The Bank of Canada is the central bank of the country. In addition, the Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry utilize the Statistics Canada agency for financial planning and economic policy development. The Bank of Canada is the sole authority authorized to issue currency in the form of Canadian bank notes.
Quest Diagnostics offers 2 panels (von Willebrand Comprehensive Panel and von Willebrand Comprehensive Panel 2) that include key tests for VWD diagnosis and typing, along with an interpretation of results and additional comments (Figure 2) .
Von Willebrand factor (vWF or VWF) is a protein that is one of several components of the coagulation system that work together, and in sequence, to stop bleeding within the body. VWF testing measures the amount of the protein present in blood and determines how well the protein functions.