Canadian Internet Registration Authority

CIRA
Canadian Internet Registration Authority
AbbreviationCIRA
PredecessorUniversity of British Columbia
Formation1998-12-30
TypeNon-Soliciting
Registration no.357494-6
Legal statusActive
PurposeAuthority for ccTLD .CA
Headquarters979 Bank Street, Suite 400
Location
ServicesManagement of .CA domain, Cybersecurity services, Registry services
Official language
English, French
Key people
  • Byron Holland
  • (President and CEO)
Websitecira.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA; French: Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements internet, ACEI) is the organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Canada. Its offices are located at 979 Bank Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CIRA sets the policies and agendas that support Canada's internet community and Canada's involvement in international internet governance. It is a member-driven organization with membership open to all that hold a .ca domain. As of March 2023, there were more than 3.3 million active .ca domains.[1]

  1. ^ "Domains Registered". CIRA. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.