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==History of CIRA==

==History of CIRA==

* As the outcome of the the Canadian Internet community's annual conference in 1997,  the [[CDNCC]] recommended that a private sector, non-profit corporation be set up to take over the administration of the .ca from UBC and [[John Demco]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2000/ca-report-01dec00/industry-canada-letter-10oct00.html IANA.org]</ref> In late December 1998, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) was created for this take-over. In a 1999 letter the Canadian Government recognized CIRA as the new administrator of the .ca domain.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/ca-registry-cira-public-interest/8022 Domain Name News]</ref>  

* At the closing of the the Canadian Internet community's annual conference in 1997,  the [[CDNCC]] recommended that a private sector, non-profit corporation be set up to take over the administration of the .ca from UBC and [[John Demco]].<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2000/ca-report-01dec00/industry-canada-letter-10oct00.html IANA.org]</ref> In late December 1998, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) was created for this take-over. In a 1999 letter, the Canadian Government recognized CIRA as the new administrator of the .ca domain.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/ca-registry-cira-public-interest/8022 Domain Name News]</ref>  

* In June 2000, the Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry was signed between the government, CIRA, and University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca domain name registry was also signed between CIRA and University of British Columbia. Through these agreements CIRA gained the complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref> By then, there were 86,976 .ca registrations in effect.  

* In June 2000, the Umbrella Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry was signed between the Canadian government, CIRA, and the University of British Columbia. A Transition Agreement for the Transfer of the .ca Domain Name Registry was also signed between CIRA and the University of British Columbia. Through these agreements, CIRA gained complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain from then on.<ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref> At the time, there were 86,976 .ca registrations in effect.  

* CIRA officially opened its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2, 2001. CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name) voted in the first Board of Directors election in June, 2001. The first CIRA Annual General Meeting was held in Toronto in December, 2001. By the end of 2001 the registry managed 270,655 .ca domain names.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/cira-history/ CIRA.ca ]</ref>

* CIRA officially opened its offices in Ottawa, Ontario on May 2, 2001. CIRA Members (CIRA Registrants with at least one active .ca domain name) voted in the first Board of Directors election in June, 2001. The first CIRA Annual General Meeting was held in Toronto in December, 2001. By the end of 2001 the registry managed 270,655 .ca domain names.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/cira-history/ CIRA.ca ]</ref>

* CIRA Launched Public Board Elections in March, 2001.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d'Ottawa ]</ref>

* CIRA launched Public Board Elections in March, 2001.<ref>[http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/domains.html Université d'Ottawa ]</ref>

* In June 2003, [[ICANN]] held a public meeting in Montreal.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/ ICANN.org ]</ref>. CIRA also hosted an event during [[ICANN]]'s 2005 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.

* In June 2003, [[ICANN]] held a public meeting in Montreal.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/ ICANN.org]</ref>. CIRA hosted an event during [[ICANN]]'s 2005 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.

* CIRA announced that it has surpassed one million .ca domain name registrations in April, 2008.<ref>[http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2840/196/ Micheal Geist]</ref>

* CIRA announced that it had surpassed one million .ca domain name registrations in April, 2008.<ref>[http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2840/196/ Micheal Geist]</ref>

* In October, 2009 CIRA announced the launch of a test-bed initiative for [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/canada_launching_dnssec_test_bed_for_ca_domain/ CircleID ]</ref> Officials from CIRA said the process of implementing [[DNSSEC]] had began in early 2009, while the implementation date was set for 2010.

* In October, 2009 CIRA announced the launch of a test-bed initiative for [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/canada_launching_dnssec_test_bed_for_ca_domain/ CircleID ]</ref> Officials from CIRA said the process of implementing [[DNSSEC]] had began in early 2009, while the implementation date was set for 2010.

* In October, 2010 CIRA released a new version of its domain name registration system and stopped accepting new registrations for [[third-level domains]]. <ref>[http://www.cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12 CIRA.ca ]</ref>

* In October, 2010 CIRA released a new version of its domain name registration system and stopped accepting new registrations for [[third-level domains]].<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12 CIRA.ca ]</ref>

==Services==

==Services==

Until 2001, besides top level Canadian domain names (such as www.example.ca), CIRA had also overseen the third-level Canadian domain names (such as www.example.bc.ca).

Until 2001, besides top level Canadian domain names (such as www.example.ca), CIRA had also overseen the third-level Canadian domain names (such as www.example.bc.ca).

Since October 12th, 2010, CIRA stopped registering [[third-level domains]], but has promised to continue supporting the existing [[third-level domain names]].

On October 12th, 2010, CIRA stopped registering [[third-level domains]], but has promised to continue supporting the existing [[third-level domain names]].

==References==

==References==

* [http://www.cira.ca CIRA]

* [http://www.cira.ca CIRA]

* [http://www.ubc.ca/ University of British Columbia]

* [http://www.ubc.ca/ University of British Columbia]

[[category: Glossary]]

[[category: Glossary]]