Just over ten years ago, you would have been more hard pressed to find companies offering internet domain name registration as it was a more specialized business for select companies. 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. For those living in Canada, you also have available your own domain name extension which is the .ca domain. The .ca domain extensions is simply for all who want to register their site for a canadian domain name.

The controlling company for canadian domain names (.ca) is CIRA. This simply stands for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. 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.

Can you simply just go to any cheap domain name registrar and purchase a Canadian domain name or does the company who is selling you the ability to register the domain have to be located in Canada? Any registrar will work for domain name registration as long as you visibly see on their website that they offer the .ca domain extension. Most are offering the capability to register canadian domain names, but their still are companies who do not. Before making the purchase of your domain name, just double check that the price showing on the website is in Canadian Dollars instead of 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.