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U.S. 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 ☑ 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 No .: 000-30718 SIERRA WIRELESS , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Canada ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code ( if applicable ) : 3663 I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ( if applicable ) : 98-0163236 13811 Wireless Way , Richmond British Columbia , Canada V6V 3A4 ( 604 ) 231-1100 ( Address and telephone number of principal executive offices ) CT Corporation 111 Eighth Avenue New York , New York 10011 ( 212 ) 894-8940 ( 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 Common Shares , without par value For annual reports , Trading Symbol ( s ) SWIR Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Market Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form : Annual Information Form Audited Annual Financial Statements Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report : 36,619,439 Common Shares , without par value , as at December 31 , 2020