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A 15 member Board of Directors, consisting of both elected and appointed members, oversee CIRA's operations. Board members are elected annually by CIRA Members through an online process. Membership in CIRA is free, and open to anyone who holds a .CA domain.
A 15 member Board of Directors, consisting of both elected and appointed members, oversee CIRA's operations. Board members are elected annually by CIRA Members through an online process. Membership in CIRA is free, and open to anyone who holds a .CA domain.
==History==
==Evolution of .ca domain==
.ca is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Canada. Registrants of .ca domains must meet Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry.
.ca is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Canada. Registrants of .ca domains must meet Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry.
In 1997, at the Canadian Internet community's annual conference, In 1997, at the Canadian Internet community's annual conference, discussions of reform led to the formation of the Canadian Domain.<ref>[ Scassa, Teresa & Deturbide,Michael "Electronic Morphine."Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada" Canada: CCH Canada ltd, 2004]</ref>
In 1997, at the Canadian Internet community's annual conference, In 1997, at the Canadian Internet community's annual conference, discussions of reform led to the formation of the Canadian Domain.<ref>[ Scassa, Teresa & Deturbide,Michael "Electronic Morphine."Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada" Canada: CCH Canada ltd, 2004]</ref>
In May 2000, an Umbrella Agreement was signed between the government, CIRA and UBC which provided for an orderly transition for the management of the domain space as well as highlighted mechanisms that facilitate input from the Government. The agreement was structured so that the redelegation came from ICANN and not the Canadian government.
==History of CIRA===
As the outcome of the the Canadian Internet community's annual conference in 1997, the CDNCC recommended that a private sector, not-for-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 incorporated to take this function.
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, an Umbrella Agreement was signed between the government, CIRA and University of British Columbia which provided for an orderly transition for the management of the .ca domain space. The transfer from UBC will give the not-for-profit CIRA complete responsibility for managing the .ca domain, part of the system used to manage Internet addresses. <ref>[http://www.alts.net/ns1625/nshist60.html History of Nova Scotia ]</ref> By then, ther were there were 86,976 .ca registrations in effect. CIRA begings operating the .ca Registry on the Fall of 2000.
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