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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F ( Check One ) ☐ ☑ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 or ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ( A ) OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For fiscal year ended March 31 , 2021 Commission File number 1-31402 Canada CAE INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Not Applicable ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ( if applicable ) ) ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 3699 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ( if applicable ) ) Not Applicable ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ( if applicable ) ) 8585 Côte - de - Liesse , Saint - Laurent , Québec , H4T 1G6 514-341-6780 ( Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive office ) CT Corporation System , 111 Eighth Avenue , 13th Floor , New York , NY 10011 ( 212 ) 894-8700 ( Name , address ( including zip code ) and telephone number ( including area code ) of agent for service in the United States ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered CAE New York Stock Exchange Common Shares , including associated Common Share purchase rights pursuant to the Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan , which purchase rights will trade together with the Common Shares Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Not Applicable Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : Not Applicable For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this form : Annual Information Form ✓ Audited Annual Financial Statements