--- description: A spike in traffic from the United States helped crash the Canadian immigration site on election night, according to CBC news title: Yes, Americans Really Did Crash Canada's Immigration Site as Trump Won image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteac1ba003d2129f3/6988adf6fb4eac964788fd53/canada-flag-move-to-canada.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yes, Americans Really Did Crash Canada's Immigration Site as Donald Trump Won  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 10, 2016 3:29 PM CUT  Canada Day celebrations in Toronto: large Canadian flag in the West Jest stage Canada Day celebrations in Toronto: large Canadian flag in the West Jest stageRoberto Machado Noa—LightRocket via Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 10, 2016 3:29 PM CUT A spike in traffic from the United States helped [crash the Canadian immigration site ](http://fortune.com/2016/11/08/canadas-immigration-site-crashed-election/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")on election night, according to CBC News. The Canadian broadcaster [reported](https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/796681458698096640 "undefined") that half of the 200,000 people who visited the site on election night came from U.S. IP addresses. The site had 17,000 visitors at the same time the prior week, with 10% of those from the U.S. Donald Trump’s [surprising victory](http://time.com/4565973/how-donald-trump-won/ "undefined") in the U.S. presidential election may have many Americans considering a move across the border, but that would prove difficult for many. Permanent residents typically need family in the country or a specialized skill profession, according to [_Fortune_](http://fortune.com/2016/11/09/move-to-canada-trump-win/ "undefined"). Some can also apply for political asylum—but that’s not an option for Americans, no matter how upset they are about the Republican’s win. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4566053/donald-trump-move-to-canada/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4566053/donald-trump-move-to-canada/"},"headline":"Yes, Americans Really Did Crash Canada's Immigration Site as Donald Trump Won","datePublished":"2016-11-10T15:29:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:45:02.110Z","description":"But it won't be easy for them to move there","url":"https://time.com/4566053/donald-trump-move-to-canada/","keywords":["2016 Election topic","Canada"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteac1ba003d2129f3/6988adf6fb4eac964788fd53/canada-flag-move-to-canada.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteac1ba003d2129f3/6988adf6fb4eac964788fd53/canada-flag-move-to-canada.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"canada flag move to canada","caption":"http://time.com/4565973/how-donald-trump-won/","creditText":"Roberto Machado Noa—LightRocket via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4566053/donald-trump-move-to-canada/","name":"Yes, Americans Really Did Crash Canada's Immigration Site as Donald Trump Won"}}]}] ```