Get a Dot-CA If You Do Business in North America

But only if you can prove a Canadian presence of course. Like the Americans and their Dot-US, the Canadians demand a Canadian presence to register a Dot-CA. Canadian citizenship will do it; or a Canadian residence; but companies and partnerships enrolled and doing business in Canada as well as Indian Tribes and Her Majesty the Queen can get a Dot-CA as well. If none of these are you (Does Queen Elizabeth have a Dot-CA in her name?), than think about your relatives who might qualify. To get the real skinny on it and avoid the RCMP coming after you, Google CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority on the Internet before you buy.

Why a Dot-CA? For one thing, it's still possible to get the domain name you really want with Dot-CA. After all, as of 2010 only a million and a half domain names had a Dot-CA extension. Imagine how much more opportunity to find the right name when compared with Dot-Com and its over ninety million extensions! For another thing, Canada is not only the closest neighbor in terms of culture to the United States, it is also our biggest trading partner. This makes Dot-CA a great choice for those businessmen and women who plan to do business anywhere in North America. That makes a Dot-CA extension a good idea even if you already have the perfect Dot-Com. The more paths to your Internet portal, the better! If you have a Canadian business you're crazy not to have a Dot-CA!

Dot-Com will certainly remain the gold standard for the foreseeable future. But if the Dot-Com you wanted is already registered and too expensive, then think seriously about a Dot-CA that fits your needs. Canada and the US share not only the longest undefended border in the world but the world's greatest single two-nation trading block as well; get connected if you can!

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