RL said:
Hi Rogor - doesn't one need to be a Canadian resident to register .ca domains?
Regards,
RL
Hi RL, this is from-
http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/28.html
An issue that is of fundamental importance to CIRAs management of the .ca domain, including the definition of the ADR process, is what can be called the "Canadian Presence Requirement". The CDNCC specified that the .ca domain should be exclusively for Canadians, managed and operated by Canadians. This commitment was worded as follows in section 1.7 of the Framework Document:
"CIRA will act to preserve the .CA domain as a Canadian resource operated and managed "by Canadians for Canadians. These clauses will be included in CIRAs by-laws and constitution.
Registrants must be Canadian citizens, residents, companies or other legal entities as defined by Canadian law and must be operating in Canada and have a physical presence in Canada (in the case of companies or legal entities) or be resident in Canada in the case of citizens.
Registrars must be Canadian citizens, residents, companies or other legal entities as defined by Canadian law and must operate the registration activity in Canada and have a physical presence in Canada.
The registry must be a Canadian entity as defined by Canadian law and have both a majority of its operations and its primary name server physically located in Canada.
CIRA Board members must be Canadian citizens or residents.
CIRA will operate according to Canadian law and will only recognize court orders from courts that have jurisdiction in Canada."
They are serious about this, there's a thread by Adam Dicker on DNf called-
"CIRA Warning to all .ca owners!"