jakobd
at 2016-10-04 11:56:24 UTC
It's not exclusive to Canada.
渡 + "country abbreviation" exists for many different countries, but these words are not exactly commonly used. For example: 渡米、渡英、渡仏、渡独、渡伊、渡西、渡露、渡中、渡鮮、渡台、渡印、渡土、渡墨、渡伯、・・・
See also: http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1032038055
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How is this a word?
I know lots of Americans want to do this now, but since when did moving to Canada have its own word?