Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc. / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.
Lobbyist name: Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-07-14
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 1412-6129

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 1 of 2 (2025-07-14 to 2025-07-23)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Discussions of the opportunity to increase emergency room capacity, particularly in rural areas and smaller communities, through the deployment of advanced technology enabling remote diagnostics	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Mental Health and Addictions

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Office of the Premier

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Details

Client Contact Information

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.

Address:
312 Adelaide Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5V 1R2
Canada

Description of Business Activities

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc. delivers comprehensive virtual healthcare services—including telemedicine, mental health support, and expert medical consultations—to individuals, employers, insurers, and health systems across Canada.

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$40,671.74	2024-09-13 to 2024-10-31

View all received government funding history

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc. is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Teladoc Health, Inc.
- Ste 2032 Manhattanville Road
  Purchase, NY 10577
  United States of America

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Teladoc Health Canada, Inc. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyist Details

Michael Gardiner | Former Public Office Holder Positions in BC

Business address:
500-1505 W 2nd Ave
Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y4
Canada

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
Ethical Principles, Public Affairs Association of Canada	https://www.publicaffairs.ca/who-we-are/ethical-principles	Public Affairs Association of Canada One Yonge Street, Suite 1801 Toronto, ON M5E 1W7 Canada 416-214-7837 info@publicaffairs.ca

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Details of the political, sponsorship or recall contributions can be found at the Financial Reports and Political Contributions System (FRPC) website.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Strategies 360 Canada

Address:
500 - 1505 W 2nd Ave
Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y4
Canada

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.	2025-07-14	current

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Michael Gardiner, Strategies 360 Canada (Consultant Lobbyist)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

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Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.
Consultant Lobbyist: Michael Gardiner

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-23
Posted date: 2025-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6129-44914 View Lobbying Activity Report

Michael Gardiner, Strategies 360 Canada (Consultant Lobbyist)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-1 of 1

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc.
Consultant Lobbyist: Michael Gardiner

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-23
Posted date: 2025-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6129-44914 View Lobbying Activity Report

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC
Position	Period Held
Ministerial Assistant Advanced Education, Training and Technology and Minister Responsible for Youth	April 2000 to October 2000

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Teladoc Health Canada, Inc. / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 2 (2025-07-14 to 2025-07-23)

Version 1 of 2 (2025-07-14 to 2025-07-23)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address