.qc.com Domain Registration India
.qc.com was a private namespace under .com run by CentralNic, not a Canadian country code, and CentralNic shut it down on 30 April 2017, ending new registrations and renewals. WebJi®’s feed still lists ₹2,633 a year, but no name is sold without written confirmation. Québec-facing brands should consider .ca, .quebec or .com.
For anyone who found a .qc.com listing or still holds an old .qc.com address and needs a live Québec-facing alternative.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹2,633/yr
- Renewal
- ₹2,646/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
Can you still register a .qc.com domain?
No verified channel sells new .qc.com names: CentralNic shut the namespace down on 30 April 2017, ending new registrations and renewals. DNSimple’s notice to its customers listed .qc.com with .ar.com, .gb.com, .hu.com, .kr.com, .no.com, .se.com and .uy.com, and said the zones would no longer be in the registry name servers.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What it was | A private second-level namespace under .com, not a country code |
| Former operator | CentralNic |
| Shut down | 30 April 2017 |
| New registrations | Stopped at shutdown |
| Renewals | Not possible after a name’s expiry |
| Today | qc.com is served from ordinary hosting nameservers, and CentralNic’s WHOIS returns “domain not found” for a test .qc.com name |
What was a .qc.com domain?
A .qc.com address such as brand.qc.com was a name sold inside the ordinary domain qc.com, using QC — the postal abbreviation for Québec — to suggest a Québec connection. It never had any status from the Canadian government or Canada’s registry.
CentralNic ran a family of these country-flavoured namespaces under .com and .net. They resolved like any domain and needed no local presence, which made them popular with brand-protection portfolios. The weakness is the one this shutdown exposed: a private operator can close a namespace, and holders have no country registry to fall back on.
Why does a .qc.com price still appear?
WebJi®’s supplier feed still carries a .qc.com line at ₹2,633 a year to register and ₹2,646 to renew, before 18% GST, as read on 4 November 2026, but that is not evidence the names can be delivered. We show it so the listing is not hidden, and we will not take payment without written confirmation of live stock.
| Option | Year one (₹) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Status | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .qc.com | ₹2,633 | ₹2,646 | Feed listing; namespace shut in 2017 | Ask support first → |
| .ca | ₹1,565 | ₹1,916 | Live; CIRA presence rules apply | Register → |
| .com | ₹1,380 | ₹1,480 | Live; open to anyone | Register → |
| .us.com | ₹2,000 | ₹2,000 | Live private namespace under .com for the US | Register → |
If any listing ever proves deliverable, support confirms the registry, renewal terms and price in writing before you pay.
What should a Québec-facing business use instead of .qc.com?
Use Canada’s .ca if you meet CIRA’s Canadian presence requirements, the .quebec extension for a Québec identity, or a .com with a French-language section. All three are actively operated, unlike .qc.com.
- .ca — managed by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) in Ottawa; registrants must meet Canadian presence rules, so most Indian firms need a Canadian entity or partner.
- .quebec — a separate generic TLD managed by PointQuébec Inc of Montréal, in the root since 16 April 2014; WebJi® does not list it, so ask support whether it can be sourced.
- .com with /fr/ — the simplest choice for an Indian exporter or IT firm selling into Québec; add French content and hreflang tags.
For an Indian company serving Canadian clients, a French folder on the main site usually beats a separate domain; see subdomain vs subdirectory for the trade-offs.
What if your old links or email still use a .qc.com name?
Treat the .qc.com address as gone: move content and mailboxes to a domain you control, then update every place the old address is printed or linked. Because the zone left the registry name servers, a redirect from the old name cannot be relied on.
- Register the replacement, for example yourbrand.ca or yourbrand.com.
- Move the site through website migration and mailboxes to business email.
- Update business listings, invoices, email signatures and social profiles with the new address.
- Submit the new domain in Google Search Console so it is crawled quickly; the domain change guide lists the checks.
Frequently asked questions
Was .qc.com an official Canadian domain?
No. It was a private namespace under .com, operated by CentralNic. Canada’s official country code is .ca, managed by CIRA, and Québec’s own extension is .quebec, managed by PointQuébec Inc. Neither was connected to .qc.com.
Which other namespaces closed with .qc.com?
DNSimple’s May 2017 notice lists eight: .ar.com, .gb.com, .hu.com, .kr.com, .qc.com, .no.com, .se.com and .uy.com. All stopped taking new registrations and renewals from 30 April 2017 and were removed from the registry name servers.
Can an Indian company register .ca for Québec customers?
Only if it meets CIRA’s Canadian presence requirements, for example through a Canadian-registered company or trademark. Without that, a .com with French content is the practical choice, and WebJi® support can check your eligibility for .ca before you order.
Will WebJi® charge me if I order a .qc.com name?
Contact support at support@webji.services before ordering. We only proceed if live stock is confirmed in writing, together with the operator and renewal terms; otherwise we recommend one of the live alternatives instead.
Status checked against DNSimple’s 2017 notice, live DNS for qc.com and CentralNic WHOIS, and IANA records for .ca and .quebec, on 14 November 2026 · Feed prices as listed on 4 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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