UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

~~Report of~~REPORT ~~Foreign~~OF ~~Private~~FOREIGN ~~Issuer~~PRIVATE ~~Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16~~ISSUER

~~Under the~~PURSUANT ~~Securities~~TO ~~Exchange~~RULE ~~Act~~13a-16 ofOR ~~1934~~15d-16

~~For~~UNDER ~~the Month~~THE ofSECURITIES ~~March~~EXCHANGE ~~2021~~ACT OF 1934

~~Commission File~~For ~~No.:~~the ~~333-159793-01~~month of April 2021

Commission File Number: 333-159793-01

TELESAT CANADA

(~~Name~~Translation of ~~Registrant~~registrant’s name into English)

160 Elgin Street, Suite 2100, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 2P7

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.:

Form 20-F ☒ x Form 40-F ☐¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ~~Yes ☐ No ☒~~

~~Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):~~ Yes ☐ ¨ No ☒ x

~~EXHIBITS~~Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

~~The~~Yes ¨ No ~~following information is furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this report on Form 6-K:~~x

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		News release dated March 4, 2021 – “Telesat Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2020”

The following information is furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this report on Form 6-K:


No.		Description

99.1		News release dated April 13, 2021 – “Telesat Canada Announces Proposed Secured Notes Offering”
99.2		News release dated April 13, 2021 – “Telesat Canada Announces Pricing of Secured Notes Offering”

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		TELESAT CANADA
	TELESAT CANADA (Registrant)
Date: March 4, 2021	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER S. DIFRANCESCO
April 13, 2021	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER S. DIFRANCESCO
	Name:	~~Name:~~Christopher S. DiFrancesco	~~Christopher S. DiFrancesco~~
	Title:	~~Title:~~Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	~~Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary~~

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