Creation of Héma-Québec
25 years of history
Many things have happened in 25 years! Our dynamic timeline lets you step back and get to know our organization better.
1998
Creation of the Association of Blood Donation Volunteers
1999
Creation of the Héma-Québec Foundation
2001
First Centre Opens Under the GLOBULE Banner
Creation of the Human Tissue Bank
2004
Creation of the Public Cord Blood Bank
Inauguration of the New Héma-Québec Building on the Université Laval Campus
2005
Commissioning of the First Mobile Blood Donation Unit
2006
Start of the “Cut-off Sleeve” Campaign
2008
Creation of the Reference and Stem Cell Laboratory
2009
“Grande Mention” at the Grand Prix québécois de la qualité
Michel Thérien Becomes the First Canadian to Reach 1,000 Donations
2013
Extension of Héma-Québec’s Mandate for Biological Products of Human Origin
First Centre Opens Under the PLASMAVIE Banner
Creation of the Mobile Blood Drive Regional Centre
2014
Creation of the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank
2016
First Campaign to Promote Plasma Donation
2018
Obtaining the SIIATH Management Mandate
2020
First COVID-19 Seroprevalence Study
2021
Obtaining the Mandate to be the Sole Distributor of Human Tissues
2022
Implementation of Gender-Neutral Qualification Questionnaires
2023
Héma-Québec Today
Here for life
Testimonials
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About
Our processThis microsite highlights the organization’s history, as well as that of its donors, volunteers, employees, and partners. As you browse it, you’ll immediately catch the thread that connects them all: Héma-Québec’s important mission of saving lives.
