Canadian web hosts should thank Trump for the tariffs.

[CanSpace]

Hey everyone,

HD is full of hosts from around the world, but my guess American and Canadian companies make up a significant chunk of them. So, to our Canadian colleagues—have you noticed an influx of Canadians moving their websites and servers from US to Canada?

Here’s the tea: Canadians are mad. And when Canadians get mad, they don’t just say “sorry” and move on. Nope. They’re taking action by moving their websites from U.S.-based hosting companies to Canadian ones. At CanSpace, we’ve seen a massive surge in Canadians bringing their digital homes back to Canadian soil. It’s like a digital maple syrup revolution! 8 out of 10 sales requests are from fellow Canadians trying to make a move.

Frankly, in our 20+ year history we’ve never seen such a bold statement of digital patriotism. In part because there has never been such a case of “aggression” against Canada by who Canadians thought they were close friends with.

As a Canadian firm, do you think this migration will have a lasting effect or is this just a temporary trend?

 

[SenseiSteve]

Hard to say whether it's temporary as politics is such a strange bedfellow.

 

[Artashes]

I hear this to be the case with at least a couple of local friends in the hosting business.

The thing about Trump's tariffs on Canada is that they taught us, Canadians, a harsh lesson of life not to rely too much on anyone. Build a diverse economy that does not depend on one single partner, but a plethora of markets.

Besides there being very slim difference when it comes to connectivity/website speed between American and Canadian hosts, there are actually other benefits that Canadians that switch will learn about like better data/privacy regulations.

Good for you that you are getting a boost as a result of people returning their websites to Canada. Canadians learn quickly, so I, for one, think that this trend will continue.