Health Canada urged to inspect three Grifols sites in Ontario amid safety concerns
Health Canada is being urged to inspect three Grifols plasma collection facilities in Ontario due to safety concerns. The Ontario NDP has raised alarms after deficiencies were found at other Grifols locations, including issues with staff training on donation machines. Grifols, which operates as a commercial collector of plasma, has faced scrutiny following the deaths of two donors in Winnipeg, although Health Canada has not linked these incidents to the donation process.
- ▪The Ontario NDP is calling for inspections of three Grifols plasma collection facilities that were licensed without prior inspections.
- ▪Grifols is the only major commercial collector of plasma in Canada, operating 17 sites across the country.
- ▪Health Canada has flagged multiple deficiencies at some Grifols centres, including staff not knowing how to respond to alarms on donation machines.
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Open this photo in gallery:A Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Ave. in Winnipeg on March 13, 2026.Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Ontario NDP is calling on Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection facilities that were issued licences last year without ever being inspected, amid concerns about deficiencies found at other locations.The federal regulator says such inspections are not mandatory, but documents obtained by The Globe and Mail suggest Ontario’s provincial government has wondered why the inspections have not been carried out.Grifols opened five locations in Ontario in 2025: one in Whitby, one in Hamilton, one in Cambridge and two in Toronto.
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