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notes to consolidated financial statements | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
notes to consolidated financial statements |
notes to consolidated financial statements | JUNE 30, 2026 TELUS Corporation is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, providing a wide range of technology solutions, which include: mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products; healthcare services, software and technology solutions (including employee and family assistance programs and benefits administration); agriculture and consumer goods services (software, data management and data analytics-driven smart-food chain and consumer goods technologies); and digital experiences. Data services include: internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology and cloud-based services; and home and business security and automation. TELUS Corporation was incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) on October 26, 1998, under the name BCT.TELUS Communications Inc. (BCT). On January 31, 1999, pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act among BCT, BC TELECOM Inc. and the former Alberta-based TELUS Corporation (TC), BCT acquired all of the shares of BC TELECOM Inc. and TC in exchange for Common Shares and Non-Voting Shares of BCT, and BC TELECOM Inc. was dissolved. On May 3, 2000, BCT changed its name to TELUS Corporation and in February 2005, TELUS Corporation transitioned under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), successor to the Company Act (British Columbia). TELUS Corporation maintains its registered office at Floor 5, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3. The terms “TELUS”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “ourselves” refer to TELUS Corporation and, where the context of the narrative permits or requires, its subsidiaries. Our principal subsidiaries, which were wholly owned as at June 30, 2026, are TELUS Communications Inc. and TELUS Health Inc.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements | ​ ​ ​ | Page
General application | ​ | ​
1. | Condensed interim consolidated financial statements | ​ | 7
2. | Accounting policy developments | ​ | 7
3. | Capital structure financial policies | ​ | 11
4. | Financial instruments | ​ | 15
Consolidated results of operations focused | ​ | ​
5. | Segment information | ​ | 24
6. | Revenue from contracts with customers | ​ | 26
7. | Other income | ​ | 28
8. | Employee benefits expense | ​ | 29
9. | Financing costs | ​ | 30
10. | Income taxes | ​ | 31
11. | Other comprehensive income | ​ | 32
12. | Per share amounts | ​ | 33
13. | Dividends per share | ​ | 33
14. | Share-based compensation | ​ | 34
15. | Employee future benefits | ​ | 37
16. | Restructuring and other costs | ​ | 39
Consolidated financial position focused | ​ | ​
17. | Property, plant and equipment | ​ | 40
18. | Intangible assets and goodwill | ​ | 41
19. | Leases | ​ | 43
20. | Other long-term assets | ​ | 43
21. | Real estate joint ventures and investments in associates | ​ | 45
22. | Short-term borrowings | ​ | 47
23. | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ​ | 47
24. | Advance billings and customer deposits | ​ | 48
25. | Provisions | ​ | 49
26. | Long-term debt | ​ | 50
27. | Other long-term liabilities | ​ | 55
28. | Owners’ equity | ​ | 56
29. | Contingent liabilities | ​ | 59
Other | ​ | ​
30. | Related party transactions | ​ | 61
31. | Additional statement of cash flow information | ​ | 63
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