Just curious as to why Can. Blood Services can't let current blood collection centres do this, as collecting plasma is basically the same process as collecting blood - ie needle in arm. A press release would be more efficient and immediate than spending $1B on centres that will not be any more popular than current centres. Further, Canadians would prefer that any collection payments to donors be made to healthy screened Canadians than unscreened Americans desperate for cash.  Also, Canadian media will carry public announcements at no cost. Why not do mobile collection clinics as malls and campuses? 
I'd favour investing up to $5M in that if actual cots and vans are needed now. Proper purchasing methods would have to be followed, not the usual gov. throwaways of cash.