Exhibit 99.6
NOTICE OF RELIANCE
SECTION 13.4 OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102
CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
To: | Alberta Securities Commission |
British Columbia Securities Commission
Manitoba Securities Commission
Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick
Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Autorité des marchés financiers
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
Toronto Stock Exchange
Notice is hereby given that Bell Canada relies on the continuous disclosure documents filed by BCE Inc. pursuant to the exemption from the requirements of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”) provided in Section 13.4 of NI 51-102.
The continuous disclosure documents of BCE Inc. can be found for viewing in electronic format at www.sedar.com.
Attached to this notice and forming part thereof is the consolidating summary financial information for BCE Inc. as required by Section 13.4 of NI 51-102.
Dated: March 11, 2021 | ||||||
BELL CANADA | ||||||
By: | (signed) Thierry Chaumont | |||||
Name: | Thierry Chaumont | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice-President, Controller and Tax |
BELL CANADA
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UNAUDITED SELECTED SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (1)
For the periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
BCE Inc. fully and unconditionally guarantees the payment obligations of its 100% owned subsidiary Bell Canada under the public debt issued by Bell Canada. Accordingly, the following summary financial information is provided by Bell Canada in compliance with the requirements of section 13.4 of National Instrument 51-102 (Continuous Disclosure Obligations) providing for an exemption for certain credit support issuers. The tables below contain selected summary financial information for (i) BCE Inc. (as credit supporter), (ii) Bell Canada (as credit support issuer) on a consolidated basis, (iii) BCE Inc.’s subsidiaries, other than Bell Canada, on a combined basis, (iv) consolidating adjustments, and (v) BCE Inc. and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case for the periods indicated. Such summary financial information for BCE Inc. and Bell Canada and all other subsidiaries is intended to provide investors with meaningful and comparable financial information about BCE Inc. and its subsidiaries. This summary financial information should be read in conjunction with BCE Inc.’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. On June 1, 2020, BCE announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its data centre operations. As a result, we have reclassified amounts related to the sale for the previous year to discontinued operations in the income statements to make them consistent with the presentation for the current year. The sale was completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.
For the periods ended December 31:
BCE INC. | BELL CANADA CONSOLIDATED | SUBSIDIARIES OF BCE INC. | CONSOLIDATING | BCE INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(“CREDIT SUPPORTER”)(2) | (“CREDIT SUPPORT ISSUER”) | OTHER THAN BELL CANADA(3) | ADJUSTMENTS(4) | CONSOLIDATED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | — | — | 22,885 | 23,795 | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | 22,883 | 23,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to owners | 2,408 | 3,162 | 2,599 | 3,357 | 120 | 137 | (2,719 | ) | (3,494 | ) | 2,408 | 3,162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to owners | 2,634 | 3,191 | 2,940 | 3,386 | 120 | 137 | (3,060 | ) | (3,523 | ) | 2,634 | 3,191 |
As at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively:
BCE INC. | BELL CANADA CONSOLIDATED | SUBSIDIARIES OF BCE INC. | CONSOLIDATING | BCE INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(“CREDIT SUPPORTER”)(2) | (“CREDIT SUPPORT ISSUER”) | OTHER THAN BELL CANADA(3) | ADJUSTMENTS(4) | CONSOLIDATED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Current Assets | 711 | 651 | 9,291 | 7,687 | 337 | 420 | (4,651 | ) | (3,238 | ) | 5,688 | 5,520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-current Assets | 24,971 | 23,745 | 48,444 | 48,030 | 38 | 39 | (18,476 | ) | (17,188 | ) | 54,977 | 54,626 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 4,589 | 3,219 | 8,238 | 9,721 | 95 | 75 | (4,651 | ) | (3,238 | ) | 8,271 | 9,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Non-current Liabilities | 104 | 103 | 30,367 | 28,254 | — | 29 | 594 | 575 | 31,065 | 28,961 |
(1) | The summary financial information is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Canadian Accounting Standards Board for publicly-accountable enterprises. |
(2) | This column accounts for investments in all subsidiaries of BCE Inc. under the equity method. |
(3) | This column accounts for investments in all subsidiaries of BCE Inc. (other than Bell Canada) on a consolidated basis. |
(4) | This column includes the necessary amounts to eliminate the intercompany balances between BCE Inc., Bell Canada and other subsidiaries and other adjustments to arrive at the information for BCE Inc. on a consolidated basis. |