UPDATE - Nov. 9, 2016: More than 200,000 users were trying to access the site when the Canadian immigration site crashed on U.S. election night, said a government spokeswoman.
Sonia Lesage told The Huffington Post Canada that American IP addresses accounted for 50 per cent of the traffic, compared to a normal range of 8.8 to 11.6 per cent.
At the same time, traffic from Canadian IP addresses was at 37 per cent, followed by Australia at three per cent and U.K. at one per cent.
In comparison, the same period last week saw just over 17,000 visitors, she said.
Yup, Citizenship and Immigration Canada crashed pic.twitter.com/85JD6f39TY
— Andy 🇨🇦 (@CanadianFanboy) November 9, 2016
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People in the US are increasingly searching for the word "emigrate" over the last few hours #ElectionNighthttps://t.co/CJCBsKKKNEpic.twitter.com/hEH5lmPko1
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 9, 2016
In Canada, immigrants are encouraged to bring their cultural traditions with them and share them with their fellow citizens. pic.twitter.com/MOuStZbSX7
— Canada (@Canada) November 9, 2016
- With files from Althia Raj