Victoria holds top spot as most romantic Canadian city

Downtown Victoria is shown in this 2008 file photo. (Deddeda Stemler / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

For the third year in a row, B.C.’s capital has been named the most romantic city in the country.

In an Amazon.ca survey looking at the number of romantic products sold in each Canadian city, Victoria was at the top of the list for every measured category.

Some of the products include romance novels, relationship books, and romantic CDs, like Barry White and Michael Buble. This year sexual wellness items and jewelry were added as categories.

North Vancouver was close behind Victoria in second place while Vancouver took the ninth spot overall.

B.C. had six cities in the top 20 and Ontario was the most romantic province with seven cities on the list.

Kelowna, Nanaimo, Kamloops also made the list.

Here’s the top 20 list:

1.       Victoria, British Columbia

2.       North Vancouver, British Columbia

3.       Waterloo, Ontario

4.       Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

5.       Calgary, Alberta

6.       Red Deer, Alberta

7.       Kingston, Ontario

8.       Guelph, Ontario

9.       Vancouver, British Columbia

10.   Edmonton, Alberta

11.   Regina, Saskatchewan

12.   Winnipeg, Manitoba

13.   Lethbridge, Alberta

14.   Oakville, Ontario

15.   Kelowna, British Columbia

16.   Nanaimo, British Columbia

17.   London, Ontario

18.   Kamloops, British Columbia

19.   Kitchener, Ontario

20.   Burlington, Ontario