~~United~~UNITED ~~States SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the ~~month~~Month of ~~June~~August 2012

Commission File ~~Number~~No.: 333-159793

~~Telesat~~TELESAT ~~Canada~~CANADA

(~~Exact~~Name ~~name~~ of ~~registrant as specified in its charter~~Registrant)

1601 Telesat Court, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1B 5P4

(Address of ~~principal~~Principal ~~executive~~Executive ~~office~~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 20 6-FK ~~þ Form 40~~in paper as permitted by Regulation S-FT oRule 101(b)(1): Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the ~~Form~~ Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(17): Yes ¨ No x

~~Yes~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing o the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No þx

~~Indicate~~If by“Yes” ~~check~~is ~~mark~~marked, ifindicate below the ~~registrant~~file isnumber assigned ~~submitting~~to the ~~Form~~ ~~6-K~~registrant in ~~paper~~connection aswith ~~permitted by Regulation S-T~~ Rule ~~101~~12g3-2(b)~~(7)~~: N/A.

~~Yes o No þ~~EXHIBITS

~~Indicate~~The byfollowing ~~check mark whether by furnishing the~~ information ~~contained~~is infurnished ~~this~~to ~~Form,~~ the ~~Registrant~~Securities ~~is also thereby furnishing~~and ~~the~~Exchange ~~information to the~~ Commission ~~pursuant~~as topart ~~Rule 12g3-2(b)~~of ~~under~~this ~~the Securities~~report ~~Exchange~~on ~~Act~~Form ~~of 1934~~6-K:

Yes o No þ

Exhibit No.		Document

99.1		News release dated August 2, 2012 – “Telesat Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2012”.

~~If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-~~2~~(b): N/A~~

~~Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

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

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Telesat Canada, dated June 14, 2012, announcing the completion of the redemption of its 11.0% senior notes.

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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 (Registrant)

	TELESAT CANADA

Date: August 2, 2012	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER S. DIFRANCESCO
	Name:	Christopher S. DiFrancesco
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

~~June 14, 2012 By: /s/Christopher S. DiFrancesco~~ 3

Name: Christopher S. DiFrancesco

Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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