Canadian Blood Services

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Plasma
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Plasma
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For many, plasma is the only treatment.

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Organs & Tissues
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Organs & Tissues
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More than 4,000 people in Canada are waiting for an organ transplant.

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Wai Yin

Blood recipient

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Plasma recipient

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Tom

Stem cell recipient

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Kathleen

Organ recipient

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10 amazing ways donated blood and plasma help save lives


From blood transfusions for babies in the womb, to the manufacture of lifesaving medications, blood and plasma help far beyond trauma 

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos


Her work in the Canadian Blood Services microbiology lab helps protect transfusion recipients from dangerous bacteria

Precious time for dreams big and small, thanks to blood donors


Blood donations gave Penn time for everything on her bucket list, from ‘eat ice cream’ to ‘visit Disneyland’

This donor’s rare blood travelled 6,000 kilometres to save a life


Jason Daum first learned of his exceptionally rare blood type after one of his first donations in years was selected for special tests

How an Indigenous stem cell donor saved a life on Canada’s opposite coast


Veronica, who is Mi’kmaw from Cape Breton, was a stem cell match for Judee, a woman of Métis heritage on Vancouver Island

National blood inventory

We manage the national supply of blood products for all the provinces and territories (excluding Quebec). Many variables can impact our inventory such as weather, holidays or tragic events. Below is an overview of our inventory levels across all blood types. 

 

  • Good supply
    25
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB positive

  • Good supply
    10
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB negative

  • Good supply
    9
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A positive

  • Good supply
    5
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A negative

  • Good supply
    13
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B positive

  • Good supply
    4
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B negative

  • Good supply
    7
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O positive

  • Good supply
    4
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O negative