Accounting
.CPA Web Domain Launches in Canada
The restricted web domain, administered by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and its business and technology arm, CPA.com, officially launches in Canada this morning at 11 Eastern time. To be eligible, Canadian CPAs and CPA firms must be licensed.
Nov. 02, 2021
CPAs and CPA firms in Canada can today apply for .cpa web domains to strengthen their brand and promote greater trust and security with clients in online communications.
The restricted web domain, administered by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and its business and technology arm, CPA.com, officially launches in Canada this morning at 11 Eastern time. To be eligible, Canadian CPAs and CPA firms must be licensed. Preferred names will awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
.CPA is part of a new wave of specialty top-level domains, a term that refers to the handful of letters at the end of a web address. It was first launched by the AICPA in the United States in September last year and received a strong response, with thousands of U.S. CPAs and firms registering .cpa domains to date.
“Restricted domains are more secure, promote greater trust and credibility with clients and the general public, and enable stronger branding opportunities,” said Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA.com. “We’ve seen great interest from the profession in this service offering and we’re excited to bring this important capability to CPAs in Canada now and to more countries in 2022.”
.CPA domains offer a way for CPAs and firms to promote their credentials and stand out in today’s crowded digital marketplace.
“We all worked hard to obtain our CPA licenses – that’s not a trophy everyone receives,” said Ryan King, CPA, a partner at Michigan-based King & King. “The .cpa domain directly communicates that distinction, which is one reason we were so excited to put it to work for our firm.”
The AICPA was awarded ownership and oversight of .cpa in 2019 by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that oversees the Internet’s naming system. CPA.com is responsible for managing the service globally.
To learn more about .cpa or to apply for the new service, please visit domains.cpa/canada. A French language version is available at domains.cpa/canada/fr.