CIRA to Distinguish Between Business and Non-Business URLs in dot-ca Domain Name Registrations

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We ask that the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA) designate differences between business and non-business URLs through the process by which they permit websites to have the dot-ca domain name registration.

For example, in the United States of America business websites end in dot-com while government agencies end in dot-gov. In the United Kingdom business websites end in dot-co-dot-uk while government departments end in dot-gov-dot-uk. There is no difference in the domain name registration for Canada so all websites, businesses and government departments, end in dot-ca.

Not only is this confusing for Internet users but we believe it to be irresponsible and must be rectified.

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Laurie Prange
- Comments
- В
- Country of residence
- Canada
Reuben Stone
- Comments
- В
- Country of residence
- CANADA
Heather Johnson
- Country of residence
- Canada
Carole Ste Croix
- Country of residence
- Canada
Brad Martin
- Country of residence
- Canada
Lorraine Gauthier
- Comments
- I think it's a great idea.
- Country of residence
- Ontario Canada
Denise McDiarmid
- Country of residence
- Canada
Lynne Richardson
- Comments
- Please act on this a.s.a.p.
- Country of residence
- Canada
Suzanne Williams
- Country of residence
- Canada
Denise Holliday-Laursen
- Country of residence
- Canada
may prange
- Country of residence
- canada
Kari Unrau
- Comments
- This would make things so much easier for me.
- Country of residence
- Canada
Heather Morrison
- Country of residence
- Canada
Sarah Houghton-Jan
- Comments
- В
- Country of residence
- USA
Gary MacKay
- Country of residence
- Canada
jennifer haire
- Country of residence
- Canada
Chantal Ruest
- Country of residence
- Canada
Jeremiah Saunders
- Country of residence
- Canada
Yvonne Rezek
- Comments
- I trust that CIRA will take this issue seriously and make the changes necessary to distinguish between business and non-business URLs. Thank you.
- Country of residence
- Canada
Valla McLean
- Country of residence
- Canada
Nicolle Lemay
- Country of residence
- Canada
Karen Hering
- Comments
- Prompt attention to this concern would be greatly appreciated
- Country of residence
- Canada
O'Neill, Genevieve
- Country of residence
- Canada
Panya Lipovsky
- Country of residence
- Canada
Ray Jorritsma
- Country of residence
- Canada
Susan Weber
- Comments
- The distinction between commercial and non-commercial would be very welcome.
- Country of residence
- Canada
Joselle Merritt-Dennis
- Comments
- as a librarian, it is very difficult to teach about web resources and we need to have some accountability to help students learn to evaluate their resources
- Country of residence
- United States of America
Laura Harris
- Comments
- Reference & Instruction Librarian, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO
- Country of residence
- USA
Mike Hanson
- Comments
- Please give thought to Ms. Prange's suggestion
- Country of residence
- USA
Jennifer Sippel
- Comments
- I teach a course on Information Literacy & research skills, and we dedicate an entire lecture to explaining the differences between web domain names. I tell the students they can be fairly certain of the quality/control/bias/intent of the information presented on a website based on weather it ends in .com . gov .org .edu .net, etc. These domain name identifiers are an important aspect of website identification, and are imperative in the research process.
- Country of residence
- United States of America
Anthony J Amodeo
- Comments
- As a college Reference librarian, I daily see how distinguishing commercial from academic and government Web sites makes it easier for students (and my wife!) to find the information they need. In fact, having a separate extension for business makes it easier to find commercial products one is looking for. The typical approach to searching, including how people use Google, is not conducive to finding specific information, and the results can be overwhelming. Thank you for considering this important change. I have always admired how Canadian universities and colleges have pioneered many innovations on the Web. This would help their work be known better, as well.
- Country of residence
- United States
Marie-Eve Dugas
- Country of residence
- Canada
Jerry Miner
- Country of residence
- Canada
Robert Prange
- Country of residence
- Canada
dena marger
- Country of residence
- US
Alissa Cornelius
- Country of residence
- USA
Rob Golbeck
- Country of residence
- Canada
Brad Sietz
- Country of residence
- United States
Deborah Thomas
- Comments
- As a librarian on a reference desk, I agree this would be helpful - especially for new Canadians.
- Country of residence
- Canada
Todd Rowlatt
- Country of residence
- Canada
Beth L. Mark
- Country of residence
- USA
Caroline Reed
- Comments
- This designation would assist researchers to determine the origination of the website.
- Country of residence
- US
Laura Banfield
- Country of residence
- Canada
Leeanne Romane
- Country of residence
- Canada
Michelle Twait
- Comments
- В
- Country of residence
- USA
Melissa Middleton
- Country of residence
- USA
Camilla Baker
- Country of residence
- USA
Sara Holder
- Country of residence
- Canada
Diane Brown
- Comments
- I strongly endorse this suggestion. This is the first step that I use in the evaluation process -- i.e. read the URL. However, this step is almost useless for Canadian sites. We can only determine that it is Canadian but nothing else.
- Country of residence
- Canada
David Bezotte
- Comments
- Reference & Instruction Librarian
- Country of residence
- USA

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