Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) / L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI) / Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) / L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI)
Responsible Officer Name: Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2021-07-21
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949627-369892

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 17

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 15 of 15 (2024-12-09 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 15 of 15 (2024-12-09 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Privacy and Access to Information, Telecommunications	Communicate with Justice Canada regarding the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention with respect to requirements for domain name registry operators.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
National Security/Security, Privacy and Access to Information, Telecommunications	Communicate with the Government of Canada regarding Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security, with respect to requirements for domain name system operators.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, National Security/Security, Privacy and Access to Information, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Contribute to Public Safety Canada's National Cyber Security Strategy and National Cyber Security Action Plan to help protect Canadian organizations from cyber threats.	Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Telecommunications	Contribute to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's Broadband Fund program, with a view to integrating Canadian Internet Registration Authority broadband data into broadband mapping processes.	Policies or Program
Privacy and Access to Information, Telecommunications	Contribute to the development of Government of Canada-led programs to improve data security and cybersecurity awareness in government IT infrastructure.	Policies or Program
International Relations, Telecommunications	Contribute to the Government of Canada's preparations for upcoming United Nations-led multilateral meetings, including the World Summit on the Information Society+20 and Global Digital Compact.	Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Telecommunications	Participate in Innovation, Science, and Economic Development broadband funding programs, with a view to integrating Canadian Internet Registration Authority broadband data into broadband mapping processes.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, is a member-based national not-for-profit best known for managing the .CA domain on behalf of all Canadians. CIRA also develops technologies and services—such as CIRA DNS Firewall and CIRA Canadian Shield—that help support its goal of building a trusted internet for Canadians. In the course of our work, CIRA develops and implements policies for the .CA domain that support Canada’s internet community and represent the .CA registry internationally.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CIRA's membership is comprised of over 15,000 .CA domain holders. The only prerequisite to becoming a CIRA member is obtaining a .CA domain and registering to become a member. There is no fee to become a member, other than the cost of obtaining a .CA domain. Members have an opportunity to shape the business aspects of the internet and how Canadians develop the internet as a cultural space. Members are also invited to participate in events and get involved in CIRA's corporate governance through our board of directors' election and annual general meeting.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Public Safety Canada (PS)	$258,770.33	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
979 Bank Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K1S 5K5
Canada

Telephone number: 613-237-5335

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jeffrey Buell, Internet Performance Test Program Manager | No public offices held
Georgia Evans, Policy and Advocacy Analyst | Public offices held
Jonathan Ferguson, Vice President, Cyber and DNS | No public offices held
Arfi Hagi-Yusuf, Internet Policy Manager | No public offices held
Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Charles Noir, Vice President, Community Investment, Policy and Advocacy | Public offices held
Joshua Tabish, Sr. Manager, Policy and Advocacy | No public offices held
Sabrina Wilkinson, Policy Program Manager | Public offices held

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)/L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)/L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI)	2021-07-21	current

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) / L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Research Assistant Senate of Canada, Secretariat of the Independent Senators Group	August 2022 to December 2022	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Co-op Student Privy Council Office, Logistics and Special Services	August 2021 to December 2021	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Director, International Telecommunications and Internet Policy Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Telecom and Internet Policy Branch	July 2017 to March 2023	Not a designated office
Manager, Strategic Cyber Threat Assessments Communications Security Establishment, Information Technology Security	June 2014 to July 2017	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst Privy Council Office, Security and Intelligence Secretariat	March 2013 to June 2014	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor Treasury Board Secretariat, Regulatory Affairs Secretariat	August 2008 to June 2014	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, E-Commerce Branch	February 2007 to August 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) / L’Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements (ACEI) / Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 15 of 15 (2024-12-09 to present)

Version 15 of 15 (2024-12-09 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization