Anyone here own any legacy .on.ca / provincial 3rd-level domains? (12.Viewing)

Legalnonconforming · 2026-04-08T21:08:13-0400

Has anyone here got any of the old legacy provincial names like something.on.ca, something.pe.ca, something.ns.ca, etc?

I know they cant be registered anymore, but I’m curious if any are still privately held by regular people or small businesses.

If so, would you sell it?

DomainRecap · 2026-04-08T22:17:01-0400

Legalnonconforming said:
Has anyone here got any of the old legacy provincial names like something.on.ca, something.pe.ca, something.ns.ca, etc?

I don't think that's possible, if you get my drift.

rlm · 2026-04-08T23:15:34-0400

I've got lots.

DomainRecap · 2026-04-08T23:18:24-0400

rlm said:
I've got lots.

Do any of them have the option of transitioning to the .CA? Or are you not concerned with that and will leave it to the end user?

rlm · 2026-04-08T23:23:58-0400

For most of them, I already have it. For some, I had the .ca first, then bought all the provincials.

DomainRecap · 2026-04-09T09:14:25-0400

rlm said:
For most of them, I already have it. For some, I had the .ca first, then bought all the provincials.

I didn't think the last scenario was allowed under CIRA. Must be some weird grandfathering going on there.

Legalnonconforming · 2026-04-09T09:18:05-0400

rlm said:
For most of them, I already have it. For some, I had the .ca first, then bought all the provincials.

Any for sale? Have you got a list of them?

DomainRecap · 2026-04-09T10:46:21-0400

Legalnonconforming said:
Any for sale? Have you got a list of them?

rlm · 2026-04-09T15:12:00-0400

DomainRecap said:
I didn't think the last scenario was allowed under CIRA. Must be some weird grandfathering going on there.

Right before they announced the end of the provincials, that's when I went and registered a bunch that I wanted, they are ones I thought had some geographical relevance.

For example, I registered them all for AutoInsurance.ca.

rlm · 2026-04-09T15:31:54-0400

Legalnonconforming said:
Any for sale? Have you got a list of them?

Nah, not really, they were mostly for me, if I got around to developing them. I'm a bit of a hoarder, so they're just in the collection.

i have a few random one-offs that I've picked up over the years. There's only one that I can think of that I'm holding on to specifically in case the .ca ever drops.

Just curious, why are you interested in provincials? Are you looking for a specific province? I like the idea that the provincials might have that appearance of being official/government sites to younger generations that don't know the history behind them.

Legalnonconforming · 2026-04-09T17:16:01-0400

Honestly I just like old oddball relics. Same as antiques, old signs, grandfathered weird stuff, I think they’re cool. The old provincial domains have that vibe to me.

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