~~UNITED~~United ~~STATES~~StatesSECURITIES ~~SECURITIES~~ AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~6-K~~D.C. 20549

~~Report~~FORM ~~of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a~~6-~~16 or 15d-16 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~ K

~~For~~Report ~~the~~of ~~Month~~Foreign ofIssuer ~~April~~Pursuant ~~2012~~to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

~~Commission~~ the ~~File~~Securities ~~No.:~~Exchange ~~333-159793~~Act of 1934

~~TELESAT~~For ~~CANADA~~the month of April 2012

~~(Name~~Commission ofFile ~~Registrant)~~Number: 333-159793

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

(~~Address~~Exact name of ~~Principal~~registrant ~~Executive~~as ~~Office)~~specified in its charter)

~~Indicate~~1601 byTelesat ~~check~~Court, ~~mark~~Ottawa, ~~whether~~Ontario, ~~the~~Canada ~~registrant~~K1B ~~files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-F o~~ 5P4

~~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):~~Address ~~Yes~~of oprincipal Noexecutive x office)

Indicate by check mark ifwhether the registrant isfiles ~~submitting~~or ~~the~~will ~~Form~~file ~~6-K~~annual inreports ~~paper~~under ascover ~~permitted~~of byForm ~~Regulation S~~20-TF ~~Rule~~or ~~101(b)(7):~~Form ~~Yes o No x~~ 40-F:

~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this~~ Form 20-F ~~is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3~~þ Form 40-~~2(b)~~F ~~under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Yes~~ o ~~No x~~

IfIndicate ~~“Yes”~~by ischeck ~~marked,~~mark ~~indicate~~if ~~below~~ the ~~file~~registrant ~~number~~is ~~assigned~~submitting to the ~~registrant~~Form 6-K in ~~connection~~paper ~~with~~as ~~Rule~~permitted ~~12g3~~by Regulation S-2T Rule 101(b)(1): ~~N/A.~~

~~EXHIBITS~~Yes o No þ

~~The~~Indicate ~~following~~by ~~information~~check ismark ~~furnished~~if to the ~~Securities~~registrant ~~and~~is ~~Exchange~~submitting ~~Commission~~the asForm ~~part~~6-K ofin ~~this~~paper ~~report~~as onpermitted ~~Form~~by 6Regulation S-K:T Rule 101(b)(7):

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Telesat Canada Quarterly Report For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2012

Yes o No þ

~~SIGNATURES~~Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

~~Pursuant~~Yes too No ~~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.~~ þ

~~TELESAT~~If ~~CANADA~~“Yes” ~~Date:~~is ~~April 27~~marked, ~~2012~~indicate ~~By:/s/~~below ~~CHRISTOPHER~~the S.file ~~DIFRANCESCO~~number ~~Name:~~assigned ~~Christopher~~to S.the ~~DiFrancesco~~registrant ~~Title:~~in ~~Vice~~connection ~~President,~~with ~~General Counsel and Secretary~~Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A

Exhibits

The following information 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 April 30, 2012, announcing a proposed notes offering.
99.2		Press release of Telesat Canada, dated April 30, 2012, announcing a tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to certain outstanding notes.
99.3		Press release of Telesat Canada, dated April 30, 2012, announcing the pricing of its notes offering.

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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)

April 30, 2012 By: /s/Christopher S. DiFrancesco

Name: Christopher S. DiFrancesco

Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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