# Donation Intervals (Platelets) — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Donation Intervals (Platelets), blood service is Canadian Blood Services; waiting period is 14 days; condition is between platelet donations; new platelet donors are encouraged to donate once a month; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Donation Intervals (Platelets)
- **Blood service:** Canadian Blood Services _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** 14 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** between platelet donations; new platelet donors are encouraged to donate once a month
- **Outcome:** temporary deferral _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> To donate platelets , returning donors must wait: 14 days*

## Source

- https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/eligibility

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).