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There are no immediate plans to further relax restrictions on gay and bisexual blood donors despite the fact officials are testing the waters on the idea, says the agency responsible for Canada’s blood supply.

Canadian Blood Services lifted its lifetime donation ban on men who have sex with men in 2013, allowing those who had been abstinent for five years to donate.

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Now, a new online survey, conducted by the polling firm Ipsos Reid on behalf of the agency, asks whether Canadians would be in favour of cutting the deferral period down to one year.

Dr. Mindy Goldman of Canadian Blood Services said the survey is an attempt to gather views about changes that could potentially be made in the next few years.

“The current five-year deferral was implemented in July 2013, and is a first step to incremental change for this policy,” Goldman, medical director of donor and clinical services, said in an email.