Domain name redemption

Domain registries

Domain registries are the organizations that control the distribution of the different domain name types, such as those ending in .COM, .NET, and .INFO. Companies like Korax that sell domain registrations are called "Registration Service Providers".

A domain name expires, and goes on hold, if the owner neglects to renew it by paying the annual registration fee. Domains ending in .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ go on hold for forty days, within which the owner can pay the usual fee to activate the domain name again.

Domain registries charge redemption fees

The registries that control these types of domain names have implemented "domain name redemption" for domains on hold longer than forty days. A domain name in the redemption period can be activated again by paying a premium to the registry, by way of the registration service provider from which the domain was originally purchased. Currently, the cost to activate a domain name in redemption is $150.00 CAD, plus one year of registration. This is not a policy set by Korax, but by the domain registries that control domain name distribution.

Regaining a domain name in redemption

If your domain name was registered through Korax and has been on hold longer than 40 days, please use our domain renewal order form to pay the redemption fee and reactivate your domain. There is no redemption period for .CA domain names.

For more information about redemption, please read Expired domain names at our help web site. For tips on how to keep your domain name registration up to date and avoid expiry, read Keeping domain names.

Domain type	Redemption	Renewal	Total
.COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO, .BIZ	$150.00	$20.00	$170.00