UnitedUNITED States STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington,FORM D.C. 205496-K

FORMReport 6of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-K16 or 15d-16 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Report~~For ofthe ~~Foreign~~Month ~~Issuer~~of ~~Pursuant~~November ~~to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of~~

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

ForTELESAT the month of October 2012CANADA

~~Commission~~(Name ~~File~~of ~~Number:~~Registrant) ~~333-159793~~

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

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

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

~~(Address~~Indicate ofby ~~principal~~check ~~executive~~mark ~~office~~if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark ~~whether~~if the registrant ~~files~~is orsubmitting ~~will file~~the ~~annual~~Form ~~reports~~6-K ~~under~~in ~~cover~~paper ofas ~~Form~~permitted ~~20-F~~by orRegulation ~~Form 40~~S-FT Rule 101(b)(7): Yes o No x

~~Form 20-F~~Indicate þ by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form 40 is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-F2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No x

~~Indicate~~If by“Yes” ~~check~~is ~~mark~~marked, ifindicate below the ~~registrant~~file isnumber ~~submitting~~assigned to the ~~Form~~ ~~6-K~~registrant in ~~paper~~connection aswith ~~permitted~~Rule ~~by Regulation S~~12g3-~~T Rule 101~~2(b)~~(1)~~: N/A.

Yes o No þEXHIBITS

~~Indicate~~The byfollowing ~~check~~information ~~mark~~is iffurnished to the ~~registrant~~Securities isand ~~submitting~~Exchange ~~the Form~~Commission ~~6-K~~as inpart ~~paper~~of asthis ~~permitted~~report byon ~~Regulation S-T~~Form ~~Rule 101(b)(7)~~6-K:

Yes o No þ


Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Telesat Canada Quarterly Report For the Three Month and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2012

~~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:~~

Yes o No þSIGNATURES

IfPursuant ~~“Yes”~~to isthe ~~marked,~~requirements ~~indicate~~of ~~below~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~file~~registrant ~~number~~has ~~assigned~~ duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the ~~registrant~~undersigned, inthereunto ~~connection~~duly ~~with~~authorized. ~~Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A~~

ExhibitsTELESAT CANADA

The following information is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K:


Date: November 1, 2012		By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER S. DIFRANCESCO
		Name: Christopher S. DiFrancesco
		Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Telesat Canada, dated October 29, 2012, announcing the closing of its offering of 6.0% Senior Notes due 2017.

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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)

October 29, 2012 By: /s/Christopher S. DiFrancesco

Name: Christopher S. DiFrancesco

Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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