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.ca is the [[ccTLD]] for Canada. Registrants of .ca domains must meet Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry.
.ca is the [[ccTLD]] for Canada. Registrants of .ca domains must meet Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry.
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[[IANA]] operator [[Jon Postel]] allocated the [[ccTLD]] originally to [[John Demco]] of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1988.<ref>[http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Canada/Ca EuroDNS]</ref> At the time, the internet was used mostly for research.<ref>
[http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Canada/Ca EuroDNS]
</ref> The administration of the .ca domain was carried out by [[John Demco]] with the assistance of a .ca committee of volunteers. The names from the .ca domain were assigned without charge to the applicants.
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[[IANA]] operator [[Jon Postel]] allocated the [[ccTLD]] originally to [[John Demco]] of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1988.<ref
name="eurodns"
>[http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Canada/Ca EuroDNS]</ref> At the time, the internet was used mostly for research.<ref
name="eurodns"
></ref> The administration of the .ca domain was carried out by [[John Demco]] with the assistance of a .ca committee of volunteers. The names from the .ca domain were assigned without charge to the applicants.
The first .ca domain name was upei.ca, registered in 1988 by the University of Prince Edward Island.<ref>[http://opensrs.com/blog/2009/10/the-registries-ca/ OpenSRS]</ref>
The first .ca domain name was upei.ca, registered in 1988 by the University of Prince Edward Island.<ref>[http://opensrs.com/blog/2009/10/the-registries-ca/ OpenSRS]</ref>
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==History of CIRA==
==History of CIRA==
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* At the closing of the the Canadian Internet community's annual conference in 1997, the [[CDNCC]]
recommended
that a private sector, non-profit corporation be set up to take over the administration of the .ca from UBC and [[John Demco]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2000/ca-report-01dec00/industry-canada-letter-10oct00.html IANA.org]</ref> In late December 1998, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
was
created for this take-over. In a
1999
letter, the Canadian Government
recognized
CIRA as the new administrator of the .ca domain.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/ca-registry-cira-public-interest/8022 Domain Name News]</ref>
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*
'''1998''':
At the closing of the the Canadian Internet community's annual conference in 1997, the [[CDNCC]]
recommends
that a private sector, non-profit corporation be set up to take over the administration of the .ca from UBC and [[John Demco]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2000/ca-report-01dec00/industry-canada-letter-10oct00.html IANA.org]</ref> In late December 1998, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
is
created for this take-over.
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* '''1999''':
In a letter, the Canadian Government
recognizes
CIRA as the new administrator of the .ca domain.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/ca-registry-cira-public-interest/8022 Domain Name News]</ref>
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*
In June
2000
, the
Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry
was
signed between the Canadian government, CIRA, and the University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry
was
also signed between CIRA and the University of British Columbia. Through these agreements, CIRA
gained
complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref>
At the time, there were
86,976 .ca registrations in effect.
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*
'''
2000
June''': The
Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry
is
signed between the Canadian government, CIRA, and the University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry
is
also signed between CIRA and the University of British Columbia. Through these agreements, CIRA
gains
complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref>
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* '''2000''': There are
86,976 .ca registrations in effect.
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*
Until
2001,
besides top
level Canadian domain names (such as www.example.ca),
CIRA had also overseen
the
third-level Canadian domain names
(
such as
www.example
.bc
.ca).
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*
'''
2001
''': Up until this year
,
CIRA also oversees third-
level Canadian domain names (such as www.example
.bc
.ca),
in addition to
the
standard [[ccTLD]]
(
ie:
www.example.ca).
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* '''2001 March''': CIRA launches Public Board Elections.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d'Ottawa ]</ref>
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* CIRA officially
opened
its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2
, 2001
. CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name)
voted
in the first Board of Directors election
in June,
2001
.
The first CIRA Annual General Meeting
was
held in Toronto
in December, 2001
. By the end of
2001
the registry
managed
270,655 .ca domain names.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/cira-history/ CIRA.ca ]</ref>
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*
'''2001 May''':
CIRA officially
opens
its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2.
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* '''2001 June''':
CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name)
vote
in the first Board of Directors election
.
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*
CIRA launched Public Board Elections in March, 2001.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d
'
Ottawa ]</ref>
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* '''
2001
December''':
The first CIRA Annual General Meeting
is
held in Toronto. By the end of
the year,
the registry
manages
270,655 .ca domain names.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/cira-history/ CIRA.ca ]</ref>
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* '
''2003
June
''':
[[ICANN]]
holds
a public meeting in Montreal.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/ ICANN.org]</ref>
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* In
June
2003,
[[ICANN]]
held
a public meeting in Montreal.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/ ICANN.org]</ref>
.
CIRA
hosted
an event during [[ICANN]]'s 2005 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.
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* '''2005 December''':
CIRA
hosts
an event during [[ICANN]]'s 2005 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.
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*
'''2008 April''':
CIRA
announces
that it
has
surpassed one million .ca domain name registrations.<ref>[http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2840/196/ Micheal Geist]</ref>
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* CIRA
announced
that it
had
surpassed one million .ca domain name registrations
in April, 2008
.<ref>[http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2840/196/ Micheal Geist]</ref>
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*
'''
2009
October''':
CIRA
announces
the launch of a test-bed initiative for [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/canada_launching_dnssec_test_bed_for_ca_domain/ CircleID ]</ref> Officials from CIRA
say
the process of implementing [[DNSSEC]] had
begun
in early 2009, while the implementation date was set for 2010.
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*
'''
2010
''':
CIRA
releases
a new version of its domain name registration system and
stops
accepting new registrations for [[third-level domains]],<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12 CIRA.ca ]</ref> but
promises
to continue supporting existing third-level domain names.
It also achieves achieves 1.5 million .ca domains registered.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/cira CIRA], CENTR.org. Updated 2015 July 29.</ref>
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*
In October,
2009 CIRA
announced
the launch of a test-bed initiative for [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/canada_launching_dnssec_test_bed_for_ca_domain/ CircleID ]</ref> Officials from CIRA
said
the process of implementing [[DNSSEC]] had
began
in early 2009, while the implementation date was set for 2010.
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* '''2010''': Late in the year, CIRA begins a national consultation on the future of the Internet, called the Canadian Internet Forum; it is the first time CIRA engages in dialogue with Canadians about issues of Internet governance and policy.<ref name="centr"></ref>
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*
In October,
2010 CIRA
released
a new version of its domain name registration system and
stopped
accepting new registrations for [[third-level domains]],<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12 CIRA.ca ]</ref> but
has promised
to continue supporting existing third-level domain names.
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==Structure==
==Structure==