Any cheap domain promos ongoing for .ca domains?

• Go to http://whois.cira.ca and search for the domain name you want to register
• Assuming it's available to register, you will see a bunch of ads below from various cira accredited registrars.
• Click on each one and see what the cheapest promotion is. I've see as little $0.50/yr for the first year.
• Once you register for $0.50 - $1 for first year, you can transfer to another registrar like 10dollar.ca, namespro or namesilo that may be cheaper on a per year basis after year 2.

middleofnowhere wrote: ↑ For domain registration alone, the lowest registration price for .ca domains that I've seen is $10.99 per year from Canspace. The price is low enough that I've never bothered looking for discounts. I'd be surprised if anyone ever discounts this given that the wholesale price charged by CIRA is (IIRC) $10.

For registration and hosting, you might find a hosting provider that offers free domain registration as part of a longer-term hosting contract. These offers are inordinately risky and should be avoided. Hosting companies go bankrupt on a regular basis; you will have a major headache to keep your domain if your domain registration is tied to a company that goes under. Even if the hosting company stays in business, there's no assurances that their quality of service will remain adequate over the long term. It's best to separate domain registration and hosting so you can switch hosts when your current host goes under or gets bought out and turns into a bottom feeder.

If you're registering a personal .ca domain, WHOIS privacy protection is not necessary as CIRA withholds contact details for all domains registered to individuals.

There are very few legitimate reasons for business/organizational domains to use privacy protection services.

Do you have a clear purpose in mind for your domain? I might be able to give you more guidance if you have some particular use (email, personal web hosting, business use, etc) in mind.

mrtin905 wrote: ↑ Here's a trick.

• Go to http://whois.cira.ca and search for the domain name you want to register
• Assuming it's available to register, you will see a bunch of ads below from various cira accredited registrars.
• Click on each one and see what the cheapest promotion is. I've see as little $0.50/yr for the first year.
• Once you register for $0.50 - $1 for first year, you can transfer to another registrar like 10dollar.ca, namespro or namesilo that may be cheaper on a per year basis after year 2.

Cheapest appears to be WHC.ca ($0.88/yr) at the moment with promo code
CA88DECcira

mrtin905 wrote: ↑ Here's a trick.

• Go to http://whois.cira.ca and search for the domain name you want to register
• Assuming it's available to register, you will see a bunch of ads below from various cira accredited registrars.
• Click on each one and see what the cheapest promotion is. I've see as little $0.50/yr for the first year.
• Once you register for $0.50 - $1 for first year, you can transfer to another registrar like 10dollar.ca, namespro or namesilo that may be cheaper on a per year basis after year 2.

Cheapest appears to be WHC.ca ($0.88/yr) at the moment with promo code
CA88DECcira