.CA Domains (Canadian)



2. Canadian Presence Requirements. On and after November 8, 2000 only the
following individuals and entities will be permitted to apply to CIRA (through a CIRA certified
registrar) for the registration of, and to hold and maintain the registration of, a .ca domain name:

(a) Canadian citizen. A Canadian citizen of the age of majority under the laws of
the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or last resided;

(b) Permanent resident. A permanent resident as defined in the Immigration and
Refugee Protection Act, (Canada) S.C. 2001, c. 27, as amended from time to time,
who is ordinarily resident in Canada (as defined below) and of the age of majority
under the laws of the province or territory in Canada in which he or she resides or
last resided;(amended June 5, 2003)

(c) Legal representative. An executor, administrator or other legal representative of
a Person listed in paragraph (a) and (b) above;

(d) Corporation. A corporation under the laws of Canada or any province or
territory of Canada;

(e) Trust. A trust established and subsisting under the laws of a province or territory
of Canada, more than 66.6% of whose trustees meet one of the conditions set out
in paragraphs (a) to (d) above;

(f) Partnership. A partnership, more than 66.6% of whose partners meet one of the
conditions set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) above, which is registered as a
partnership under the laws of any province or territory of Canada;

(g) Association. An unincorporated organization, association or club:
(i) at least 80% of whose members: (A) are ordinarily resident in Canada (if
such members are individuals); or (B) meet one of the conditions set out
in paragraphs (a) to (f) above (if such members are not individuals); and
(ii) at least 80% of whose directors, officers, employees, managers,
administrators or other representatives are ordinarily resident in Canada;

(h) Trade union. A trade union which is recognized by a labour board under the laws
of Canada or any province or territory of Canada and which has its head office in
Canada;

(i) Political party. A political party registered under a relevant electoral law of
Canada or any province or territory of Canada;

(j) Educational institution. Any of the following:
(i) a university or college which is located in Canada and which is
authorized or recognized as a university or college under an Act of the
legislature of a province or territory of Canada; or
(ii) a college, post-secondary school, vocational school, secondary school,
pre-school or other school or educational institution which is located in
Canada and which is recognized by the educational authorities of a
province or territory of Canada or licensed under or maintained by an
Act of Parliament of Canada or of the legislature of a province or
territory of Canada;

(k) Library, Archive or Museum. An institution, whether or not incorporated, that:
(i) is located in Canada; and
(ii) is not established or conducted for profit or does not form part of, or is
not administered or directly or indirectly controlled by, a body that is
established or conducted for profit, in which is held and maintained a
collection of documents and other materials that is open to the public or
to researchers;

(l) Hospital. A hospital which is located in Canada and which is licensed,
authorized or approved to operate as a hospital under an Act of the legislature of a
province or territory of Canada;

(m) Her Majesty the Queen. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second and her
successors;

(n) Indian band. Any Indian band as defined in the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5,
as amended from time to time, and any group of Indian bands;

(o) Aboriginal Peoples. Any Inuit, First Nation, Metis or other people indigenous to
Canada, any individual belonging to any Inuit, First Nation, Metis or other people
indigenous to Canada and any collectivity of such Aboriginal peoples;

(p) Government. Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, a province or a
territory; an agent of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, of a province or
of a territory; a federal, provincial or territorial Crown corporation, government
agency or government entity; or a regional, municipal or local area government;

(q) Trade-mark registered in Canada. A Person which does not meet any of the
foregoing conditions, but which is the owner of a trade-mark which is the subject
of a registration under the Trade-marks Act (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c.T-13 as
amended from time to time, but in this case such permission is limited to an
application to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact
word component of that registered trade-mark; or

(r) Official marks. A Person which does not meet any of the foregoing conditions,
but which is a Person intended to be protected by Subsection 9(1) of the TradeMarks
Act (Canada) at whose request the Registrar of Trade-marks has published
notice of adoption of any badge, crest, emblem, official mark or other mark
pursuant to Subsection 9(1), but in this case such permission is limited to an
application to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact
word component of such badge, crest, emblem, official mark or other mark in
respect of which such Person requested publications.

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