* 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 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. |