CIRA, the registry for .CA domains, has particular requirements for your contact details and WHOIS information. In short, CIRA requires that you be specific and descriptive. At greater length, CIRA requires the following:
- Your actual name. You cannot use names like Domain Admin or Web Master or any other generic titles.
- If you choose to register as an individual, you can include the organization name, which must specifically be your employer.
If you register as a corporation or other, you must be:
- A corporation,
- A government or government entity in Canada,
- A Canadian educational institution,
- A Canadian unincorporated association,
- A Canadian hospital,
- A partnership registered in Canada,
- A trademark registered in Canada by a non-Canadian owner,
- A Canadian trade union,
- A Canadian political party,
- A Canadian library/archive/museum,
- A trust established in Canada,
- A Indian Band recognized by the Indian Act of Canada,
- An official mark registered in Canada, or
- Her Majesty the Queen.
Organizational (non-individual) registrants must also include one of the following complete terms in their organization name:
- bank
- banque
- caisse d'economie
- caisse d'epargne
- coop
- caisse de credit
- caisse populaire
- compagnie
- company
- cooperation
- cooperative
- cooprix
- corp
- corp.
- corporation
- credit union
- federation de societies mutuelles d'assurance
- federation of mutual insurance associations
- fideicommis
- fiducie
- inc
- inc.
- incorporated
- incorporee
- limited
- limitee
- limited
- ltd
- ltd.
- lte
- lte.
- ltee
- ltee.
- mutual benefit association
- s.a.
- s.a.r.f.
- s.c.c.
- savings union
- societe commercial canadienne
- societe d'entraide economique
- societe d'epargne
- societe de fiducie
- societe de secours
- mutuels
- societe mutuelle d'assurance
- societe par actions
- trust
- ulc
- ulc.
- unlimited liability company
- limited liability company
- llc
- sarl
- societe par actions a responsabilite limitee
- limited liability partnership
- llp
- s.r.l.
Individual names must also NOT include the following terms:
- compagnie
- company
- corporation
- entreprise
- essentiel
- essentiels
- ergonomic
- ergonomics
- ergonomique
- event
- events
- evenement
- evenements
- farm
- farms
- ferme
- fermes
- film
- films
- financial
- financiere
- food
- foreign
- free
- fund
- funds
- gallerie
- gestion
- golf
- graphic
- graphics
- graphique
- graphiques
- group
- groupe
- halifax
- hamlet
- health
- hebdomadaire
- help
- hosting
- hotel
- hotels
- immobilier
- individu
- individus
- individual
- individuals
- industrie
- industries
- industry
- information
- instruments
- interest
- international
- internet
- journal
- laboratoire
- laboratoires
- laboratory
- laboratories
- leasing
- liberal
- local
- location
- locations
- management
- manitoba
- mb
- mechanic
- mechanics
- medecine
- media
- medical
- montreal
- motel
- motels
- motoneige
- motoneiges
- motor
- motors
- nb
- network
- networking
- new brunswick
- newfoundland
- nf
- northerns
- nova scotia
- ns
- of
- office
- online
- ontario
- org.
- organisationorganization
- ottawa
- outlet
- outlets
- pei
- photography
- photographie
- picture
- pictures
- product
- products
- production
- productions
- program
- programs
- properties
- property
- public
- publishing
- punk
- quarterly
- quebec
- realty
- remote
- rental
- rentals
- restaurant
- rights
- rues
- rural
- sa
- sask.
- saskatoon
- school
- services
- sex
- ski
- snowmobible
- snowmobibles
- societe
- society
- solution
- solutions
- sport
- sports
- student
- studio
- supply
- supplies
- system
- systems
- teacher
- teachers
- teaching
- technical
- technologie
- technology
- the
- theatre
- tm
- toronto
- treats
- trimestriel
- town
- ultimate
- universal
- universel
- university
- universite
- vacation
- vacations
- vancouver
- vente
- verte
- village
- ville
- virtual
- virtuel
- webmaster
- website
- weekly
- winnipeg
- xxx
- canada
- (tm)
- academic
- academie
- academy
- access
- admin
- administration
- administrations
- administrator
- adult
- adventure
- alb
- alberta
- alliance
- american
- animal
- animals
- anmaux
- and
- art
- assistance
- associate
- associates
- association
- autorite
- authority
- available
- bnd
- bc
- breakfast
- british
- business
- businesses
- calgary
- canadian
- canadien
- canadienne
- capital
- capitale
- care
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