Dr. Elena Patsa has filed a human rights complaint against Fraser Health Authority (FHA) alleging that, in 2021 and 2022, FHA had a policy that prohibited patients from wearing N95 respirators at their facilities, and that this policy had a discriminatory effect on individuals who were at risk for severe COVID-19.

This complaint has been filed on behalf of a class. The class is defined as individuals who accessed a healthcare facility run by FHA in 2021 or 2022,  who were asked to remove an N95 respirator and put on a surgical mask when accessing care at that facility, who were at higher risk for severe COVID-19 at the time they were asked by FHA staff to remove their respirator.

We are asking members of the class to come forward.

To share your story or for more information about the case, please email our lawyer from the BC Human Rights Clinic, part of the Community Legal Assistance Society:

Alison Moore: [email protected].

OPTING OUT OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Class Members have the right to exclude themselves from the Class Complaint (“opt-out”).

If you opt out, you will not be eligible to participate in, or receive money from, the ongoing Class Complaint, but you will be able to start or continue your own complaint regarding the claims at issue.

If you do nothing, you will be eligible to participate in, and may receive money from, the ongoing Class Complaint, but you will not be able to start or continue your own complaint regarding the claims at issue.

To opt out, please make a request in writing including your full name and contact information to [email protected] or by mail at

ATTENTION: Alison Moore

Community Legal Assistance Society

Suite 300 – 1140 West Pender St.

Vancouver, BC V6E 4G1

Facilities run by Fraser Health Authority include:

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Abbotsford Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Burnaby Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Delta Hospital

Edmonds Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Fraser Canyon Hospital

Langley Memorial Hospital

Langley Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Ridge Meadows Hospital

Ridge Meadows Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Metrotown Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Mission Memorial Hospital

Mission Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Royal Columbian Hospital

Eagle Ridge Hospital

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Surrey-Newton Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Surrey-Whalley Urgent and Primary Care Centre

Peace Arch Hospital

Port Moody Urgent and Primary Care Centre

For a full list of Fraser Health facilities, please see: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory