Canada's Internet Factbook 2017

Canada’s domain: .CA

69% of Canadian internet users agree that Canadian organizations should use a .CA domain.

.CA is Canada’s online domain identifier. A truly Canadian domain, .CA is only available to individuals and businesses in Canada.

.CA versus .com

When most Canadians prefer .CA: About the same: When most Canadians prefer .com:
  • Banking
  • News/current events
  • Shopping
  • Online education/training
  • Product research
  • Travel research
  • School or work-related research
  • Accessing government services
  • Getting involved with community organizations
  • General browsing/surfing
  • Entertainment
  • Downloading music, movies, games, files, etc.
  • Social media
  • Games