.CA is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Canada.

• Registry
• Periods
• API
• TLD specific
• Addons
• RegistrarOC

TLD	.ca
Registry	CIRA
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	whois.cira.ca
WHOIS-Update	5 minutes
Min. Characters	2
Max. Characters	63
Character Set	Letters and numbers Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD IDN: allowed
Limitations	Registrant Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Admin Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Tech Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 3 Billing Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1
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IDN capable	Yes
Restore capable	Real-Time
Handle Updates	Supported (partially)
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	0 to 13
Registry Nameservercheck	No
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Object
Root Nameserver Update	hourly
SEC DNS Interface	DS data interface
Transferclass	Pull
Transfer Periods	1Y
Transfer Authcode required	Yes
Transfer Real-Time	Yes
Transfer Lock	Yes
Transfer Confirmation (Request / Approve)	- / -
Owner Change by	Update

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Registration Periods	1-10 years
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-1 day
Finalization Period	44 days
Failure Period	44 days
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	30 days
Deletion Hold Period	7 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1-10 years

Domain Registration

Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command.

command = AddDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)

X-CA-LEGALTYPE = CCT

OPTIONAL

auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>

X-CA-LANGUAGE = EN

Domain Transfer

The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar.
Domain transfers are processed in Real-Time.

Upon successfully transferring the domain, the expiration date will be extended by 1 year.

If you want to change the registrant at the same time, please provide registrant, administrative, and technical contact and the legal type of the registrant along with the transfer request:

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>

OPTIONAL

order = CREATE | REPLACE | UPDATE

ownercontact0 = <CONTACT>
admincontact0 = <CONTACT>
techcontact0 = <CONTACT>
x-ca-legaltype = <TEXT>
subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>
period = <PERIOD>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>

Please note that you can not transfer a .CA domain name in these cases:

• within the first 60 days after a domain registration
• within the first 60 days after the transfer of a domain name
• within the first 60 days after the change of the registrant contact of a domain name

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 30 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 7 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

n/a

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 30 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

n/a

OPTIONAL

renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT>
subuser = <TEXT>

Ownerchange

An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command. Please note that you can not change the registrant contact of a .CA domain name in these cases:</b>

• within the first 60 days after a domain registration
• within the first 60 days after the transfer of a domain name
• within the first 60 days after the change of the registrant contact of a domain name

After a change of registrant the domain can not be transferred for 60 days and another change of registrant is not possible for 60 days.

Terms and conditions

.CA domains can only be registered by Canadian individuals and companies. HEXONET currently does not offer a trustee service.

Authorization Code

The Authorization Code of a .CA domain may have a length from 6 to 16 characters and may consist of the following characters: a - z, A - Z,0 - 9

Restore Process

To restore a domain as a RegistrarOC customer, you simply have to execute the RestoreDomain command. HEXONET directly forwards the restore request to the registry, which performs the restore in real-time. As soon as the restore is complete, the domain will get assigned to your account with the original domain data.

Please do not initiate a restore directly at the registry (e.g. using the registrar webinterface). All restore operations must be performed through our system.