Age, gender and weight — can I give blood? (Canadian Blood Services)
What is the waiting period for Age, gender and weight — can I give blood? (Canadian Blood Services)?
For Age, gender and weight, waiting period is at least 17 years old; condition is to become a blood donor in Canada you must be at least 17 years old and meet minimum height and weight requirements; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is Canadian Blood Services, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
To become a blood donor in Canada you must be at least 17 years old and meet our minimum height and weight requirements.
— blood.ca, retrieved 2026-08-06
at least 17 years old
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
- Criterion
- Age, gender and weight
- Blood service
- Canadian Blood Services our reading
- Waiting period
- at least 17 years old verified
- Condition
- to become a blood donor in Canada you must be at least 17 years old and meet minimum height and weight requirements
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- blood.cahttps://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/eligibility