Google Data Editor Simon Rogers was the first to notice the trend, Mashable reported. He tweeted that searches for "How can I move to Canada" spiked 350 percent late Tuesday only to rise to 1,150 percent by midnight. People in Massachusetts seemed to search for the phrase the most, where Trump won with 49 percent of the vote.

The Canadian government's website also experienced some delays because of the number of visitors to its site.

"You may experience delays while using the website. We are working to resolve this issue. Thank you for your patience," the error message read.

It's not immediately clear if the delay was due to the spike in searches.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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