Fundraising platform GoFundMe has released its Year in Giving Report, naming Victoria and Kelowna as two of the most generous cities in Canada throughout 2020.

The list is topped by Victoria, followed by Kelowna, Kingston, Ont., Saskatoon, Sask., and Calgary, Alta.. Last year, Kelowna earned third place.

Since GoFundMe launched in Canada in 2010, over half a billion dollars have been raised on the platform. According to GoFundMe, one in seven Canadians give generously on the platform.

鈥淜elowna has moved up in the ranking from last year to the second most generous city in Canada with more donations per capita than most other cities in Canada,鈥� GoFundMe said in a statement.

鈥淜elowna continues to prove its generosity from to .鈥�

Despite a difficult year, GoFundMe said Canadians still managed to help their neighbours and support important causes throughout 2020.

The most notable fundraising campaigns in Canada include Indigenous allies fundraising to protest against the Coastal GasLink pipeline through , a fundraiser for a , and a fundraiser for the Sheikh family after their father Kashif drowned in Kelowna on .

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