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EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
(As of April 27, 2012)

Name of Significant Subsidiaries |  | Country of Incorporation |  | Ownership Interest |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Solar Technologies Inc. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Solar Manufacture Inc. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Solar New Energy (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc., formerly known as CSI Central Solar Power Co., Ltd. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc., formerly known as Changshu CSI Advanced Solar Inc. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. |  | United States of America |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Project Consulting GmbH |  | Germany |  |  | 70 | %
Canadian Solar Japan K.K. |  | Japan |  |  | 90.67 | %
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. |  | Canada |  |  | 100 | %
CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH, formerly known as Canadian Solar (Deutschland) GmbH |  | Germany |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Ontario) Inc. |  | Canada |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty, Ltd. |  | Australia |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar International Ltd. |  | Hong Kong |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar O&M (Ontario) Inc. |  | Canada |  |  | 100 | %
SunE Sky GP First Light III Ltd. |  | Canada |  |  | 100 | %
SunE Sky First Light III LP |  | Canada |  |  | 100 | %
CSI-Cenergy Holdings, LLC |  | United States of America |  |  | 62.5 | %
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co. Ltd. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 80 | %
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte., Ltd. |  | Singapore |  |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Suzhou) Inc. |  | People's Republic of China |  |  | 61 | %

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EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES (As of April 27, 2012)