Domain name registration over a decade ago was a more specialized business with very few offering you the ability to purchase and register your own domain name. The industry with domain name registration has exploded since those days and now you will find hundreds upon thousands of different registrars offering you the ability to register a domain name. The one domain name extensions almost everyone will pick up first if given the option is the .com extension which is what every web surfer will naturally type in first when getting on the web.

What about country specific TLD domain extensions? They are available too and some of the options you have is to purchase .us domain names if you are a United States (USA) company, or if you are based in the UK you can purchase a .co.uk domain extension. Also available for the Canadians just north of the states is their own .ca domain name extension. The .ca domain extensions is simply for all who want to register their site for a canadian domain name.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the main controlling company overviewing canadian domain names (.ca). They control and monitor all activity with .ca domain names and when you choose to register a domain canada, an email will be sent to the administrative contact email indicating the registration process has been completed and you own the domain name.

Do you need to register the domain name through a company that is specifically located in Canada or will any cheap domain name registrar work? Any registrar will work for domain name registration as long as you visibly see on their website that they offer the .ca domain extension. Not every registrar currently offers the ability to register canadian domain names, but many do. One thing you will want to ensure when proceeeding with the domain registration is that the currency they are showing you is in canadian or us dollars. With the rate the conversion is at today, you will be paying more than the posted rate if it is in US Currency.