Canadian Blood Services

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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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Rapid growth in the demand for blood products could cause national supply to dwindle


06/26/2024
  |  
News release
New donors needed now to ensure hospitals remain stocked with life-essentials for patients this weekend and throughout the summer

How students can save lives while competing for scholarships this summer


With the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program, recruit donors to win up to $6500 toward your 2024-2025 tuition 

‘Every time I see a bag of blood, I see a person behind it’


Wai Yin Mok is grateful to each and every blood donor helping her survive and thrive with a mysterious illness

A life touched by thousands of blood donors


Bessie Calabria relies on monthly blood transfusions for thalassemia. Her husband, Sal, donates in thanks.

Hope and healing, thanks to blood donors and a stem cell donor


Blood donors helped Emmanuel Boakye survive sickle cell disease. Then a stem cell donation from his sister delivered a life beyond it.

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
    24
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB positive

  • Good supply
    12
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type AB negative

  • Good supply
    7
    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
    8
    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
    4
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O positive

  • Good supply
    3
    days of inventory on hand.

    Inventory level for blood type O negative