A transfer of a domain name from one Registrar
A domain name registrar is an organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited by a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry and/or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry. The management is done in accordance with the guidelines of the designated domain name registries and to offer such services to the public. to another (Registrar Transfer) extends the registration period of the domain*, thus there is a cost to perform a Registrar Transfer.
For our current transfer pricing, please visit: http://www.webnames.ca/transfer/default.aspx
*for most domain extensions, including .CA, .COM, .NET, .ORG and others. Please see the domain specific section of this FAQ for more information.