Canadian Blood Services

Discover how you can make all the difference.

Kim

Blood
for Life

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Blood
for Life

You can save lives and change many more.

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Jayden

Plasma
for Life

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Plasma
for Life

For many, plasma is the only treatment.

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Tom

Stem Cells
for Life

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Stem Cells
for Life

You may be someone's lifesaving match.

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Paulo

Organs & Tissues
for Life

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Organs & Tissues
for Life

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

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Kim

Blood recipient

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Jayden

Plasma recipient

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Tom

Stem cell recipient

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Paulo

Organ recipient

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Make All The Difference

People across Canada are aware the need for blood and plasma is constant. But nearly 50% say they have never donated because they have never been asked. 

SO WE ARE ASKING.

We are asking, in as many ways possible, to make a blood or plasma donation.

A stem cell transplant from his mom helped him live to meet his own child


Then, less than a year into new fatherhood, Adam Coletta needed a second transplant — this time from an unrelated donor

Canadians urged to donate blood and plasma as blood agency faces summer of unprecedented events


08/28/2023
  |  
News release
As the country continues to face a unique set of circumstances this summer, Canadian Blood Services is urging everyone who can to donate blood or plasma to help boost supplies.

Former chair of the board, Dr. Verna Skanes, has passed


08/23/2023
  |  
Statement
Canadian Blood Services is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Verna Skanes. Verna was a founding member of our board of directors and was the chair of our board from 2003-2009.

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
    12
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB positive

  • Good supply
    9
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB negative

  • Low supply!
    2
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A positive

  • Good supply
    4
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A negative

  • Good supply
    6
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B positive

  • Good supply
    3
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B negative

  • Low supply!
    1
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O positive

  • Low supply!
    2
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O negative