Donald Trump: Interest in moving to Canada up, says lawyer [Video]

Fears about the next Donald Trump administration have led to a surge in interest in immigrating to Canada from the United States, including from high-profile individuals such as celebrities, according to an immigration lawyer.

“The way things have played out, we’re getting an inordinate number of questions about moving to Canada and how does one move to Canada,” Evan Green, managing partner and specialist in citizenship and immigration law at Green and Spiegel in Toronto, said in a video interview with CTVNews.ca this week.

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When Joe Biden won the White House in 2020, Green said his immigration law firm didn’t observe any notable increase in inquiries about Canada.

But Trump’s victory this year has prompted more interest from Americans – about three times more than normal – Green said, although he couldn’t provide specific figures.

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