Requirement for .ca domain name

Essentially, the only restrictions for new .ca registrations are that the registrant must be any of the following:

In details, the registrant must meet certain Canadian Presence Requirements set out below:

(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 2003-06-05)

(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 sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) of whose trustees meet one of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) above; (amended 2003-06-05)

(f) Partnership.  A partnership, more than sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%)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; (amended 2003-06-05)

(g) Association.  An unincorporated organization, association or club:
(i) at least eighty percent (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 (amended 2003-06-05)
(ii) at least eighty percent (80%) of whose directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators or other representatives are ordinarily resident in Canada; (amended 2003-06-05)

(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 (Canada), 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 Trade-Marks 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.

 Requirement for .us domain name

.us is the country code top level domain name (ccTLD) designated for the United States of America. Until recently, registering domain names under .us was difficult. Starting this spring, the registration and management procedures for .us are being streamlined. These changes will make it easier for American business, organizations and people to register domain names under .us. The registry is operated by an American company, in the United States and overseen by the Department of Commerce.

.us represents 'America's Internet Address'. A .us domain name strongly links the organization or individual with America. Government and public organizations will use .us to identify that they serve the needs of America's people. Since there are very few individuals' and business currently using .us, there is a large number of attractive, second level names now available. Market research shows that .us names will be particularly popular with individuals, government and public interest organizations and small and medium business interested in promoting themselves as American.

You should be aware that .us is a closed registry. Only individuals and organizations that meet U.S. presence requirements (Nexus requirements) can register domains.

Prospective registrants in the usTLD must fall in one of three U.S. Nexus categories and must certify that they have a "bona fide presence in the United States." Prospective registrants must indicate their use of the domain by selecting one of the following categories: Note: By agreeing to the policies of the registry, registrants agree to having one of the requirements below. Nothing further is required from the reseller to prove the registrant has a legitimate registration.

Nexus Category 1
A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) a permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories, or (iii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions.

Nexus Category 2
An United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or organized, or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and unincorporated organizations based in the United States).

Nexus Category 3
An entity or organization (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.
 
  • If foreign entity, Applicant must state country of citizenship.
  • Check from category list, basis for compliance with Nexus requirement - regularly sells goods in the United States; regularly provides services in the United States; regularly engages in business activities, trade or other business (commercial or non-commercial including not-for-profit) relations in the United States;
  • Maintains an office or other property within the United States.


The registry operator conducts weekly random checks for US nexus requirements. They select a small sample (approximately 0.5% of new registrations) and send the selected registrants a Nexus confirmation email.

Each selected registrant will have 30 days to respond to the registry operator. If the registrant fails to respond, the registry operator will attempt a second contact with the registrant. If there is no response to the second contact, the registry operator will delete the domain name. The registry operator is not refunding registration fees for deleted names.
 

Requirement for .uk domain name

.UK: .UK Domain name registrations are made at the third level. .co.uk is the largest second level domain under .uk and is for commercial enterprises. .org.uk is for non-commercial organizations. There are no local presence requirements. The minimum registration term is two years.