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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-22-001717
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220309
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220309
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220309

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANTEC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001131383
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-ENGINEERING SERVICES [8711]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32562
		FILM NUMBER:		22723876

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 10220 103 AVENUE NW
		STREET 2:		EDMONTON ALBERTA T5J 0K4 CANADA
		CITY:			EDMONTON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		780-917-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 10220 103 AVENUE NW
		CITY:			EDMONTON, ALBERTA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			00000
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<html><head><title></title></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div align="center"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 6-K</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>For the month of March 2022</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Commission File Number: <strong>001-32562</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>STANTEC INC.</strong></font><br />(Translation of registrant's name into English)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>400-10220 103 Avenue NW<br />Edmonton, Alberta<br />Canada T5J 0K4</strong><br />(Address of principal executive office)</p></div><p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br />Form 20-F [&#160;&#160; ] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [&#160;X ]</p><p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): </p><p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): </p><!--<hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p> On March 9, 2022, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. <br /><br />(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated March 9, 2022</p><p></p>--><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SIGNATURES</strong></p><p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</p><table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%"><strong>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;STANTEC INC.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">(Registrant)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">Date: March 9, 2022</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ Theresa B. Y. Jang&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Theresa B. Y. Jang</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Executive Vice President and CFO</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr></table><hr style="break-after: page;" noshade="noshade" /><p>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094" ></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Stantec intends to acquire Barton Willmore, deepening planning and design expertise in the United Kingdom</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p>
 <p align="left">EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, March  09, 2022  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <strong>TSX, NYSE:STN</strong><br ></p>  <p align="start">Stantec, a global leader in sustainable engineering and design, today announced its intention to acquire Barton Willmore, the United Kingdom&#8217;s leading planning and design consulting firm. The transaction is expected to close in early April 2022. Barton Willmore supports many of the largest and most transformational projects in the region&#8217;s residential, logistics, retail, infrastructure, energy, higher education, and urban regeneration sectors, providing services to both public and private sector clients. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.</p>  <p align="start">Founded in 1936, Barton Willmore is the largest independent, inter-disciplinary consultancy in the UK, with over 300 town planners, master planners, urban and landscape designers, architects, and environmental planners employed across the country. Headquartered in Reading, Barton Willmore has offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kings Hill, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Southampton.</p>  <p align="start">&#8220;Barton Willmore and Stantec share a passion and commitment to delivering sustainable, dynamic projects that improve communities,&#8221; said Cath Schefer, Stantec&#8217;s Chief Operator Officer, Global. &#8220;It&#8217;s incredibly exciting to welcome Barton Willmore to our growing global team as we look to strengthen our project delivery expertise across several sectors. Barton Willmore&#8217;s master planning and urban design capabilities greatly enhance our ability to drive innovative solutions for clients across the globe.&#8221;</p>  <ul type="disc"><li>Delivering advanced infrastructure applications, area masterplans, and urban and landscape design, Barton Willmore is lead consultant in the realization of <strong>Linmere New Community </strong>in <strong>Bedfordshire</strong>. Working for a development consortium, the scheme will deliver over 5,000 new homes, a primary school, a local center, a park and public open space, and significant employment within a new regional distribution center.<br > <br ></li><li>Enhancing visitor facilities and maximizing opportunities on their wider land holdings, Barton Willmore planners and designers are working closely with <strong>Bristol Zoo</strong>, a historic zoological park in an environmentally sensitive area. This work includes planning and design services for an exciting residential development on underused land close to the park and located within the highly sought-after Clifton area.<br > <br ></li><li>Navigating a complex urban regeneration scheme for <strong>Birkenhead Town Centre</strong>. The project will deliver a new commercial quarter and residential neighborhood, as well as a new hotel and home for Birkenhead&#8217;s Market, while supporting heritage assets, active travel, and community connections.<br > <br ></li><li>Guiding proposals for over 15 years that will see the delivery of 10,800 new homes within a healthy new community at <strong>Barking Riverside</strong> &#8211; a key greater London brownfield site. As lead consultant, Barton Willmore has worked closely with the public-private partnership client and wider Barking community to secure key transport infrastructure, healthy living principles, social infrastructure, and an attractive new environment for future residents and the wider Barking community.</li></ul>  <p align="start">&#8220;Both Stantec and Barton Willmore are passionate about drawing on our shared expertise to deliver sustainable and lasting projects that improve communities around the world. By combining our respective technical and creative capabilities, plus our extensive collective strategic understanding, we believe we can deliver a real step-change to the UK market,&#8221; said Iain Painting, Senior Partner, Barton Willmore.</p>  <p align="start">&#8220;Stantec&#8217;s cultural values also mirror our own, and through comprehensive inter-disciplinary working, we are looking forward to delivering a unique, integrated, and highly attractive workplace for planners and designers, alongside their broad existing teams,&#8221; said Mark Sitch, fellow Senior Partner at Barton Willmore. &#8220;We look forward to seeing how these integrated teams can transform project solutions for our clients across the UK and beyond.&#8221;</p>  <p align="start">Today's announcement marks the most recent in a series of regional acquisition investments by Stantec in the UK market over the past several years, including Peter Brett Associates and ESI Consulting. Upon close, the Barton <br > Willmore acquisition will bring Stantec&#8217;s regional presence to more than 2,500 team members distributed across the UK.</p>  <p align="start"><strong>About Stantec</strong></p>  <p align="start">Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always <strong>design with community in mind</strong>.</p>  <p align="start">We care about the communities we serve&#8212;because they're our communities too. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what's never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.</p>  <p align="start">We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.</p>  <p align="start">Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.</p>  <p align="start"><strong>Media Contact&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</strong> <br > Danny Craig <br > Stantec Media Relations <br > Ph (949) 923-6085 <br > danny.craig@stantec.com <br > &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br > <strong>Investor Contact</strong> <br > Tom McMillan <br > Stantec Investor Relations <br > Ph (780) 917-8159 <br > tom.mcmillan@stantec.com</p>  <p align="end"><strong>Design with community in mind</strong></p> </p><p ></p></body></html>
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