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In 2016, the restriction was reduced to one year and then three months as of 2019. Previously, men who had sex with men were banned from donating blood until 2013, when they were granted as eligible to donate blood by Health Canada but were required to have been abstinent from having sex with men for five years. Previously, men who had sex with men were banned from donating blood until in 2013, when they were granted as eligible to donate blood by Health Canada but were required to have been abstinent from having sex with men for five years. The move to remove the barrier for men who have sex with men is something the LGBTQ+ community has been pushing for for years. Graham Sher, CEO of Canadian Blood Services, said in a news release.Ĭanadian Blood Services is pleased to share that Health Canada has approved our request to remove eligibility criteria specific to men who have sex with men and instead focus on sexual behaviour associated with higher risk of infection among all donors. “Today’s approval from Health Canada is the result of over a decade of work to make participation in Canada’s Lifeline as inclusive as possible, without compromising the safety of biological products or the security of supply,” Dr. On Thursday, Health Canada approved to remove eligibility criteria specific to men who have sex with men by September 30, 2022.Ĭurrently, men who have sex with men must wait three months after their last sexual contact with a man before they are eligible to donate blood in Canada.īut with the new criteria to be introduced at the end of September, all donors - regardless of their sexual orientation - will be screened under the same process. Men who have sex with men will soon no longer have to jump through hoops before they're eligible to donate blood in Canada.