.CA

Name: .CA — TLD-Wissensdatenbank
Creator: CIRA

Canada

CIRA · ccTLD · Aktualisiert 2026-09-10

Conditional

Technische Daten

Zone: .ca
Registrierung: Real-time
Laufzeit: 1-10 years
Zeichenlänge: 1-63
IDN: Ja
DNSSEC: Ja
IPv6: Ja
Nameserver: 2-8 nameservers
Transfersperre: Ja
Verlängerung bei Transfer: Ja
Transferdauer: Immediate
AuthInfo-Format: CIRA password
Redemption-Phase: 30 d
Handle-Aktualisierung: Ja
WHOIS-Aktualisierung: Real-time
WHOIS-Server: whois.cira.ca
Anbindung: Direct
Datensatz: ccTLD
IDN-Zeichensätze: ISO_8859_1
AuthInfo: Ja

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) — 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) — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Bekannte Fehlercodes & Hinweise

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

Verantwortliche für Registrierungsdaten

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

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

Einschränkungen

HR-Nummer (Firmen) oder Personalausweis-Nummer (Privatperson) erforderlich.
Fehlgeschlagene Registrierungen sind kostenpflichtig.
Lokaler Domaininhaber (OwnerC) erforderlich (Firmensitz/Wohnsitz).
Lokaler Domainverwalter (AdminC) erforderlich.

Root-Nameserver

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

Aufträge (API)

restore · verfügbar · kostenpflichtig · manuell
restoreNE · verfügbar · automatisch
update · verfügbar · automatisch
updateStatus · verfügbar · automatisch
create · verfügbar · kostenpflichtig · automatisch
restoreARGP · verfügbar · automatisch
preack · verfügbar · automatisch
transfer · verfügbar · kostenpflichtig · automatisch · AuthInfo nötig
restoreRenew · verfügbar · automatisch
delete · verfügbar · automatisch
whoisRegistryStatus · verfügbar · automatisch
renew · verfügbar · kostenpflichtig · automatisch

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.