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Certain registries have imposed registration restriction on specific domain extensions. If you are planning on registering a .CA or .US domain name, please ensure that you qualify as a valid registrant.
.CA Restrictions
To be qualified .CA registrant, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Corporation (Canada or Canadian province or territory) (CCO) (which also includes Charities)
- Canadian citizen (CCT)
- Permanent Resident of Canada (RES)
- Government or government entity in Canada (GOV)
- Canadian Educational Institution (EDU)
- Canadian Unincorporated Association (ASS)
- Canadian Hospital (HOP)
- Partnership Registered in Canada (PRT)
- Trade-mark registered in Canada (by a non-Canadian owner)
- Canadian Trade Union (TRD)
- Canadian Political Party (PLT)
- Canadian Library, Archive or Museum (LAM)
- Trust established in Canada (TRS)
- Aboriginal Peoples (individuals) indigenous to Canada (ABO)
- Aboriginal Peoples (groups) indigenous to Canada (ABO)
- Indian Band recognized by the Indian Act of Canada (INB)
- Legal Representative of a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (LGR)
- Official mark registered in Canada
- Her Majesty the Queen
To view the entire registration rules paper, please visit the CIRA website.
.US Restrictions
Prospective registrants in the usTLD must fall in one of three U.S. Nexus categories and must certify that they have a "bona fide presence in the United States." Prospective registrants must indicate their use of the domain by selecting one of the following categories:
Nexus Category 1
A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) a permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories, or (iii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions.
Nexus Category 2
An United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or organized, or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and unincorporated organizations based in the United States).
Nexus Category 3
An entity or organization (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.
- If foreign entity, Applicant must state country of citizenship.
- Check from category list, basis for compliance with Nexus requirement - regularly sells goods in the United States; regularly provides services in the United States; regularly engages in business activities, trade or other business (commercial or non-commercial including not-for-profit) relations in the United States;
- Maintains an office or other property within the United States.
The registry operator conducts weekly random checks for US nexus requirements. They select a small sample (approximately 0.5% of new registrations) and send the selected registrants a Nexus confirmation email. To review the text of this email click here.
Each selected registrant will have 30 days to respond to the registry operator. If the registrant fails to respond, the registry operator will attempt a second contact with the registrant. If there is no response to the second contact, the registry operator will delete the domain name. The registry operator is not refunding registration fees for deleted names.
To see a more detailed description of the US Nexus Requirements, please click here.
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