Current Version
| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Jun 3, 2019 |
| End Date | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Description | In 2019, Health Canada lessened their deferral period to 3 months for men who have sex with men. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20211218232828/https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ |
Revision History (6)
edited by jadeywadey. description and dates
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| End Date | Sep 30, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Description | Banned with 3 months deferral | In 2019, Health Canada lessened their deferral period to 3 months for men who have sex with men. |
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| Sources | https://blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ | https://web.archive.org/web/20211218232828/https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| Start Date | May 9, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 |
edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | Apr 28, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
Reports (1)
- Date is incorrect "The deferral will only be removed on September 30 2022.
https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men"
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned (6-month deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Sources | https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ | https://blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ |
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Reports (12)
- Newer law has been passed "Got changed recently now there is no ban"
- Newer law has been passed "Canada recently removed restrictions on gay and bi men donating blood"
- Newer law has been passed "Canada has removed restrictions on gay and bi men donating"
- Newer law has been passed "https://globalnews.ca/news/8793482/canada-blood-donation-ban-gay-men-update/amp/"
- Newer law has been passed "Canada recently removed restrictions on gay and bi men donating"
- Newer law has been passed "On April 28, 2022, Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Services' request to change blood donation criteria."
- Newer law has been passed "On April 28th, Canada overturned the three-month deferral on MSMS donating blood.
Sources:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-s-discriminatory-blood-ban-being-replaced-by-screening-based-on-sexual-behaviour-for-all-donors-1.5880056
https://rabble.ca/health/seven-years-after-first-promise-trudeau-government-ends-gay-blood-ban/
https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/04/canada-finally-scrapping-ban-gay-men-donating-blood/"
- Newer law has been passed "Ban has been removed by the public body in charge of blood donation collection. Will be enforced by September of this year.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61265645"
- Newer law has been passed "Canada recently removed all restrictions on gay and bi men donating blood"
- Newer law has been passed "Canada has recently removed all restrictions on homosexual and bisexual men donating blood"
- Newer law has been passed "On April 28, 2022 they Health Canada lifted the ban on blood donations from homosexual men. It is now legal."
- Status is not correct
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned (6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | May 9, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Banned with 3 months deferral |
| Sources | https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/ban-on-blood-donation-for-men-who-have-sex-with-men-reduced-to-3-months-1.4413395?fbclid=IwAR3VSJjzHOtjNxPMRhSBb-qaSK7bODc6Y_UkbgCjvY1u_BcVLXEvE6hv0OQ |
Reports (24)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "The deferral period is actually 3 months here’s a quote from their website “ Currently, men are eligible to give blood if it has been more than three months since their last sexual contact with a man.” All of you are doing amazing work with this site hope you’ll find this to be helpful"
- Status is not correct "Should be 3-month deferral! Source: https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men"
- Newer law has been passed "Changed from 6 month deferral to three month deferral. Current Primeinister is trying to legalize men who have sex with men to donate blood. https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men"
- Status is not correct "Banned (3-month deferral)"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "It says 3 month in the source but 6 in the table?"
- Status is not correct "It is 6 months, even for those of us in a monogamous marriage"
- Status is not correct "It has been approved to be a 3 month waiting period. It is also under review for a shorter or non-existant waiting period."
- Status is not correct "it is now 3 months"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "deferral is 3-months"
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "it says 6 month, but the discription says 3 months"
- Status is not correct "The deferral is three months, and not six."
- Status is not correct "3 month deferral now"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Should be 3 months."
- Status is not correct "Blood deferral is for 3 months for MSM beginning May, 2019."
- Status is not correct "Banned with 3 month deferral as of June, 2019.
https://blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men"
- Status is not correct "The status has been amended to a 3 month deferral as of June, 2019."
- Status is not correct "The detail are corrects it's 3 month but the title says 6 months."
- Note field is incorrect