EX-99.8 9 cve-ex998_12.htm EX-99.8

Exhibit 99.8

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the annual report of Cenovus Energy Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 40−F for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jeffrey R. Hart, Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

DATED: February 9, 2021

| /s/ Jeffrey R. Hart
| Jeffrey R. Hart
| Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer