From supplier of blood to expert in biological products of human origin

2022

Implementation of a Gender-Neutral Qualification Questionnaire for blood, platelets and plasma donations

2021

Obtaining the Mandate to be the Sole Distributor of Human Tissues

2018

Management and evolution of the SIIATH (in French only)

2014

Creation of the Québec Mothers’ Milk Bank

2013

• Revision of the Act Respecting Héma-Québec: extended mandate to biological products of human origin

• Opening of the Mobile Blood Drive Regional Centre

• Opening of the first PLASMAVIE Plasma Donor Lounge

• Héma-Québec assumes full management of the Stem Cell Donor Registry in Québec

2011

Creation of the Compensation plan for victims of a Héma-Québec product

2008

Creation of the Reference and Stem Cell Laboratory

2005

Operational start-up of the first GLOBULE Mobile Blood Donation Unit

2004

Creation of the Québec Public Cord Blood Bank

2001

• Creation of the Human Tissue Bank

• Opening of the first GLOBULE Blood Donor Centre

1998

Adoption of the Act Respecting Héma-Québec – Héma-Québec starts its operations

1997

Final report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Blood system in Canada (Krever Report) is tabled – The Red Cross announces its withdrawal from the Canadian blood program as of September 1998

1996

Rapport du comité québécois sur l'approvisionnement, la gestion et la distribution du sang (Gélineau Committee Report) (in French only)

1992

Contaminated blood scandal