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When Does a Canadian Business Actually Need Both .CA and .COM?

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I don’t think the answer is automatically yes, but I also think more businesses should at least think about it properly. If the business is very clearly Canada-first and mostly serves a domestic audience, .ca often does the job just fine.

But once there’s any real concern around expansion, brand protection, or cross-border visibility, the decision looks a bit different. Then it stops being a simple .ca versus .com question and becomes more of a “what happens if I leave one open?” question.

Would be interested to hear how people here are looking at this now, especially from the perspective of small businesses rather than domain investors.
 

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