Search the exact name
Use the live domain search to confirm that the name is available and review the current registration terms before checkout. Check a few sensible alternatives if the first choice is unavailable.
Register domain Canada
Register a domain with DotMoose
Search for a domain and compare the registration and renewal price. Eligibility and transfer rules vary by extension.
Domain registration
How to register a domain in Canada
Registering a domain is straightforward when ownership, eligibility, renewal pricing and DNS are decided before checkout. If a website or email service already uses the name, registering or transferring the domain does not require moving those services at the same time.
Choose the extension and check eligibility
Choose the extension that fits the project. A .CA registration requires the registrant to satisfy an applicable Canadian Presence Requirement, so select the category that truthfully applies to the domain owner.
Register it to the actual owner
Keep a business-critical domain in an account controlled by the person or organization that should own it. Avoid making a former employee, contractor or agency the only person who can recover the registration later.
Review registration and renewal pricing
Check the current registration term and price as well as the renewal price before payment. Do not assume the first registration period and future renewals cost the same amount.
Keep or change nameservers deliberately
If the domain already has a working website or email service, keep its existing nameservers unless your migration plan intentionally changes DNS. Registrar management, DNS hosting, website hosting and email hosting are separate decisions.
Protect renewal and account recovery
Keep registrant and recovery contact details current, use multi-factor authentication where available, and decide how renewals will be monitored. A domain that expires or becomes inaccessible can interrupt both the website and email.
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Your requirements
What does your project need?
What the service needs to cover
Check registering a domain in Canada with registrant ownership, renewal responsibility, recovery access, nameserver choice, DNS plan, and Canadian Presence Requirements where a .ca is selected.
Ownership and access
Record the account owner, administrator and recovery contact. Keep passwords and keys in an appropriate secret store, not in this worksheet.
Recovery and retention
For backups, define the data-loss window and retention period. Check physical and account separation from the source, then restore a sample before relying on the copy.
Changes and renewals
Keep current configuration and renewal details. Review the plan when the data, software or people responsible for the service change.
Planning
Access, backups and handover
Confirm the current product specifications and service responsibilities. Record who can approve a change and how to recover the service if it goes wrong.
Free guide
Register a domain with DotMoose: planning checklist
Use the detailed checklist to plan setup, access, migration and recovery with your team.
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