**Exhibit 99.1**

 

**Certification**

 

I, Darren Entwistle, certify that:

 

1.             Ihave reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of TELUS Corporation.

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to makethe statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financialinformation included in this report, fairly present in all material respectsthe financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer asof, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

4.                                       The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control overfinancial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

 

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the issuer, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or causedsuch internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectivenessof the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annualreport that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based onour most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theissuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors(or persons performing equivalent function):

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the designor operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarizeand report financial information; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management orother employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal controlover financial reporting.

 

 
| Date: March 13,****2009. |                                  |
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| By:                           | /s/ Darren Entwistle                  |   |
|                          | Darren Entwistle                      |   |
|                          | President and Chief Executive Officer |

 

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**Certification**

 

I, Robert G. McFarlane, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of TELUSCorporation.

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to makethe statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financialinformation included in this report, fairly present in all material respectsthe financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer asof, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

4.                                       The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control overfinancial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

 

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the issuer, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or causedsuch internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectivenessof the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annualreport that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based onour most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theissuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors(or persons performing equivalent function):

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the designor operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarizeand report financial information; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management orother employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal controlover financial reporting.

 

 
| Date: March 13,  2009. |                                                  |
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| By:                         | /s/ Robert G. McFarlane                               |   |
|                        | Robert G. McFarlane                                   |   |
|                        | Executive Vice President and Chief  Financial Officer |

 

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