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Agence France-Presse

The website of Canada’s immigration ministry crashed as many Americans sought to emigrate to their northern neighbour to escape a Donald Trump presidency.
Access to the site became progressively more difficult during Tuesday evening as the Republican candidate picked up key states essential to winning the White House over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The site displayed an error message at 11pm on Tuesday when the swing state of Florida went to Trump, a major step toward the 270 electoral votes he needed to succeed President Barack Obama.
The immigration website explains the steps to take and the criteria necessary to be eligible for residency in the country or for Canadian nationality.
Americans in recent months had vowed to decamp to Canada, led by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, if the US mogul were elected.

Canadian real estate agencies and some regions with sparse populations have used the election to launch marketing campaigns.
Early this year, when Trump was just one candidate among a dozen Republicans, the island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia on Canada’s east coast, offered to welcome Americans who wanted to avoid a Trump presidency. Under the slogan, “Cape Breton if Donald Trump wins”, it said jobs and cheap homes are available in a region “with a population problem” just 400km from the US border.
Many US celebrities have pledged to move north if Trump prevailed over Clinton, including Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston, singers Cher and Barbra Streisand, and Lena Dunham, star of the TV series Girls. The Canadian foreign ministry’s website was also difficult to access during Tuesday evening.


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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Reuters

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, cars from Canada line up to cross into the United States, in Blaine, Wash., at Peace Arch State Park. Canada's immigration website was knocked out on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, amid U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's victory. The site was working sporadically by early Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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