TAXING TIMES

  I am not sure where I saw this, but I will pass it along as a public service. Although soon-to-be-again President Trump has promised to cut taxes (at least for the very wealthy), that may not include you and you might have other reasons for wishing to emigrate from the U.S. If so, you might want to attend this tax seminar offered by Moodys on Dec. 14. They will answer the following question.

TRUMPUGEES
  When Trump was elected last time, there was reportedly a surge in Google searches relating to moving to Canada. The immigration law firm, LARLEE ROSENBERG, noticed this and they will assist you with the migration process if you visit, trumpugees.ca. You might want to attend the Moody's webinar first if your motivation relates more to a concern about taxes than Trump. The folks at LAREE ROSENBERG have indicated that there has indeed been a spike in immigration queries:

"How are the inquiries you’re getting today different from Trump’s first win?"
"The volume of requests is much higher. For the first couple of weeks after the election, it was three or four an hour round the clock. Trump has moved much farther right on the political spectrum since 2016, which has broadened the playing field in terms of people looking to escape his second term. We have received inquiries from people on the far left, as well as from Republicans who are still left of Trump. There are U.S.-based companies interested in shoring up their Canadian operations to give their employees an opportunity to work here. That’s mostly in tech—video games and software development companies. And then we’re also hearing from Americans who are already living in Canada and are now worried about what a Trump presidency might mean for their permanent residency applications. We’re calling those people sur place Trumpugees."

   Although I came from the United States to Canada and stayed, I am skeptical about any surge in trumpugees at this time. The Moody's tax seminar will deter some and the weather, others. On the other hand, if mass deportations are ordered in the U.S., there may be a dramatic increase in trumpugees of a different kind.
   It is also the case that are many instances reported in Canada where people are trying illegally to get into the United States, a destination for those who think that it is still preferable to living here. 
   Most Canadians I know have very strong feelings about Trump, (negative ones), but I predict that it will take a much weaker loonie to deter their visits when the "March Break" days appear on the calendar.  For more about this see: "The Trump Slump" which was written when school trips to the U.S. were cancelled and there were calls to boycott U.S. vacations. And, "Trump and Travel" which I did back in 2019. 

Source: The question above was asked by a Maclean's reporter. See, "Can Trumpugees Move to Canada," Courtney Shea, Nov. 28, 2024.