.ca TLD information
Registry, RDAP server, WHOIS server, DNSSEC and IDN support for .ca.
Overview
- TLD
- .ca
- Type
- ccTLD
- IDN TLD
- Not supported
- Country
- Canada
- Registration start date
- 1987-05-14
- DNSSEC
- Enabled
- RDAP server
- https://rdap.ca.fury.ca/rdap/
- WHOIS server
- whois.cira.ca
General registration information
Eligibility
- Registration category
- Restricted registration
- Individual registration
- Supported
- Organization registration
- Supported
- Local address requirement
- No restriction
- Local entity/agent requirement
- No
- Trademark requirement
- No
Length & IDN support
- Allowed length (ASCII letters, digits and hyphens)
- 2–63 characters
- IDN registration
- Supported
- Allowed length (IDN)
- 2–63 characters
Second-level registration categories
Unknown
.ca domain power ranking
| Rank | Change | Domain | Power Rank | Referring Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | － | canada.ca | 81.0 | 116,618 |
| 2 | － | amazon.ca | 78.9 | 66,485 |
| 3 | ▲ 1 | cbc.ca | 78.1 | 106,327 |
| 4 | ▼ 1 | google.ca | 77.9 | 76,239 |
| 5 | － | youradchoices.ca | 76.5 | 52,758 |
| 6 | － | kidshelpphone.ca | 75.8 | 3,931 |
| 7 | ▲ 1 | gouv.qc.ca | 75.4 | 35,813 |
| 8 | ▼ 1 | mediasmarts.ca | 75.4 | 1,506 |
| 9 | － | utoronto.ca | 75.0 | 39,338 |
| 10 | ▲ 4 | ubc.ca | 74.4 | 39,189 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a gTLD and a ccTLD?
- gTLDs are generic top-level domains, while ccTLDs are assigned to countries or territories. Eligibility rules differ per TLD.
- What does DNSSEC support mean?
- It means the TLD supports DNSSEC signing. Whether it is actually enabled depends on each domain's configuration.
- Is this information up to date?
- TLD and registry information is sourced from public data such as IANA. Eligibility rules can change, so please also check each registry's official information for the latest details.