.ca Domain Registration India

.ca Domain Registration — What You Get

.ca is the country-code top-level domain for Canada. John Demco established it in 1987 at the University of British Columbia, and it was redelegated to the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) on 1 December 2000. CIRA, a non-profit based in Ottawa, runs the registry today.

Terms run 1 to 10 years, DNSSEC is supported, and names run 2 to 50 characters. CIRA supports internationalised names using the full range of French accented characters, introduced in 2012, with a required language variant for each accented name. Individual registrants get built-in WHOIS privacy: CIRA does not publish an individual's contact details, while organisation registrants are published.

• Registry: Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), Ottawa; .ca created 1987, CIRA since 2000.
• Terms: 1 to 10 years per order.
• Names: 2 to 50 characters; letters, digits and hyphens; French accented characters supported since 2012.
• DNSSEC: supported.
• WHOIS: individuals are not published by default; organisations are, with a CIRA message-delivery form for reaching hidden registrants.

Who Can Register a .ca Domain Name

.ca is restricted. Under CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements, every registrant must qualify under at least one category both at registration and for as long as they hold the name: a Canadian citizen (of age), a permanent resident, an Aboriginal people of Canada, certain narrowly defined temporary residents, a Canadian corporation or partnership under federal or provincial law, or the holder of a Canadian registered trademark for the exact domain name, among other categories.

In plain terms: an Indian individual or an Indian company with no Canadian connection cannot register a .ca domain. The workable paths for a foreign applicant are real ones — own a Canadian registered trademark for the exact name, or form a genuine Canadian corporation or partnership. CIRA can ask for proof at any time, and a name can be suspended or terminated if the presence requirement is not met.

If you sell to Canada but have no Canadian presence, .com (₹1,380 a year at WebJi) or a .ca-style marketing approach without the extension is the realistic route.

• Eligible: Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Aboriginal peoples of Canada, certain temporary residents.
• Eligible: Canadian federal or provincial corporations, partnerships and other Canadian entities.
• Eligible: holders of a Canadian registered trademark for the exact domain name.
• Not eligible: an Indian individual or company with no Canadian connection, no Canadian trademark and no Canadian entity.
• Compliance is ongoing — CIRA can request evidence and suspend non-compliant names.

What a .ca Domain Is Used For

.ca is the default address for Canadian businesses, media and government — canada.ca, the Government of Canada's main site, and cbc.ca, the national broadcaster, both sit on it. Canadian shoppers recognise it as a local signal, and many global brands hold their .ca alongside their .com for the Canadian storefront.

For an Indian business, .ca matters when serving the Canadian market — a large diaspora market for Indian exporters, travel and education services. The catch is eligibility: without a Canadian trademark or entity, the extension stays out of reach, so most India-based sellers to Canada use .com or .in instead.

• Canadian storefronts of global and local brands.
• Government and public media: canada.ca and cbc.ca are the notable users.
• A local-trust signal for French and English Canadian audiences.
• For Indian sellers to Canada: only usable with a Canadian trademark or Canadian entity.

.ca Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .ca at ₹1,565 a year for registration and ₹1,916 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Transfers are billed at ₹1,565. Premium names cost more and are quoted before payment, and the order requires your Canadian Presence Requirement category.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.ca Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

A .ca term runs 1 to 10 years and renews in the same blocks at the renewal rate — ₹1,916 against a ₹1,565 first year on this page. On the expiry date CIRA automatically renews the name for a year at the registry level and bills the registrar; the registrant then has an auto-renew grace period of up to about 45 days to settle or release the name.

If it is not renewed, the name is deleted into a 30-day redemption period in which only the original registrant can recover it, normally with a significant redemption fee on top of the renewal. After redemption it moves to a to-be-released state and is then deleted from the registry, becoming available to anyone — drop-catch services watch this queue.

Transfers run between registrars under CIRA policy: take the authorisation code from your current registrar, start the transfer with the new one, and expect roughly five to seven days, with the losing registrar able to reject within about a five-day window. WebJi bills a .ca transfer at ₹1,565.

.ca vs .com and .in for an Indian Business

The extension is not a ranking factor; content and links decide placement. The practical comparison for an Indian business is .com at ₹1,380 a year and .in at ₹1,000 a year at WebJi, both open to anyone — .ca at ₹1,565 carries a presence requirement most Indian buyers cannot meet.

Choose .ca only if you genuinely qualify and Canada is a core market; the name then reads as local and individual registrant data stays private by default. Otherwise .com covers Canadian buyers without any eligibility test, and .in signals the home market.

• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480, open to anyone, works for Canadian buyers too.
• .in — NIXI's country domain, ₹1,000/year, reads as Indian.
• .ca — ₹1,565/year, renewal ₹1,916, Canadian Presence Requirements apply.
• Eligibility, not price, is the deciding factor: no Canadian connection, no .ca.

How to Register a .ca Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order that includes your Canadian Presence Requirement category — the eligibility answer CIRA can ask you to prove later. Check the name, declare the category honestly, pay in INR, and the entry is created with the contacts you supply.

• Search the name with the domain search box on this page; a .ca result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details as they should appear — individuals are not published in .ca WHOIS, organisations are.
• Select your Canadian Presence Requirement category (citizen, permanent resident, Canadian corporation, trademark holder, and so on).
• Choose a term from 1 to 10 years and pay in INR. The GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host, allow for DNS propagation, and turn on auto-renew with a reachable registrant email.

Why WebJi for .ca Domain Registration

• Selling domains since 2005, with the same team handling registry rules and renewals today.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with a GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval. Our registered office is in Jaipur; there is no walk-in branch elsewhere.