Reference Source

Travel and living abroad

For Travel and living abroad, blood service is Canadian Blood Services; waiting period is 21 days; condition is after return from travel outside of Canada, the U.S., Europe or Antarctica; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Travel and living abroad
Blood service
Canadian Blood Services our reading
Waiting period
21 days verified
Condition
after return from travel outside of Canada, the U.S., Europe or Antarctica verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Sourceblood.ca
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

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What the source says

after return from travel outside of Canada, the U.S., Europe or Antarctica there is a waiting period of 21 days before donating blood, platelets or transfusable plasma.

blood.ca, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.