CA

## API

## Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.ca",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": \[
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  \],
  "confirmOrder": false,
  "extensions": {
    "ca": {
      "cprCategory": "",
      "agreementVersion": ""
    }
  }
}

⚠ CPR mandatory. Trustee NOT permitted. 65-day lock (not 60).

## Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/\_transfer

{
  "name": "example.ca",
  "auth": "(AUTH\_CODE)"
}

⚠ Completes immediately. IDN variants must all transfer simultaneously.

## Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.ca/\_authinfo1

CIRA password.

## Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.ca/\_restore

⚠ 40-day grace. No redemption fee.

## TLD Extension Parameters

extensions.ca.cprCategory

`string` — Canadian Presence Requirement category (1 of 18).

extensions.ca.agreementVersion

`string` — CIRA Registrant Agreement version accepted.