B.C. cities top ‘most generous’ list

One of the most popular crowdfunding websites has released its annual list of the most “generous” cities in Canada, and six of the top 10 are in B.C.

GoFundMe says North Vancouver topped the list as Canada’s most generous community in 2021.

A fundraising campaign on the platform raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a victim of a random stabbing spree outside the Lynn Valley library branch in North Vancouver in March.

Vancouver came in third on the list, followed by Kamloops, Kelowna, and New Westminster. Victoria came in ninth place.

Over the summer, in the aftermath of the wildfire that devastated the village of Lytton, dozens of fundraisers popped up on the website to help people who were forced out of the community with as little as 15 minutes’ notice.

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The other cities that cracked Canada’s top 10 are all in Ontario: Brampton, Burlington, Belleville, and Guelph.

Worldwide, Ireland was named the most generous country per capita, making it the third year in a row it topped GoFundMe’s rankings.

The website says the “most generous person” in 2021 made 434 donations.

GoFundMe’s ranking of countries’ and cities’ “generosity” was determined based on the number of donations per capita in communities with a population over 50,000.