An online charity says it’s hard to beat Ontario and Alberta when it comes to giving.
CanadaHelps.org, a portal that funnels donations to various Canadian charities, says Toronto is the country’s most charitable city followed by Calgary and Edmonton.
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Ottawa and Vancouver round out the top five, but Montreal at sixth gets kudos because it saw a 200 per cent increase over last year.
The most popular sector for donations this year have been religious, followed by social services, health and international.
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Environment ranked only 10th on the donation list, but did see the highest increase in donations at 40 per cent.
The four Atlantic provinces all saw a drop in the amount of money donated in 2011.
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