.ca Domains Still On The Grow, Hits Two Million

BY: 

Dave Forde
November 22, 2012

I’ll be honest, when I think of registering a domain I only think of using a “.com” address especially when you are trying to reach millions of people around the world.  Would someone in China think of going to www.princanada.com (our sister publication) or the .ca equivalent.  Either way, according to Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) they have reached a major milestone today.  CIRA is reporting that it has reached the two million mark for registered .CA Internet domain names.

It took 21 years for one million .CA domain names to be registered and just four years to reach the next million.  Leora Rissin, a retired schoolteacher from Toronto, Ontario, registered the two-millionth .CA domain name, algonquinhouse.ca. She is planning to use it to promote her new small business, a bed and breakfast near High Park.

“.CA is like having a Canadian flag on your digital backpack,” says Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA., “It represents Canada on the Internet. And research shows Canadians prefer.CA sites for online news, banking and shopping. So it’s no surprise our numbers continue to climb.”

.CA is the fourth fastest-growing Internet domain name registry and the fourteenth largest compared to other country specific domain names like .uk (United Kingdom).

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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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