Important Changes To The Canadian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

Certain disputes involving alleged bad faith registration of .ca domain names can be resolved by arbitration pursuant to the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (known as the "CDRP") mandated by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority ("CIRA"). The CDRP's mandatory administrative dispute resolution process is binding on .ca domain name registrants because it is incorporated by reference into .ca domain name registration agreements. The CDRP is modeled on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (known as the "UDRP") that applies to .com, .org, .net and other domain names. However, the CDRP contains certain provisions that are distinctly Canadian and are designed to improve upon the UDRP.