Nearly 11,000 Americans crossed the border and settled in Canada in 2006, up from 9,262 in 2005 and 5,828 in 2000, according to a recent survey by the Association of Canadian Studies.
That's the first time the numbers went north of the 10,000 mark in 30 years. The last time was in the 1970s, a time when upward of 25,000 Americans were heading to Canada each year, many to avoid U.S. military service during the war in Vietnam.
In comparison, there are almost 24,000 Canadians moved south last year, down from 30,000 year 2005.
| Year | # of Canadians moved | # of Americans | Net Loss to |
| 2006 | 23,913 | 10,942 | 12,971 |
| 2005 | 29,930 | 9,262 | 19,968 |
| 2004 | 22,439 | 7500 | 14 939 |
| 2003 | 16 447 | 5990 | 10 457 |
| 2002 | 27,142 | 5288 | 21 854 |
| 2001 | 29,991 | 5902 | 24 089 |
| 2000 | 21,289 | 5809 | 15 480 |
Sources: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States and Citizenship
What triggered the change of the migration tide? Maybe it is the politics, maybe it is the economy, maybe it is Americans like Canada more these days. If you are considering the move, north or south, make sure you consult with an accountant specializes in Canada-US cross border tax to avoid financial surprises.
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do i need to pay tax to both US and Canada if i moved north?
Canadians and Americans are travelling at a steadily increasing clip across the border, Statistics Canada reported.
According to the agency's new data, June marked the fourth consecutive month showing an increase in same-day car trips in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border. Americans made one million same-day car trips to Canada in June, a 2.5 per cent increase over May. Canadians took almost twice as many trips, crossing the border 1.9 million times, a 2.3 per cent increase over May.
Traffic moves across the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit. Same-day car travel between Canada and the U.S. is on an upswing, but is still less than half what it was before Sept. 11, 2001.Traffic moves across the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit. Same-day car travel between Canada and the U.S. is on an upswing, but is still less than half what it was before Sept. 11, 2001.
While the numbers are increasing, especially after record-low numbers in 2006, same-day cross-border travel has never bounced back to pre-Sept. 11 levels. The number of Canadians heading south is getting closer — we took 2.2 million same-day trips between January and August 2001 — but Americans aren't coming up as frequently. In May and June 2001, Americans drove north 2.3 million times on average.
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