Plasma donation company Grifols begins phased reopening of centres after 2-month hiatus

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Grifols is resuming operations at its Canadian clinics after temporarily shutting down all paid plasma collection in mid-August amid public scrutiny.

Company paused all paid plasma collection at its Canadian clinics in mid-August

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· Posted: Oct 20, 2026 11:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

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For-profit plasma company Grifols has announced a phased-in resumption of services at two of its Canadian locations, with more to gradually follow. (Travis Golby/CBC)

Grifols is resuming operations at its Canadian clinics after temporarily shutting down all paid plasma collection in mid-August amid public scrutiny.

The for-profit plasma donation company issued a news release on Tuesday, saying it's beginning a phased-in resumption of collection activities at its 17 centres, starting immediately with two locations — one on Innovation Drive in Winnipeg and the other on Currents Drive in Edmonton.

Those locations will reopen with a reduced number of daily donor appointments, which will progressively increase, the release said.

The decision to reopen is begin done "in alignment with Health Canada," the release said, adding additional locations across the network will gradually reopen as well.

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