TORONTO - The fourth MyID.ca DOT CA domain auction began on July 14, 2008 and has more than 100 high quality dot ca (.ca) domains listed, including many rare and extremely valuable domains that were never available before. Premium domains in this auction list include TravelAuction.ca, FlightSearch.ca, and HealthGuide.ca

With over 16.8 million Canadians using the Internet for personal and non-business purposes, it’s clear that we are becoming a nation of Internet surfers in ever increasing numbers.

Travel and Health-related websites continue to be some of more popular destination points for online web surfers. Recent surveys have indicated that up to 60% of web users will search the Internet for Medical / Health advice. As an information source, the personal computer/Internet has surpassed the travel agent as the top information resource for travel. With domains such as TravelAuction.ca, FlightSearch.ca, and HealthGuide.ca being made available in this auction, winning bidders will secure industry domains with excellent marketing potential.

Establishing an online presence can be difficult for Canadian businesses or start-ups, as many quality domains are no longer available for registration. The Canadian Internet Authority (CIRA) recently announced that “Canadian Internet users have registered one million dot-ca (.ca) Internet domain names. As one of the world’s most wired nations, reaching the one million dot-ca domain name milestone demonstrates Canada’s strong Internet presence and the popularity of Canadian websites.”

Those interested in bidding on any of the auctioned domains must complete a simple authentication process. For further information please visit http://auction.myid.ca . This domain auction will end on July 17.