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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-17-000152
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170202
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		17568518

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 12TH AVE SW BOX 1900 STATION M
		STREET 2:		CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2MI
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-267-4724

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110-12TH AVENUE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">For the month of February 2017</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Translation of registrant&rsquo;s name into
English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>110-12<SUP>th</SUP> Avenue S.W., Box 1900,
Station &ldquo;M&rdquo;, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">I<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">ndicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form 20-F &#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form 40-F &#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">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): ____</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">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): ____</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0"><B>I</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The document listed below as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K is a
copy of the Registrant&rsquo;s news release dated January 26, 2017 announcing &ldquo;TransAlta Announces Sale of Jointly Owned
Wintering Hills Facility&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This news release is being furnished, not filed,
and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by TransAlta Corporation under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.</P>

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    <td style="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">99.1</td>
    <td style="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Media Advisory: TransAlta Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results and Conference Call    &rdquo;</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">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>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>TransAlta Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><I>/s/ Donald Tremblay</I></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD>Donald Tremblay</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 9.9pt 0 0">Date: February 2, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <td style="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">Press
    release dated February 2, 2017 announcing &ldquo;Media Advisory: TransAlta Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results and Conference Call&rdquo;</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Media Advisory: TransAlta Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results
and Conference Call</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CALGARY, Feb. 2, 2017 /CNW/ -&nbsp;TransAlta Corporation (TSX:
TA; NYSE: TAC) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2016 results before market open on Friday, March 3, 2017. A conference
call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for investors, analysts, members of the media and other interested parties
the same day beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mountain (11:00 a.m. Eastern). The media will be invited to ask questions following analyst
question period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Please contact the conference operator five minutes prior
to the call, noting &quot;TransAlta Corporation&quot; as the company and &quot;Jaeson Jaman&quot; as moderator.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Dial-in numbers:<BR>
Toll-free North American participants call: 1-888-231-8191<BR>
Outside of Canada &amp; USA call: 1-647-427-7450</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">A link to the live webcast will be available on the Investor
Centre section of TransAlta's website at http://www.transalta.com/investors/events-and-presentations. If you are unable to participate
in the call, the instant replay is accessible at 1-855-859-2056 (Canada and USA toll free) with TransAlta pass code 66068990 followed
by the # sign. A transcript of the broadcast will be posted on TransAlta's website once it becomes available.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><B><I>About TransAlta:</I></B><I><BR>
TransAlta is a power generation and wholesale marketing company focused on creating long-term shareholder value. TransAlta maintains
a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia.
TransAlta's focus is to efficiently operate wind, hydro, solar, natural gas and coal facilities in order to provide customers with
a reliable, low-cost source of power. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud contributor to
the communities in which it works and lives. TransAlta has been recognized on CDP's Canadian Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
(CDLI), which includes Canada's top 20 leading companies reporting on climate change, and has been selected by Corporate Knights
as one of Canada's Top 50 Best Corporate Citizens and is recognized globally for its leadership on sustainability and corporate
responsibility standards by FTSE4Good. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><I>For more information about TransAlta, visit our web site
at transalta.com, or follow us on Twitter @TransAlta.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">SOURCE TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><IMG SRC="image_001.gif" ALT="https:||rt.newswire.ca|rt.gif?NewsItemId=C4071&amp;Transmission_Id=201702021527CANADANWCANADAPR_C4071&amp;DateId=20170202" STYLE="height: 1px; width: 1px"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the
following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2017/02/c4071.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">%CIK: 0001144800</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information:</B> Investor Inquiries: Jaeson Jaman,
Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries:
Stacey Hatcher, Manager, Communications, Toll-free media number: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CO: TransAlta Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CNW 15:27e 02-FEB-17</P>



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