Canadian Blood Services / Societe Canadienne Du Sang

Canadian blood services/société canadienne du sang (the corporation) owns and operates the national blood supply system for canada except québec and is responsible for the collection testing processing and distribution of blood and blood products including red blood cells platelets plasma and cord blood as well as the recruitment and management of donors. In addition the corporation provides the following services: (i) contracting of plasma protein manufactuers and purchasing and distributing of plasma protein and related products (ii) developing and managing donor registries for stem cell cord blood stem cells and organs. (iii) providing diagnostic services for patients and hospitals across western canada and some parts of ontario (iv) supporting policy and leading practice development professional education and public awareness over transfusion practices and organ and tissue donation and transplantation and (v) conducting and supporting research in transfusion science medicine cellular therapies and organ and tissue transplantations.