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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ( a ) OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission File Number 001-15144 TELUS Corporation ( Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) British Columbia , Canada ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 4812 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ( if applicable ) ) 7th Floor - 510 West Georgia Street Vancouver , British Columbia V6B 0M3 , Canada ( 604 ) 697-8044 ( Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices ) CT Corporation System , 28 Liberty Street New York , New York 10005 ( 212 ) 590-9200 ( Name , address ( including zip code ) and telephone number ( including area code ) of : for service in the United States ) Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( b ) of the Act . agent Title of each class Common Shares Trading Symbol ( s ) TU Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form : x Annual information form x Audited annual financial statements Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of December 31 , 2020 : 1,291,392,613 Common Shares Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days .