A spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada told the CBC that the site “became temporarily inaccessible to users as a result of a significant increase in the volume of traffic”. Google Trends data showed a spike in searches for “move to Canada” and “immigrate to Canada” as the results rolled in. On Wednesday several American media outlets joined the fray, publishing articles that offered advice on how to move to Canada. A Trump presidency, said Drucker, most likely wouldn’t send scores of Americans following in his footsteps. Analysts warned Wednesday that a Trump presidency could wreak havoc on Canada’s economy as the US accounted for 60% of Canada’s global trade in 2014.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2016 18:56 UTC