Voters frantically Googling ‘How to move to Canada’ after Donald Trump win

DONALD Trump’s big win in the Super Tuesday primaries is making Americans freak out. They’re already desperately plotting their exit.

PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 01: Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks to the media at his Mar-A-Lago Club on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump held a press conference, flanked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, after the polls closed in a dozen states nationwide. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

THE mere thought of President Trump taking the oath of office in January, 2017 has left US citizens so freaked out that they’re already plotting their exit.

While the Republican Presidential hopeful swept the primaries in seven states on Super Tuesday, putting him one step closer to the White House, it also put those who oppose him a step closer to the border — the Canadian border, that is.

In the hours after Trump dominated his Republican rivals on Tuesday, the number of Google searches for “how to move to Canada” jumped more than 10 times in the United States.

Google data editor Simon Rogers noticed the spike and shared it on Twitter.

Searches for "how can I move to Canada" on Google have spiked +350% in the past four hours #SuperTuesday

— Simon Rogers (@smfrogers) March 2, 2016

By midnight the numbers were up 1150 per cent, according to Google Trends.

The majority of the searches came from Massachusetts, where Trump had a landslide win with 49 per cent of the primary vote.

The Google Trends graph says it all.

Americans have been threatening to bail on the land of red, white and blue since Mr Trump declared his candidacy last June with a derogatory speech about Mexican immigrants being “rapists” and “drug dealers” setting the tone for his campaign. Warnings of emigration have continued throughout.

Canada’s website, which has a tool for people to determine their eligibility, now shows a warning at the top of the page: “You may experience delays while using the website. We are working to resolve this issue. Thank you for your patience.”

A Canadian man even created a web campaign welcoming Trump haters to Cape Breton, a tiny Atlantic Canadian island. The website, called ‘Cape Breton if Donald Trump Wins’, received 800,000 visitors since launch and had thousands of serious emigration inquiries.

A Toronto city council member also decided to help out potential US deserters on social media.

To all my American followers tweeting at me tonight, here's the link: https://t.co/0epl8Z5zlQ pic.twitter.com/mMfeIc1Ayg

— Norm Kelly (@norm) March 2, 2016

Interestingly, the second most searched for country on Google among Americans weighing their future options was Australia, followed by Sweden and then Japan.

In the interest of extending the olive branch to Trump foe looking to make the leap to greener pastures Down Under, here’s a handy link to help you on your way.

It looks like Aussies should prepare for an influx of Americans.