Canadian Blood Services

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Kim

Blood
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Blood
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You can save lives and change many more.

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Jayden

Plasma
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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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Historic change opens the door for more blood and plasma donors: human variant of ‘mad cow’ eligibility rule gone for good


11/23/2023
  |  
News release
Two-decade long eligibility requirement lifted for people who spent time in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or France; newly eligible donors welcome starting December 4

‘Hope on the Hill’ rallies MPs, staff to support stem cell donation


Special event inspired by a stem cell donor helps educate Parliamentarians and recruit potential donors of the future

Canadian Blood Services’ statement on issues identified at a private cord blood bank in Alberta


11/02/2023
  |  
Statement
Canadian Blood Services is aware of the issues identified by Health Canada at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository in Edmonton, Alberta.

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
    17
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB positive

  • Good supply
    13
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB negative

  • Good supply
    6
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A positive

  • Good supply
    8
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type A negative

  • Good supply
    12
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B positive

  • Good supply
    9
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type B negative

  • Good supply
    4
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O positive

  • Good supply
    5
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O negative