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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-081285
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121203

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Canadian Solar Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001375877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 SPEEDVALE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		WEST GUELPH
		CITY:			ONTARIO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			N1K 1E6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86-512) 6690-8088

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 199 LUSHAN ROAD, SUZHOU NEW DISTRICT
		STREET 2:		SUZHOU
		CITY:			JIANGSU
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			215129
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December 3, 2012</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIA EDGAR</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mellissa Campbell Duru</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Special Counsel</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Office of Mergers &amp; Acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549-3628</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .7in;text-indent:-.35in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Canadian Solar Inc.<br> Schedule TO-I<br> Filed November 15, 2012<br> File No. 005-82485</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms. Duru:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of our client, </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Canadian Solar Inc., </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (the &#147;Company&#148;), we </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">set forth the response of the Company to the oral comment received on November 20, 2012 from the staff (the &#147;Staff&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) regarding the Company&#146;s tender offer statement on Form Schedule TO (the &#147;Schedule TO-I&#148;). For ease of reference, we have set forth the staff&#146;s comments with the Company&#146;s response below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We wish to thank you and other members of the staff for your time and for your review of the enclosed letter.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please revise to include</font></u></i></b><b><i><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;"> the back-end withdrawal rights of the security holders in the tender offer.</font></u></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has revised the disclosure in the Schedule TO-I to provide for the back-end withdrawal rights pursuant to Section 14(d)(5) and Rule 13e-4(f)(z) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&#160; The Company has amended Item 4(a) of the Schedule TO-I by adding the following:</font></p>
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