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1.)What Is CIRA? |
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CIRA is the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. It
is a not-for-profit organization mandated to operate the .CA top-level domain. |
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2.)When Does CIRA Become The Official
.CA Registry? |
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CIRA will become the official .CA registry on December 1,
2000. CIRA-certified
registrars has began accepting new .CA registrations since November 8, 2000. However,
the registrations will be made in the UBC registry until November 30, 2000. On December 1,
2000, they will be automatically transferred to and become operational in CIRA's registry.
This also means that queued requests for registration of new .CA names will be processed
beginning November 8, 2000. |
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3.)What Will CIRA's Activities Be? |
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As a registry, CIRA will set policy for, manage and
operate the .CA domain database for registrars and registrants. |
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4.)How Is CIRA Governed? |
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CIRA is governed by a 15-person Board of Directors.
Twelve Directors are elected and hold voting seats. The other three-CIRA's president
and CEO, a Government of Canada representative and John Demco, one of the founders
of dot-ca-are appointed and cannot vote. |
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5.)Who Was Responsible For Registering
The .CA Domain Before CIRA? |
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Domain names ending in .CA have been assigned and
registered by the .CA Committee, a volunteer organization headed by Mr. John Demco, the
Computing Facilities Manager for the Department of Computer Science at UBC. On a voluntary
basis, UBC provided the technical and administrative resources to house and operate the
registry. |
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6.)What Is A Registrant? |
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A registrant is the person in whose name a .CA domain name
is registered. |
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