Canadians are showing their support for Haiti quake victims by generously donating to charities, aid agencies said Sunday.

The Canadian Red Cross has received $22.2 million from individuals for Haiti relief efforts since the 7.0 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, according to Michel Leveille, general manager for the agency's Quebec unit.

"It's tremendous support by the Canadian population," said Leveille, who added the figure excludes corporate donations.

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Donations to the Humanitarian Coalition — an umbrella organization of disaster relief organizations including Care Canada, Oxfam Canada and Save the Children — have totalled $2.5 million.

World Vision, which said aid is coming in at a faster rate than during the 2004 tsunami, has received $5.1 million in donations so far.

No overall figure was available but other charities receiving donations include Médecins Sans Frontières Canada, Plan Canada and UNICEF Canada.

On Thursday, the federal government said it would match donations made to registered charitable groups for the Haitian disaster up to $50 million.

The charities said that the money would be used to send medical staff to Haiti as well as pay for supplies. The Canadian Red Cross said it has sent 10 French-speaking doctors, nurses and midwives to support a joint effort with the Norwegian Red Cross. The organization is also providing help to Canadian evacuees who arrive in Montreal.

Care Canada started distributing 75,000 water purification tablets on Saturday, along with hygiene kits to help stave off disease, the organization said. About 5,000 mattresses were also being given to the survivors forced to sleep outside for fear the buildings left standing would collapse in the aftershocks.

The Canadian Red Cross has launched an appeal to raise $105 million for three years of support for the estimated 300,000 Haitians made homeless.

"We need to keep up the momentum so the Canadian Red Cross is fully mobilized during the emergency phase, and also the reconstruction," Leveille said.

With files from The Canadian Press