What Is Multiple Births Canada?

Multiple Births Canada is a national, volunteer-run support organization for twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, and their families, with local affiliate chapters across the country. It offers family support, sponsors projects and events, and provides free resources written by subject matter experts. One important condition to know before you reach out: as of October 1, 2025, the organization suspended all active operations, and the website remains accessible as an archive.

What the organization provided

Multiple Births Canada described itself as a national support organization covering twin, triplet, quadruplet, and quintuplet individuals and their families. Its stated activities fell into three areas:

• Support for families — help aimed at multiple-birth households.
• Projects and events — sponsorship of initiatives and gatherings.
• Free resources — material described as provided by subject matter experts.

It also ran a membership and community component, inviting families to become members and join its community. Because the organization was volunteer-run, these activities depended on volunteers and local affiliate chapters rather than paid staff.

Who it was for

The organization's scope was defined by family type rather than geography alone: parents and caregivers of multiples, the multiples themselves, and the wider family network. Local affiliate chapters extended that reach across Canada, so the practical support available could differ depending on which chapter covered your area.

Current status: operations suspended

The site's own announcement states that as of October 1, 2025, Multiple Births Canada suspended all active operations, while the website remains accessible. That means:

• New memberships, events, and sponsored projects should not be assumed to be running.
• The website is best treated as an archive of past resources and blog content rather than an active service directory.
• For current local support, look to any still-active affiliate chapters or provincial and regional multiples groups directly, and confirm their status yourself.

What remains useful on the site

The archived content includes blog stories and awareness material, such as a first-hand account titled "We Had a Planned C-section Due to Triplets," a National Multiple Births Awareness Day video, and a National Volunteer Week post. These are experience-based pieces rather than clinical guidance — useful for seeing how other families navigated similar situations, but not a substitute for advice from your own care team.

If you are looking for support today, start by checking whether a local multiples chapter near you is still operating, and treat anything on multiplebirths.ca as historical reference.