If you have been impacted by polio as a survivor, relative, caregiver, health care provider, volunteer, or friend, a Polio Canada support group can help you connect with peers, exchange information and resources, learn new skills and build a social network for support.
"Not knowing where else to go, the Thunder Bay & District Post-Polio Chapter gave me hope in knowing I was not alone. The group's support & encouragement kept me sane."
– Polio Canada program participant
More details on support groups are provided below. For more information, phone 1-888-540-6666 or email
polio@marchofdimes.ca.
National Support Groups
National Online Polio Support Group
Date: Weekly on Wednesdays
Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT
12 noon – 1:30 p.m. MT
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CT
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. AT
3:30 p.m.
– 5 p.m. NT
Registration:
To register for the National Online Polio Support Group, please
click here.
Provincial Support Groups
Find a Support Group near you:
Email polio@marchofdimes.ca or phone 1-888-540-6666 to discover more information on what is available in your region.
Alberta
Wildrose Polio Support Society
8640 64 Ave.
Edmonton, AB T6E 0H5
Tel: 780-428-8842
Contact: Patricia Murray
British Columbia
Online B.C. Polio Support Group
(available to British Columbia residents only)
Dates: Monthly, every 2nd Thursday of every second month :
March 13, 2025
May 8, 2025
July 10, 2025
September 11, 2025
November 13, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 noon PT
Registration:
To register for Online B.C. Polio Support Group, please
click here.
Manitoba
Post Polio Network (Manitoba) Inc.
c\o SMD Self-Help Clearing House
Suite 204, 825 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5
Contact: Cheryl Currie
Tel: 204-975-3037
Ontario
Durham Polio Support Group
(In-person meetings)
Location: Parkland Ajax, 3 Rossland Rd., West, Ajax, ON (Meeting Room)
Date: Monthly, every 4th Tuesday of the month
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Thunder Bay Polio Support Group
(In-person meetings)
Location:
Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel & Suites
17 North Cumberland Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4K8
(Portside Restaurant)
Date: Every two months, 4th Wednesday of the month
2025 Schedule: February 26, April 23, June 25, August 27, October 22, December 10
Time: 12 noon - 2:15 p.m. ET
Quebec
Association Polio Quebec
Location: 3500 Boulevard Decarie, Bureau 219A
Montreal, QC H4A 3J5
Toll Free: 877-765-4672
Tel: 514-489-1143
Saskatchewan
Polio Regina
Polio Regina is a support group which was formed to increase awareness, and to spread information regarding research and treatment pertaining to Post-Polio Syndrome. Meets six to eight times a year, in person or by Zoom.
Location:
78 Petersmeyer Street, Regina, SK S4R 7P7
Contact: Ivan Jorgensen
Tel: 306-757-8051
Phone 1-888-540-6666 or email polio@marchofdimes.ca for more information about support groups, programs and services for polio survivors.
