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CIRA is asking that all dot-ca domain name holders complete the membership enrolment process to become or remain a CIRA Member. July 30, 2007 is the date all current CIRA memberships will expire, and you will need to complete the new authentication process to renew your membership.
Benefits
As a CIRA Member, you will be a part of a group of dot-ca domain name holders who have a say on how the Internet is run in Canada and globally. Taking advantage of your CIRA Membership privileges also benefits you by:
Ensuring a strong Canadian presence on the Internet
Allowing Canadians to participate in international Internet governance
Providing opportunities to network with other CIRA Members
Giving input in membership consultations on issues such as dot-ca WhoIs privacy
Helping to keep dot-ca domain names in the hands of Canadians
Offering you a chance to contribute ideas so that the value of your dot-ca continues to grow
Why the new procedures?
CIRA explains, “As a responsible and accountable organization it is important to CIRA to have an active membership, and to know who our members are. In order to validate our membership, steps must be taken to confirm every CIRA Member’s identity.”
What steps do I need to take? If you own a dot-ca domain, new and current CIRA members should follow this three step process:
- Fill out the short online form An email should have been sent to all Registrants before June 30, 2007 from CIRA requesting Membership Enrolment.
- Verify your information when contacted by CIRA by telephone It may take up to ten business days after enrolment for a CIRA representative to call you. If you did not receive a phone call from CIRA staff regarding your interest in becoming a member please contact CIRA from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm EDT at 1-877-913-5335.
- Confirm your membership using the membership key mailed to you.
Or you can download, complete and send in the paper forms.
The authentication process is lengthy and can take over a month to complete. Once you have taken all three steps, to ensure the process is complete Webnames.ca recommends you log in to the CIRA Members site. You can click on “Create your Member password” if you don’t have a password yet.
Is there anyway I may be exempt?
On October 11, 2006 CIRA Members may have confirmed their membership with CIRA either by completing an enrolment form and providing a copy of their ID or by completing a declaration form and having a prescribed witness sign for them. If you have completed this process you do not have to enroll again.
If you did not complete this process already, you have to confirm your membership by July 30, 2007.
For more information visit http://www.cira.ca/en/membership/faq.html