A number of people have blogged about their resentment towards Domain Registry Canada. Long story short they are a domain registrar, like countless others in Canada, that actually targets .CA registered domain owners with direct mail.
The fishy thing is these guys make their letters look VERY professional, and they almost pass off as if they’re A) Some type of over-arching Canadian registry authority, B) Your domain registrar.
Let me break down Domain Registry Canada in very simple terms anybody can understand: they charge FOUR TIMES more than the lowest domain registrar for .CA domains I could find. That in itself should make your decision simple.
But for many it’s not. The fact they send junk mail (snail mail) to my door implies they’re preying upon domain owners who aren’t very tech-savvy (a bit ironic).
Domain Registry Canada is simply another domain registrar and they are sending out a letter to try to get you to ‘renew’ your domain, but in reality you’re renewing with a NEW (them) registrar.
Hopefully you weren’t fleeced.
I do’nt want to go at length about the company, but I just want to state explicitly: avoid Domain Registry Canada. $40+ dollars for ONE year domain renewal is FOUR times what you should be. You should be paying around $12 bucks a year. Netfirms is one of the cheapest I found.
here’s more reading if you wish.
Twistimage blogged about this years ago: Domain Registry of Canada scam.