Foundational Canadian Network Architecture
Sovereign Seven

Foundational Canadian Network Architecture

The Sovereign Seven is a privately held Canadian namespace architecture built around ns1.ca through ns7.ca, supported by r1.ca, dns0.ca and the internet exchange series ix1.ca through ix7.ca. By utilizing exact industry-standard naming conventions, the Sovereign Seven defines a precise, intuitive, vendor-neutral architecture for Canadian DNS, resolver, and network infrastructure.

Authoritative

dns0.ca provides the authoritative DNS foundation at the centre of the architecture.

Recursive

R1.ca represents the first-hop recursive resolver layer for the Sovereign Seven.

The namespace

Purpose-built naming for Canadian DNS infrastructure.

The Sovereign Seven is being developed around ns1.ca through ns7.ca — a rare, exact, and self-documenting namespace for Canadian authoritative DNS. The sequence gives the architecture immediate clarity, national alignment, and infrastructure-grade identity.

Anycast

ns1.ca
ns2.ca
ns3.ca
ns4.ca
ns5.ca
ns6.ca
ns7.ca

Unicast

ix1.ca
ix2.ca
ix3.ca
ix4.ca
ix5.ca
ix6.ca
ix7.ca
Strategic Development

In Development.

The Sovereign Seven namespace is now in active development as a Canadian internet infrastructure initiative. Built around ns1.ca through ns7.ca, the architecture is being prepared for technical deployment, institutional review, and strategic alignment with a qualified infrastructure operator.

Contact
Robert Weiland
rw@ns1.ca  •  604-842-9810