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03-10-2008, 10:08 PM #1Web Hosting Guru
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Who is the cheapest .ca domain registrar?
I am looking for some .ca domains for cheap. Any suggestions?
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03-10-2008, 10:42 PM #2Junior Guru
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They are the cheapest I think http://paylessdomains.ca/
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03-11-2008, 12:51 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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http://netfirms.ca/ is also CDN$9.95
I don't believe they take PayPal.
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03-11-2008, 04:08 AM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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03-13-2008, 01:02 PM #5Web Hosting Guru
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Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate it.
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03-16-2008, 11:36 AM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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I have couple domain name with http://netfirms.ca
They’re not bad, they have a live chat if you need support
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03-16-2008, 03:04 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Domainsatcost.ca is fine. The Canadina domains there are cheap enough and they have nice domain management interface.
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03-16-2008, 04:59 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Does i need to be canadian resident to purchase *.ca domain?
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03-16-2008, 05:56 PM #9Web Hosting Guru
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Yes I believe you do have to have to be a Canadian resident.
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03-16-2008, 06:02 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Canadian resident or Canadian citizen.
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03-16-2008, 06:30 PM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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So if you are not an Canadian permanent resident or citizen, you cannot get an .ca domain? For example with .us is not like that. They ask you if you are either one but at the same time they allow non residents/citizens to register one. I wanted a .ca too but I saw that requirement and I just quit.
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03-16-2008, 06:52 PM #12Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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.CA domains are for Canadians, businesses or individuals, or companies that have genuine interest (e.g. trademarks) in Canada. I honestly don't see why anybody else would want one.
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03-16-2008, 06:58 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Then why .us allows non US permanent residents nor citizens to get an .us but .ca does not allow? I can say the same, why would someone want an .us too. See what I meant. Same as with other country domain extensions. There are so many reasons that people would want an extension from whatever country and of course I;m reffering to legal reasons.
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11-23-2009, 02:47 PM #14Newbie
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I'm gonna bump this old thread to warn people to NOT even think about registering a ca domain with godaddy. They have no staff even remotely familiar with ca domains, CIRA, or even Canada in general. I needed to submit an MCACE request for a friends domain and they had no idea what it was. Of course I couldn't transfer away from them because the person no longer had access to the admin email account so needless to say the whole experience has been (and still continues to be) a nightmare.
www.canspace.ca is currently the cheapest registrar ($9.75 per year) followed by www.netfirms.ca at $9.95 per year. that's my shortlist.
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11-29-2009, 09:49 PM #15Newbie
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I guess netfirms.ca is fine, if you find a Canadian resident or citizen "relative" to register it for you. CIRA is optional.
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11-29-2009, 11:23 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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11-29-2009, 11:25 PM #17Newbie
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11-30-2009, 10:01 AM #18Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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If it is not yet emphasized enough previously, let me spell it out more clearly once again: with almost a full decade of empirical research, I would suggest to ALWAYS use a TRULY CANADIAN company for your .CA domains, unless you are interested in submitting support tickets even for the simplest maintenance tasks, instead of using some fully automated web interface.
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11-30-2009, 08:57 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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You can find a full list of CIRA certified registrars at:
http://ro.cira.ca/re_choose_en
Any other company would just be a reseller of one of these guys.
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11-30-2009, 09:35 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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I would recommend Sibername. They cost a bit more than Netfirms, but the support is good, and they don't try to rope you into buying more services during the initial order.
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11-30-2009, 09:49 PM #21Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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12-01-2009, 06:47 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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I fully agree... I would definitely go with a Canadian registrar for .ca domain's, as opposed to a registrar that sells dot-ca's as an afterthought.
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03-24-2010, 01:43 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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FYI here's a good site that lists different TLDs and the cheapest registrars associated with them (no affiliation):
http://cheapest-domain-reg.com/█ CanSpace Solutions - www.canspace.ca - Canada's leading domain registrar and web hosting provider
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03-24-2010, 04:25 PM #24Disabled
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Luckyregister.com
Even though luckyregister.com is an offshoot of GoDaddy they have lower prices and I haven't researched other sites because Luckyregister is all I use but I am sure you can get a good price if not the best at Lucky Register. 12.99$ at luckyregister
Good Luck
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03-25-2010, 06:01 PM #25Junior Guru Wannabe
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In order to register a .CA you need to fulfill the local presence requirement (Canadian Citizen, Resident, ...etc. You can find an extensive list here http://cira.ca/assets/Documents/Lega...trants/CPR.pdf).
If your interested in registering a .CA domain I would also recommend registering through a Canadian company.