.ca Dot CA Discussion, Sales, and Showcase

whitebark · Jul 7, 2008

Domains For Next MyID .ca Auction

These are the upcoming domains and reserve range for the next/current myid.ca auction:

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)
albertabyowner.ca ($251 - $500)
BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)
CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)
DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)
EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)
GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)
HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)
iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)
JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)
KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)
Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)
PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)
QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)
SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)
TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)
War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($50000)

I can see a number of these getting picked up - there a few others I'm surprised they accepted the high reserve and can't see selling because of it. What do you think?

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

MapleDots said:
I know I have bought a few from people in other parts of the world and wondered if they knew the risk in owning a .ca with meeting cira requirements.

I really doubt there is much enforcement going on at the CIRA, and it's really the Wild West overall. Registrars doing whatever they want, anyone buying .CA who wants one, etc.

cabotower · Jan 11, 2019

is it this easy for someone outside of canada to do?
go to ns
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john john
1 john st
saint john nb
credit card xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
paypal [email protected]

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

Look at all the sites registered by companies like Mark Monitor - that's usually how it's done, although the CIRA doesn't expressly allow holding companies or leasing.

cabotower · Jan 11, 2019

3 questions
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what is the official reason for not allowing noncans to reg .cas?
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has there ever been a push to have the policy changed?
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are there any other countries that do the same thing?

Spex · Jan 11, 2019

Along the same vein, has anyone sold, knowingly or unknowingly, to someone who didn't meet CIRA requirements?

For my end user sales, I just give a heads-up but don't really check further than that but I always loop back around to see how the name is being used for and have never seen anything suspicious.

When I sell on the forums, I never check

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

Canadian's like knowing that they are dealing with Canadians
Consumer trust is a great feature of .CA which is in part due to the CIRA regulations

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

cabotower said:
3 questions
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what is the official reason for not allowing noncans to reg .cas?
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has there ever been a push to have the policy changed?
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are there any other countries that do the same thing?

1) To make sure that .CA remains a true and trusted ccTLD for Canadian citizens and companies.

2) Yes, but I don't ever see it going the pseudo-gTLD route of .TV or .CO, and probably the most optimistic angle would be for "companies doing business in Canada" would be able to buy a .CA, similar to .US. Not a physical location requirement, but more a business relationship requirement.

3) Yes, a lot of them do, like DE, .FR, .UK, .ES, etc. I believe far more 2-letter extensions are true ccTLDs (getting a bump for native Google searches) versus pseudo-gTLD ccTLDs (open registrations, treated like .COM/.NET/.ORG/etc. by Google).

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

There is more value to Canadians to use their TLD as intended. Opening the registry is not something most Canadians would stand for IMO. There is more value to knowing the site has a Canadian presence.

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

NamesCost said:
There is more value to Canadians to use their TLD as intended. Opening the registry is not something most Canadians would stand for IMO. There is more value to knowing the site has a Canadian presence.

Sure, but if Uncle Bob's Bacon is imported and for sale on Canadian grocery shelves, I see no reason why they can't use www.unclebobsbacon.ca to promote their products here. Information, contact info, etc. would be valuable in a lot of cases.

This is not "opening the registry" as non-Canadians would still not be allowed to own .CA and big companies selling in Canada already do the above, just using holding companies and brand firms to "hide" the ownership.

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

Clearly some folks market .ca domains to Californians
I noticed a map of California shown in some ads promoting some legal .ca domains of all things. LOL

DomainRecap said:
Sure, but if Uncle Bob's Bacon is imported and for sale on Canadian grocery shelves, I see no reason why they can't use www.unclebobsbacon.ca to promote their products here.

I see the reasons and even stated one of them most other Canadians see it too.

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

If uncle bob needs to make use of a .ca there are already lots of good options they could give promotion business to a Canadian person or firm that has a Canadian presence or incorporate in Canada both are good for Canada.
How would a change help Canadians?

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

NamesCost said:
I see the reasons and even stated one of them most other Canadians see it too.

Then I guess these same people shouldn't be buying non-Canadian products then.

DomainRecap · Jan 11, 2019

NamesCost said:
How would a change help Canadians?

I am only speaking as a consumer seeking easy product information and contacts, not as a politician looking to extend his or her tax base.

Those "worldwide" sites are horrible (like Acer) and I would much rather have one tailored to me, not some guy in Asia.

cabotower · Jan 11, 2019

drop this protectionist nonsense and let the .ca take its rightful place on the world stage.let the marketplace decide where .ca falls in the tld world.

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

DomainRecap said:
I would much rather have one tailored to me, not some guy in Asia.

Sounds like a web design issue not a domain issue.

cabotower · Jan 11, 2019

expertly.ca

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

DomainRecap said:
Then I guess these same people shouldn't be buying non-Canadian products then.

Why not?

Kate · Jan 11, 2019

The most successful ccTLDs tend to have fewer, or no restrictions. And no trust problem. I can't see how relaxing the rules would hurt .ca. Rather level the playing field.
Maybe that could be justified in the very early days to prevent 'hoarding' of scarce domain names by foreign speculators with no connection whatsoever to Canada. But in 2018 ?

NamesCost · Jan 11, 2019

I think the CIRA should delete more [invalid] .ca domains and add more restrictions

briguy · Jan 12, 2019

NamesCost said:
Clearly some folks market .ca domains to Californians
I noticed a map of California shown in some ads promoting some legal .ca domains of all things. LOL
.

Wondering if someone making money leasing them?

Since California is.a "cannabis friendly"...might be something for me think about..

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As far the CIRA discussion..pretty sure if there were more sales, this discussion wouldn't be happening...

MapleDots · Jan 12, 2019

cabotower said:
drop this protectionist nonsense and let the .ca take its rightful place on the world stage.let the marketplace decide where .ca falls in the tld world.

Ohhh, that would be great for me

MapleDots · Jan 12, 2019

NamesCost said:
I think the CIRA should delete more [invalid] .ca domains and add more restrictions

HeHeHe

cabotower · Jan 12, 2019

an election issue?

wwwweb · Jan 12, 2019

I think .ca is mature enough now that they should drop the ownership restrictions. California is a large market where inquiries do come from.

NamesCost · Jan 12, 2019

Mature or not I hope it never opens up.

Besides California won't be the same economic heavy weight after it gets swallowed by the Pacific

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