It happened again with the U.K. general election last week, with searches for jobs in Canada spiking 111 per cent immediately after results started pouring in, job search site Indeed said in analysis of its internal search data. It noted that a similar spike was seen after British voters said yes to Brexit in a narrow vote in 2016. The election saw Conservative leader Boris Johnson win the largest majority Britain’s Tories have seen since the days of Margaret Thatcher. The decisive win gives Johnson a clear mandate to pull Britain out of the European Union, with Brexit scheduled for January 31, 2020. Canada appears to be the number-one destination for those seeking to leave the U.K. Ireland is the second most popular option, with searches spiking 44 per cent after the election.

Source: Huffington Post December 16, 2019 22:41 UTC