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                            July 7, 2020

       Corey D. Code
       Chief Financial Officer
       Ovintiv Inc.
       Suite 1700, 370 17th Street
       Denver, Colorado 80202

                                                        Re: Ovintiv Inc.
                                                            Form 10-K for the
Year Ended December 31, 2019
                                                            Filed February 21,
2020
                                                            File No. 001-39191

       Dear Mr. Code:

             We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In
our comment, we
       may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your disclosure.

              Please respond to this letter within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comment apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your
response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

       Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019

       Management's Discussion and Analysis
       Non-GAAP Measures, page 71

   1.                                                   We note you present
total costs as a non-GAAP measure. Please reconcile total costs to
                                                        the most directly
comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance
                                                        with GAAP or tell us
how your current presentation complies with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of
                                                        Regulation S-K.
 Corey D. Code
Ovintiv Inc.
July 7, 2020
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        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       You may contact Joanna Lam, Staff Accountant at 202-551-3476 or Craig
Arakawa,
Branch Chief at 202-551-3650 if you have questions regarding comments on the
financial
statements and related matters.



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