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EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES

(As of March 31, 2016)

Name of Major Subsidiaries |  | Place 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 New Energy Holding Co., Ltd. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) 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 |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. |  | Canada |  | 100 | %
CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH |  | Germany |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited |  | Australia |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar International Limited |  | Hong Kong |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc. |  | Canada |  | 100 | %
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 76 | %
Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd. |  | Singapore |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar South Africa Pty., Ltd. |  | South Africa |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd. |  | Brazil |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Middle East Limited |  | United Arab Emirates |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar (Thailand) Ltd. |  | Thailand |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC |  | United States of America |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Project K.K. |  | Japan |  | 100 | %
CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 80 | %
Canadian Solar UK Ltd |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Changshu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 75 | %
Changshu Tlian Co., LTD |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Trading (Changshu) Inc. |  | People’s Republic of China |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Energy Acquisition Co. |  | United States of America |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Intermediate Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Securities Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Strategies Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Recurrent Energy, LLC |  | United States of America |  | 100 | %
PT. Canadian Solar Indonesia |  | Indonesia |  | 67 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd |  | Vietnam |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited |  | India |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Australia 1 Pty Ltd |  | Australia |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited |  | Hong Kong |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Holding Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Parent Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar UK Investment Limited |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. |  | Thailand |  | 99.99992 | %