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title: "CIRA"
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# CIRA

Canadian Internet Registration Authority

The not-for-profit organization that manages .ca, the country code domain of Canada. Besides running the .ca registry, it sells registry and DNS security services to other organizations. It often appears in news about ccTLD policy and internet funding in Canada.

## related terms

- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [ccTLD manager](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld-manager/)
- [back-end provider](https://tldlog.com/glossary/back-end-provider/)