--- title: Fleeing the Election, People Are Looking for Homes in Canada description: Fearing the aftermath of the presidential election, inquiries about Canadian real estate have spiked. authors: - name: Kerry Close url: https://money.com/author/kerry-close/ at_money_since: 2016 articles: 182 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/kerryclose former_staff: true published: '2016-11-08T14:51:54.000Z' modified: '2024-04-02T04:55:32.000Z' section: Housing tags: - 2016 Election - Canada - Donald Trump - Election 2016 - Hillary Clinton - pubdesk word_count: 264 canonical: https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Housing Market: Century 21 realtor board with a for-sale](https://img.money.com/2016/11/gettyimages-617948216.jpg) *Inquiries about real estate in Canada have spiked during election season.* Planning to move to Canada if the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election tilts against your favor? Some people are already ahead of you. Queries from Americans mulling a move to the [Great White North](http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8147966/type/dlg/sid/fleeingtheelectionDCNov/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g153339-Canada-Vacations.html) -- as well as some expats living in Canada who are concerned enough to think about relocating home -- have spiked by 20%, [one Canadian broker told the](http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/11/07/unhappy-election-result-canadians-say-come-over/93428916/) [*Detroit Free Press*](http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/11/07/unhappy-election-result-canadians-say-come-over/93428916/). "They’re just coming over. 'We’re looking to move over this way.'....People are actively looking for properties on this side of the border," broker Gabe Velente said. ***Read More*: [4 Financial Rules to Consider Before You Move Abroad](https://money.com/brexit-britons-move-abroad-canada/?iid=sr-link2)** Officials on one Canadian island, [Cape Breton](https://money.com/trump-presidency-move-cape-breton-island/?iid=sr-link1), is actively trying to recruit Americans who want to flee a Clinton or Trump presidency. Their outreach project, [cbiftrumpwins.com](http://cbiftrumpwins.com/), is trying to bolster its population figures by marketing to Americans, and has even tried to help would-be expats find jobs. After the start of caucus and primary season in March, Canada's federal immigration agency saw a spike in Internet traffic from American IP addresses. Search traffic for the site also spiked right before the Republican National Convention in June. ***Read More: [Should You Go to College in Canada?](https://money.com/collection-post/should-you-go-to-college-in-canada-2/)*** Other websites are trying to ease your transition up north on a more personal level: [MapleMatch.com](http://www.maplematch.com/), for example, is trying to introduce singles in the states to those in Canada. Before you tie the knot, however, it's worth noting that marrying a Canadian doesn't automatically grant you residency rights. If Tuesday's results spur you to seriously consider a move abroad, [here's how you can immigrate to Canada](https://money.com/move-to-canada-trump-presidency/?iid=sr-link1). ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Housing", "item": "https://money.com/housing/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Places to Live", "item": "https://money.com/places-to-live/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Fleeing the Election, People Are Looking for Homes in Canada" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/", "name": "Fleeing the Election, People Are Looking for Homes in Canada", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-11-08T14:51:54.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-02T04:55:32.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Fleeing the Election, People Are Looking for Homes in Canada", "articleSection": "Housing", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/11/gettyimages-617948216.jpg", "width": 4200, "height": 2804, "caption": "Housing Market: Century 21 realtor board with a for-sale" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kerry Close", "url": "https://money.com/author/kerry-close/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/kerry-close/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/kerryclose" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2016-11-08T14:51:54.000Z", "description": "Fearing the aftermath of the presidential election, inquiries about Canadian real estate have spiked.", "abstract": "Fearing the aftermath of the presidential election, inquiries about Canadian real estate have spiked.", "@id": "https://money.com/election-real-estate-canada/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-02T04:55:32.000Z", "wordCount": 264, "keywords": [ "2016 Election", "Canada", "Donald Trump", "Election 2016", "Hillary Clinton", "pubdesk" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Housing in the United States", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_the_United_States" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "City quality of life indices", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_quality_of_life_indices" ] } ] } ] } ```