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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-16-009506
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	F-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		10
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160104
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20160104

FILER:

	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:		F-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-208828
		FILM NUMBER:		161316439

	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 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B> &nbsp;<BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B><I>UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF&nbsp;1933  </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>CANADIAN SOLAR&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  </B></FONT></P>

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 <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>545&nbsp;Speedvale Avenue West<BR>
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K&nbsp;1E6<BR>
Tel: (1-519) 837-1881<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices)  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>CT Corporation System<BR>
111&nbsp;Eighth Avenue<BR>
New&nbsp;York, New&nbsp;York 10011<BR>
(212)&nbsp;894-8800<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B><I>Copies to:<BR>  </I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>David T. Zhang, Esq.<BR>
Benjamin Su, Esq.<BR>
c/o Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis International&nbsp;LLP<BR>
26th&nbsp;Floor, Gloucester Tower<BR>
The Landmark<BR>
15&nbsp;Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong<BR>
(852)&nbsp;3761-3318  </B></FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1> From time to time after the effective date of this
registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>


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filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#253;</FONT> </FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>Includes
(i)&nbsp;securities initially offered and sold outside the United&nbsp;States that may be resold from time to time in the United&nbsp;States
either as part of their distribution or within 40&nbsp;days after the later of the effective date of this registration statement and the date the securities are first bona&nbsp;fide offered to the
public and (ii)&nbsp;securities that may be purchased by the underwriters pursuant to an over-allotment option. These securities are not being registered for the purposes of sales outside of the
United&nbsp;States.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>An
indeterminate aggregate number of securities are being registered as may from time to time be sold at indeterminate prices. The proposed maximum
aggregate offering price of each class of securities will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder and
is not specified as to each class of securities pursuant to the General Instruction&nbsp;II.C. of Form&nbsp;F-3 under the Securities Act of 1933. In accordance with Rules&nbsp;456(b)
and&nbsp;457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration&nbsp;fee. </FONT></DD></DL>

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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>PROSPECTUS  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=6><B>Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Common Shares<BR>
Preferred Shares<BR>
Warrants  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may offer and sell from time to time common shares, preferred shares and warrants of Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc. in any combination from time to
time in one or more offerings. The preferred shares and warrants may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common shares or other securities. This prospectus provides you with a
general description of the securities we may&nbsp;offer. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
time we sell the securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the terms of the securities. The supplement
may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and any supplement, as well as any documents incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and the applicable supplement, before you invest in any of our&nbsp;securities. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
may sell the securities independently or together with any other securities registered hereunder through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or
through a combination of these methods, on a continuous or delayed basis. See "Plan of Distribution." If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their
names, and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangements between or among them, will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable
prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol&nbsp;"CSIQ." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Investing in our securities involves risks. See the "Risk Factors" section contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents we incorporate
by reference in this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before investing in our&nbsp;securities.</B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or
adequacy of the disclosures in this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>The
date of this prospectus is January&nbsp;4, 2016 </FONT></P>

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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#de42501_about_this_prospectus"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</FONT></A></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#de42501_about_this_prospectus"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dg42501_where_you_can_find_more_information_about_us"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US</FONT></A></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dg42501_where_you_can_find_more_information_about_us"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#di42501_incorporation_of_documents_by_reference"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</FONT></A></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#di42501_incorporation_of_documents_by_reference"><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dk42501_special_note_regarding_forward-looking_statements"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dk42501_special_note_regarding_forward-looking_statements"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dm42501_our_company"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>OUR COMPANY</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dm42501_our_company"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#do42501_risk_factors"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RISK FACTORS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#do42501_risk_factors"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dq42501_use_of_proceeds"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>USE OF PROCEEDS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ds42501_enforceability_of_civil_liabilities"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#du42501_taxation"><FONT SIZE=2>9</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dw42501_ratio_of_earnings_to_combined___rat02905"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
STOCK&nbsp;DIVIDENDS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dw42501_ratio_of_earnings_to_combined___rat02905"><FONT SIZE=2>10</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ea42501_description_of_the_securities"><FONT SIZE=2>20</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ec42501_description_of_common_shares"><FONT SIZE=2>21</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ee42501_description_of_our_preferred_shares"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED SHARES</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ee42501_description_of_our_preferred_shares"><FONT SIZE=2>22</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#eg42501_description_of_warrants"><FONT SIZE=2>23</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ei42501_plan_of_distribution"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ei42501_plan_of_distribution"><FONT SIZE=2>25</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ek42501_legal_matters"><FONT SIZE=2>28</FONT></A></TD>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading
"Where You Can Find More Information About Us" and "Incorporation of Documents by&nbsp;Reference." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, </FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "we," "us," "our company," "our" or "Canadian Solar" refers to Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc., a Canadian company, its predecessor
entities and its subsidiaries; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "China" or "PRC" refers to the People's Republic of China, excluding, for the purposes of this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement, Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and&nbsp;Macau; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "shares" or "common shares" refers to common shares of Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc. with no par&nbsp;value; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "$," "US$" and "U.S.&nbsp;dollars" refers to the legal currency of the United&nbsp;States; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "RMB" and "Renminbi" refers to the legal currency of China; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "C$," "CAD" and "Canadian dollars" refers to the legal currency of Canada; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> "&euro;" and "Euro" are to the legal currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union of the European&nbsp;Union. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
prospectus is part of an "automatic shelf" registration statement that we filed with the United&nbsp;States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as a "well-known
seasoned issuer" as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, using a "shelf" registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we
may sell our shares, preferred shares
and warrants or any combination of any of the foregoing from time to time in one or more offerings on a continuous or delayed basis. This prospectus only provides you with a summary description of
these securities. Each time we sell the securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and the specific terms of that
offering. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any of the securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and any supplement, together with the additional
information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information About Us" and "Incorporation of Documents by&nbsp;Reference." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you
with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We will not make an offer to sell the securities in any jurisdiction where the
offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective cover,
and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results
of operations and prospects may have changed since those&nbsp;dates. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of
the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as indicated below. Forms of documents establishing the terms of the offered
securities are filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all
respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration
statement at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington,&nbsp;D.C., as well as through the SEC's&nbsp;website. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
file reports and other information with the SEC. Information filed with the SEC by us can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100F Street,
N.E., Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington,&nbsp;D.C. can be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The
address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
website address is http://www.canadiansolar.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with them. This means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. Each document incorporated by reference is current only as of the date of such document, and the incorporation by reference of such documents
shall not create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date thereof or that the information contained therein is current as of any time subsequent to its date. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus and should be read with the same care. When we update the information contained in documents that have been
incorporated by reference by making future filings with the SEC, the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is considered to be automatically updated and superseded. In other words,
in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information contained in this prospectus and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the information contained
in the document that was filed&nbsp;later. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> our annual report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 filed with the SEC on
April&nbsp;23,&nbsp;2015; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> our report on Form&nbsp;6-K furnished to the SEC on January&nbsp;4, 2016, including summary consolidated financial and operating
data, management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the nine months ended September&nbsp;30, 2014 and 2015, and recent developments included as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 thereto, and&nbsp;our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September&nbsp;30, 2014 and 2015, included as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2
thereto;&nbsp;and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> with respect to each offering of the securities under this prospectus, all our subsequent annual reports on Form&nbsp;20-F
and&nbsp;any report on Form&nbsp;6-K that indicates that it is being incorporated by reference, in each case, that we file or furnish with the SEC on or after the date on which the registration
statement is first filed with the SEC and until the termination or completion of the offering under this prospectus. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
annual report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 filed on April&nbsp;23, 2015 contains a description of our business and audited consolidated
financial statements with a report by our independent auditors. These financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United&nbsp;States, or
U.S.&nbsp;GAAP. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless
expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC. Copies of all
documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus, will be provided at
no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made&nbsp;to: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Michael
G. Potter, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
545&nbsp;Speedvale Avenue West<BR>
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K&nbsp;1E6<BR>
Tel: (1-519) 837-1881 </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You
should rely only on the information that we incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are
not making any offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as
of any date other than the date on the front of those documents. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the information incorporated herein and therein by reference may contain
"forward-looking" statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which are not statements of
historical fact, may contain estimates, assumptions, projections and/or expectations regarding future events, which may or may not occur. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," "will," "would," or similar expressions, which refer to future events and trends, identify forward-looking statements. For instance, we make
forward-looking statements such as our expected manufacturing capacity, our estimated silicon raw material requirements and our estimated silicon consumption rate. We do not guarantee that the
transactions and events described in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement will happen as described or that they will happen at all. You should read this prospectus and any accompanying
prospectus supplement completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus and any
accompanying prospectus supplement relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation,
beyond that required by law, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, even though our situation may change in
the&nbsp;future. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whether
actual results will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and reflect future
business decisions that are subject to change. Some of the assumptions, future results and levels of performance expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements we make inevitably will not
materialize, and unanticipated events may occur which will affect our results. The "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus directs you to a description of the principal contingencies and
uncertainties to which we believe we are&nbsp;subject. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
prospectus also contains or incorporates by reference data related to the solar power market in several countries, including China. These market data, including industry demand and
product pricing, include projections that are based on a number of assumptions. Demand for solar generated electricity may not ultimately increase at the rates expected, or at all. The failure of the
market to grow at the projected rates may materially and adversely affect our business and the market price of our securities. In addition, the rapidly changing nature of the solar power market and
related regulatory regimes subjects any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our market to significant uncertainties. If any one or more of the assumptions
underlying the market data proves to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. We are a leading vertically integrated provider of solar power
products and system solutions with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and&nbsp;Asia. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
design, develop, and manufacture solar wafers, solar cells and solar power products. Our solar power products include standard solar modules and specialty solar products. We are
incorporated in Canada and conduct most of our manufacturing operations in China. Our products include a range of solar modules built to general specifications for use in a wide range of residential,
commercial and industrial solar power generation systems. Specialty solar products consist of customized solar modules that our customers incorporate into their own products and complete specialty
products, such as portable solar home systems. We sell our products primarily under our "Canadian Solar" brand&nbsp;name. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
recent years, we have increased our investment in, and management attention on, our total solutions business, which consists primarily of solar power project development, engineering,
procurement, and construction services, operation and maintenance services, electricity revenue generation and sales of solar system kits. In the future, we intend to hold more project assets to
generate revenue from the sales of electricity. In March&nbsp;2015, we significantly increased our solar project pipeline when we acquired Recurrent, a leading solar energy developer with solar
power projects located principally in California and Texas. We intend to form&nbsp;a globally diversified, dividend growth-oriented partnership, or Yieldco, to own, operate and acquire long-term
contracted renewable energy generation assets with consistent cash flows in attractive markets. We expect to own a general partner interest in Yieldco and offer economic interests to public
shareholders. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
believe that we offer one of the broadest crystalline silicon solar power product lines in the industry. Our product lines range from modules of medium power to high efficiency,
high-power output mono-crystalline modules, as well as a range of specialty products. We currently sell our products to a diverse customer base in various markets worldwide, including China, Japan,
the U.S., Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Canada, India and the United&nbsp;Kingdom, among other countries. Our customers primarily include distributors, system integrators,
project developers and installers/EPC companies. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
employ a flexible vertically integrated business model that combines internal manufacturing capacity with direct material purchases of both cells and wafers. We believe this approach
has benefited us by lowering the cost of materials of our solar module products. We also believe that this approach provides us with greater flexibility to respond to short-term demand increases. We
intend to use substantially all of the silicon wafers that we manufacture to supply our own solar cell plants and to use substantially all of the solar cells that we manufacture to produce our own
solar module products. We also intend to use our solar module products in our total solutions business. We expect to continue to decrease the manufacturing costs for our production of wafers, cells
and modules. We continue to focus on reducing our manufacturing costs by improving solar cell conversion efficiency, enhancing manufacturing yields and reducing raw material&nbsp;costs. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please see the factors set forth under the heading "Item&nbsp;3. Key Information&#151;D. Risk Factors" in our most recently
filed annual report on Form&nbsp;20-F, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, if
applicable, in any accompanying prospectus supplement before investing in any of the securities that may be offered or sold pursuant to this prospectus. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We were incorporated as an Ontario corporation in October&nbsp;2001 and were continued as a Canadian corporation under the Canada
Business Corporations Act, or the CBCA, in June&nbsp;2006. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are a corporation organized under the federal laws of Canada. Most of our directors and officers and some of the experts named in this prospectus reside principally outside the
United&nbsp;States. Because these persons are located outside the United&nbsp;States, it may not be possible for you to effect service of process within the United&nbsp;States upon those
persons. Furthermore, it may not be possible for you to enforce against us or them, in the United&nbsp;States, judgments obtained in U.S.&nbsp;courts, because all or a substantial portion of our
assets and the assets of those persons are located outside the United&nbsp;States. We have been advised by WeirFoulds&nbsp;LLP, our Canadian counsel, that there are defenses that can be raised to
the enforceability, in original actions in Canadian courts, of liabilities based upon the U.S.&nbsp;federal securities laws and to the enforceability in Canadian courts of judgments of
U.S.&nbsp;courts
obtained in actions based upon the civil liability provisions of U.S.&nbsp;federal securities laws, such that the enforcement in Canada of such liabilities and judgments is not certain. Therefore,
it may not be possible to enforce those actions against us, our directors and officers or the experts named in this prospectus. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
constituent documents do not contain provisions requiring that disputes, including those arising under the securities laws of the United&nbsp;States, between us, our officers,
directors and shareholders, be&nbsp;arbitrated. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
significant portion of our current operations are conducted in China, and a significant portion of our assets are located in China. A majority of our directors and officers are
nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United&nbsp;States and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United&nbsp;States. As a result, it may be difficult for
a shareholder to effect service of process within the United&nbsp;States upon us or such persons, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United&nbsp;States courts, including
judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United&nbsp;States or any state in the United&nbsp;States. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zhong
Lun Law Firm, our counsel as to PRC law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the
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civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United&nbsp;States or any state in the United&nbsp;States;&nbsp;or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> entertain original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zhong
Lun Law Firm has advised us further that the recognition and enforcement of foreign civil judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize
and enforce foreign civil judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between the PRC and the country where the judgment is made or on
reciprocity between jurisdictions. Currently, China does not have any treaties or other arrangements that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign civil judgments with the
United&nbsp;States or Canada. As a result, it is generally difficult to recognize and enforce in China a civil judgment rendered by a court in either of these two jurisdictions. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Material income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of any of the securities offered by this
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends on a historical basis for
the periods indicated. </FONT></P>

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ratios are calculated by dividing earnings by combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends. For the purpose of computing these ratios, "earnings" consist of income (loss)
before income taxes and non-controlling interest plus fixed charges, amortization of capitalized interest, non-controlling interest in pre-tax loss (income) of subsidiaries that have not incurred
fixed charges, and subtract capitalized interest; "fixed charges" consist of interest expensed, interest capitalized and the estimated interest component of rental expense; and "preferred stock
dividends" is the amount of pre-tax earnings that is required to pay the dividends on outstanding preferred stock. "Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends" is the amount resulting from
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2014 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>4X</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1X</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>6X</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>Earnings
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $77.1&nbsp;million as our operating results
were negatively impacted by the downward market performance during the whole&nbsp;year.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>Earnings
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2012 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $202.5&nbsp;million as our operating
results were negatively impacted by the downward market performance during the whole&nbsp;year. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are a Canadian corporation, and our affairs are governed by our articles of continuance, as amended from time to time
(the&nbsp;"articles"), bylaws as effective from time to time, and the&nbsp;CBCA. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series. As of
December&nbsp;31, 2015, 55,965,443 common shares and no preferred shares were issued and outstanding. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following summary description of our share capital does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles and our amended bylaws. If you would
like more information on our common shares, you should review our articles and bylaws and the&nbsp;CBCA. </FONT></P>

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Common Shares  </B></FONT></P>

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General  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All of our common shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our common shares are issued in registered form and may or may not be
certificated although every shareholder is entitled at their option to a share certificate that complies with the CBCA. There are no limitations on the rights of shareholders who are not residents of
Canada to hold and vote common&nbsp;shares. </FONT></P>

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Dividends  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders of our common shares are entitled to receive, from funds legally available therefor, dividends when and as declared by the
board of directors, subject to any prior rights of the holders of our preferred shares if issued. The CBCA restricts the directors' ability to declare, and our ability to pay, dividends by requiring
that certain solvency tests be satisfied at the time of such declaration and payment. See the section entitled "&#151;Directors&#151;Sources of&nbsp;Dividends." </FONT></P>

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Voting Rights  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each common share is entitled to one vote on all matters upon which the common shares are entitled to&nbsp;vote. </FONT></P>

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Liquidation  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to a distribution of assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, whether voluntary or involuntary,
or any other distribution of our assets for the purposes of winding up our affairs, assets available for distribution among the holders of common shares shall be distributed among the holders of the
common shares on a pro&nbsp;rata basis, subject to any prior rights of the holders of our preferred shares if&nbsp;issued. </FONT></P>

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Variations of Rights of Shares  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All or any of the rights attached to our common shares, or any other class of shares duly authorized may, subject to the provisions of
the CBCA, be varied either with the unanimous written consent of the holders of the issued shares of that class or by a special resolution passed at a meeting of the holders of the shares of
that&nbsp;class. </FONT></P>

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Transfer Agent and Registrar  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Computershare is the transfer agent and registrar for our common shares. Computershare's address is 480&nbsp;Washington Blvd.,
29<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;Floor, Jersey City, New&nbsp;Jersey&nbsp;07310. </FONT></P>

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Shareholders' Rights  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The CBCA and our articles and bylaws govern us and our relations with our shareholders. The following is a summary of certain rights of
holders of our common shares under the CBCA. This summary is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the CBCA, our articles and&nbsp;bylaws. </FONT></P>

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Stated Objects or Purposes  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles do not contain any stated objects or purposes and do not place any limitations on the business that we may
carry&nbsp;on. </FONT></P>

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Shareholder Meetings  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We must hold an annual meeting of our shareholders at least once every year at a time and place determined by our board of directors,
provided that the meeting must not be held later than 15&nbsp;months after the preceding annual meeting or later than six months after the end of our preceding financial year. A meeting of our
shareholders may be held at a place within Canada determined by our directors or, if determined by our directors, in New&nbsp;York, New&nbsp;York, United&nbsp;States of America, Los Angeles,
California, United&nbsp;States of America, London, England, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China or Shanghai, the People's Republic of&nbsp;China. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Voting
at any meeting of shareholders is by show of hands unless a poll or ballot is demanded. A poll or ballot may be demanded by the chairman of our board of directors or by any
shareholder present in person or by&nbsp;proxy. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
special resolution is a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution at a meeting at which a quorum is
present. An ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by not less than a simple majority of the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution at a meeting at which a quorum
is&nbsp;present. </FONT></P>

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Notice of Meeting of Shareholders  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws and the CBCA provide that written notice stating the place, day and time of a shareholder meeting and the purpose for which
the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than 21&nbsp;days nor more than 60&nbsp;days before the date of the&nbsp;meeting. </FONT></P>

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Quorum  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, unless a corporation's bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum is present at a meeting of the shareholders, irrespective of
the number of shareholders actually present at the meeting, if the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting are present in person or represented by proxy. Our bylaws provide
that a quorum shall be at least two shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting represented in person or by proxy and holding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the votes entitled to be
cast at the&nbsp;meeting. </FONT></P>

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Record Date for Notice of Meeting of Shareholders  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of a
meeting of shareholders, but such record date shall not precede by more than 60&nbsp;days or by less than 21&nbsp;days the date on which the meeting is to be held. If no record date is fixed, the
record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the notice
is given or, if no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held. If a record date is fixed, notice thereof shall be given, not less than seven days before the date so fixed by newspaper </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>advertisement
in the manner provided by the CBCA and by written notice to each stock exchange in Canada on which our shares are listed for&nbsp;trading. </FONT></P>

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Ability to Requisition Special Meetings of the Shareholders  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The CBCA provides that the holders of not less than five percent of the issued shares of a corporation that carry the right to vote at
a meeting sought to be held may give notice to the directors requiring them to call a meeting for the purposes stated in the requisition. </FONT></P>

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Shareholder Proposals  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders who has held common shares with a fair market value of at least C$2,000 for
at least six months may submit to us notice of a proposal and discuss at the meeting any matter in respect of which the shareholder would have been entitled to submit a proposal. A proposal may
include nominations for the election of directors if the proposal is signed by one or more holders of shares representing in the aggregate not less than five percent of the shares entitled to vote at
the meeting to which the proposal is to be presented. This requirement does not preclude nominations being made at a meeting of shareholders. The proposal must be submitted to us at least
90&nbsp;days before the anniversary date of the notice of meeting that was sent to shareholders in connection with the last annual&nbsp;meeting. </FONT></P>

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Vote Required for Extraordinary Transactions  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, certain extraordinary corporate actions are required to be approved by special resolution. Such extraordinary corporate
actions include:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amendments to articles; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> arrangements; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amalgamations other than amalgamations involving a holding body corporate, one or more wholly owned subsidiaries and/or one or more
sister corporations; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> continuances under the laws of another jurisdiction; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> voluntary dissolutions; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> sales, leases or exchanges of all or substantially all the property of a corporation other than in the ordinary course
of&nbsp;business. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Related Party Transactions  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The CBCA does not prohibit related party transactions. </FONT></P>

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Dissent Rights  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The CBCA provides that our shareholders are entitled to exercise dissent rights and demand payment of the fair value of their shares in
certain circumstances and provided that the procedures set out in the CBCA are followed. For this purpose, there is no distinction between listed and unlisted shares. Dissent rights of holders of any
class of our shares exist when we resolve&nbsp;to:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amalgamate with a corporation other than a holding body corporate, one or more wholly owned subsidiaries and/or one or more sister
corporations; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amend our articles to add, change or remove any provisions restricting or constraining the issue, transfer or ownership of shares of
that&nbsp;class; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amend our articles to add, change or remove any restriction upon the business or businesses that the we may carry&nbsp;on; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> amend our articles to effect certain changes affecting that class, including changes affecting shares of a class having rights or
privileges equal or superior to that&nbsp;class; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> continue under the laws of another jurisdiction; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> sell, lease or exchange of all or substantially all our property other than in the ordinary course of business;&nbsp;or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> carry out a going-private or squeeze-out transaction. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, a court order in connection with an arrangement proposed by us may permit shareholders to dissent if the arrangement is&nbsp;adopted. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However,
a shareholder is not entitled to dissent if an amendment to our articles is effected by a court order approving a reorganization or by a court order made in connection with an
action for an oppression remedy. </FONT></P>

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Action by Written Consent  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, shareholders can take action by written resolution and without a meeting only if all shareholders sign the written
resolution. </FONT></P>

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Preferred Shares  </B></FONT></P>


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General  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our board of directors has the authority, without shareholder approval, to issue an unlimited number of preferred shares in one or more
series at any time and from time to time. While the issuance of preferred shares provides us with flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions or other corporate purposes, it could, among
other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control transaction and could adversely affect the market price of our common shares, preferred shares, or warrants that
may be offered in this prospectus. We have no current plan to issue any preferred shares. </FONT></P>

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Ability to fix the Designations, Rights, Privileges, Restrictions and Conditions  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Before it issues any series of preferred shares, our board of directors shall fix the number of preferred shares in, and determine the
attaching to the preferred shares of, such series, including without limitation: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
issue price per share, which may be expressed in a foreign currency, provided that the issue price per share shall not be less than C$1.00
(or&nbsp;its equivalent in a foreign currency at the date of issuance) or more than C$100.00 (or&nbsp;its equivalent in a foreign currency at the date of&nbsp;issuance);
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
rate, amount or method of calculation of dividends, including whether such rate, amount or method shall be subject to change or adjustment in
the&nbsp;future;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
method of payment of dividends, including whether such dividends shall be cumulative, non-cumulative, partially cumulative, deferred or payable on some
other&nbsp;basis;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
date or dates, manner and currency or currencies of payment of&nbsp;dividends;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
restrictions, if any, on the payments of dividends on any Junior Shares (defined below);
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
rights and obligations, if any, that we have to redeem or purchase the shares, including the prices and other terms of redemption or&nbsp;purchase;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
terms of any share purchase plan or sinking or similar fund providing for the purchase or redemption of the&nbsp;shares; </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
rights, if any, of the holders of the shares to retract the shares, including the prices and other terms of&nbsp;retraction;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
rights, if any, of the holders of the shares or of us to convert or exchange the shares for other securities of ours or any other entity and the rates
and other terms of conversion or&nbsp;exchange;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
voting rights, if any, attached to the shares; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
preferences, if any, of the shares over any Junior Shares with respect to the distribution of our assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of our property or assets among our shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, whether voluntary
or&nbsp;involuntary. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Junior
Shares" means the common shares and any other of our shares ranking junior to the preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends and with respect to the distribution
of assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of our property or assets among our shareholders for
the purpose of winding up its affairs, whether voluntary or&nbsp;involuntary. </FONT></P>

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Voting Rights  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except where the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to a series of our preferred shares otherwise provide, the
holders of our preferred shares shall not be not entitled as such to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at, a meeting of our shareholders. Except where the rights, privileges, restrictions and
conditions attaching to a series of our preferred shares otherwise provide, on any poll taken at any meeting of the holders of preferred shares, whether as a class or a series or two or more series,
each holder of preferred shares entitled to vote at the meeting shall have one one-hundredth of a vote in respect of each C$1.00 (or&nbsp;its equivalent in a foreign currency at the date of
issuance) of the issue price for each preferred share held. Except where the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to a series of our preferred shares otherwise provide, the
formalities to be observed with respect to the giving of notice of, and voting at, any meeting of holders of preferred shares, including without limitation, the quorum therefor, shall be those from
time to time prescribed by our bylaws or by standing resolutions of our board of directors with respect to meetings of shareholders. </FONT></P>

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Creation of Additional Classes and Other Matters  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to a series of our preferred shares, we may, without the
approval or consent of the holders of the preferred shares voting separately as a class or series, at any time and from time to&nbsp;time: </FONT></P>

<UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>create
one or more other classes of shares ranking on a parity with the preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of
assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of our property or assets among our shareholders for the
purpose of winding up our affairs, whether voluntary or&nbsp;involuntary;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>if
all dividends on each outstanding series of preferred shares accrued to the most recently preceding date for the payment of dividends on such series
shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment, create one or more other classes of shares ranking superior to the preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the
distribution of assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of our property or assets among our
shareholders for the purpose of winding up our affairs, whether voluntary or&nbsp;involuntary; </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>increase
any maximum number of authorized shares of any other class of shares;&nbsp;and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>effect
an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of all or part of the preferred shares. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Liquidation  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to a distribution of assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, whether voluntary or involuntary,
or any other distribution of our assets for the purposes of winding up our affairs, before any amount shall be paid to, or any property distributed among, the holders of our common shares, the holders
of our preferred shares shall be entitled to&nbsp;receive: </FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
amount paid up on such shares or such other amount or amounts as have been provided for with respect to such&nbsp;shares;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the
premium, if any, provided for with respect to such shares;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of shares entitled to cumulative dividends, any unpaid cumulative dividends on such shares;&nbsp;and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>in
the case of shares entitled to non-cumulative dividends, any declared but unpaid non-cumulative dividends on such&nbsp;shares. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>After
payment of the amounts payable to them, the holders of our preferred shares shall not be entitled to share in any further distribution of our property and&nbsp;assets. </FONT></P>

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No Pre-Emptive Rights  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The holders of our preferred shares shall not be entitled as such to subscribe for, purchase or receive any part of any issue of our
securities, now or hereafter authorized, or any rights to acquire the same, otherwise than in accordance with any conversion, exchange or other rights which may from time to time be attached to any
series of preferred shares. </FONT></P>

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Directors  </B></FONT></P>

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Number of Directors and Election  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA the number of directors of a corporation must be specified in the corporation's articles. The articles may provide for a
minimum and maximum number of&nbsp;directors. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
articles provide that the number of directors will not be less than three or more than ten. Our board of directors currently consists of five&nbsp;directors. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
articles provide that our board of directors shall fix and may change the number of directors within the minimum and maximum number of directors provided for in our articles. In
addition, our board of directors may appoint one or more additional directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, but the
total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one-third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of shareholders. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shareholders
of a corporation governed by the CBCA elect directors by ordinary resolution at each annual meeting of shareholders at which such an election is&nbsp;required. </FONT></P>

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Director Qualifications  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, at least 25% of the directors must be Canadian residents. A director must
not&nbsp;be:</FONT></P>

<UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> under eighteen years of age; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> adjudicated as mentally unsound; </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> a person that is not an individual; or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
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Removal of Directors; Staggered Term  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, a corporation's shareholders may remove at a special meeting any director before the expiration of his or her term of
office and may elect any qualified person in such director's stead for the remainder of such term by ordinary resolution. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
the CBCA, directors may be elected for a term expiring not later than the third annual meeting of shareholders following the election. If no term is specified, a director's term
expires at the next annual meeting of shareholders. A director may be nominated for re-election to the board of directors at the end of the director's&nbsp;term. </FONT></P>

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Vacancies on the Board of Directors  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, vacancies that exist on the board of directors, except a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number or the
minimum or maximum number of directors or a failure to elect the number or minimum number of directors provided for in the articles, may be
filled by the board if the remaining directors constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the remaining directors shall call a meeting of shareholders to fill the&nbsp;vacancy. </FONT></P>

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Limitation of Personal Liability of Directors and Officers  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, in exercising their powers and discharging their duties, directors and officers must act honestly and in good faith
with a view to the best interests of the corporation and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. No provision in the
corporation's articles, bylaws, resolutions or contracts can relieve a director or officer from the duty to act in accordance with the CBCA or relieve a director from liability for a breach thereof.
However, a director will not be liable for breaching his or her duty to act in accordance with the CBCA if the director relied in good
faith&nbsp;on:</FONT></P>

<UL>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> financial statements represented to him by an officer or in a written report of the auditor to fairly reflect the financial condition
of the corporation;&nbsp;or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> a report of a person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by such&nbsp;person. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA and pursuant to our bylaws, we may indemnify any present or former director or officer or an individual who acts or
acted at our request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action
or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that
association with the corporation or other entity. In order to qualify for indemnification such director or officer&nbsp;must:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> have acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other
entity for which he or she acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at our request;&nbsp;and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding enforced by a monetary penalty, have had reasonable grounds for
believing that his or her conduct was&nbsp;lawful. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification
will be provided to an eligible director or officer who meets both these tests and was substantially successful on the merits in his or her defense of the&nbsp;action. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
director or officer is entitled to indemnification from us as a matter of right if he or she is not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or
omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and fulfilled the conditions set forth&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

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Sources of Dividends  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends may be declared at the discretion of the board of directors. Under the CBCA, the directors may not declare, and we may not
pay, dividends if there are reasonable grounds for believing that (i)&nbsp;we are, or would after such payment be unable to pay our liabilities as they become due or (ii)&nbsp;the realizable value
of our assets would be less than the aggregate of our liabilities and of our stated capital of all classes of&nbsp;shares. </FONT></P>

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Amendments to the Bylaws  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The directors may by resolution make, amend or repeal any bylaw unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise. Our articles and
bylaws do not restrict the power of our directors to make, amend or repeal bylaws. When the directors make, amend or repeal a bylaw, they are required under the CBCA to submit the change to the
shareholders at the next meeting of shareholders. Shareholders may confirm, reject or amend the bylaw, amendment or repeal by ordinary resolution. </FONT></P>

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Interested Directors Transactions  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, if a director or officer has a material interest in a material contract or transaction, the director generally may not
vote on any resolution to approve the contract or transaction, but the contract is not void or voidable by reason only of the relationship if such interest is disclosed in accordance with the
requirements set out in the CBCA, the contract is approved by the other directors or by the shareholders and the contract was fair and reasonable to the corporation at the time it was&nbsp;approved. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where
a director or officer has an interest in a material contract or transaction or a proposed material contract or transaction that, in the ordinary course of the corporation's
business, would not require approval by the directors or shareholders, the interested director or officer shall disclose in writing to the corporation or request to have entered in the minutes of
meetings of directors, the nature and the extent of the interest forthwith after the director or officer becomes aware of the contract or transaction or proposed contract or&nbsp;transaction. </FONT></P>


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Committees  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, directors of a corporation may appoint from their number&nbsp;a committee of directors and delegate to such committee
certain powers of the&nbsp;directors. </FONT></P>

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Derivative Actions  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, a complainant (as&nbsp;defined below) may apply to the court for leave to bring an action in the name of and on
behalf of us or any of our subsidiaries, or to intervene in an existing action to which such body corporate is a party for the purpose of prosecuting, defending or discontinuing the action of behalf
of the body corporate. A complainant includes a present or former shareholder, a present or former officer or director of ours or any of our affiliates, the director appointed under the CBCA, or any
other person who in the discretion of the court is a proper person to make such an application. Under the CBCA, no such action may be brought and no such intervention in an action may be made unless
the court is satisfied&nbsp;that:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the complainant has given notice to the directors of the corporation or its subsidiary of the complainant's intention to apply to the
court not less than 14&nbsp;days before bringing the </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>application,
or as otherwise ordered by the court, if the directors of the corporation or its subsidiary do not bring, diligently prosecute or defend or discontinue the&nbsp;action; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the complainant is acting in good faith; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> it appears to be in the interests of the corporation or its subsidiary that the action be brought, prosecuted, defended or
discontinued. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
the CBCA, the court in a derivative action may make any order it thinks fit, including orders pertaining to the conduct of the action, the making of payments to former and present
shareholders and payment of reasonable legal fees incurred by the complainant. </FONT></P>


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Oppression Remedy  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The CBCA provides an oppression remedy that enables a court to make any interim or final order it thinks fit to rectify the matters
complained of, if the court is satisfied upon application of a complainant (as&nbsp;defined below) that any act or omission of the corporation or any of its affiliates effects a result, the business
or affairs of the corporation or any of its affiliates are or have been conducted in a manner, or the powers of the directors of the corporation or any of its affiliates are or have been exercised in
a manner, that is oppressive or unfairly prejudicial to or that unfairly disregards the interests of any security holder, creditor, director or officer of the corporation. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
complainant includes a present or former shareholder, a present or former officer or director of ours or any of our affiliates, the director appointed under the CBCA or any other
person who in the discretion of the court is a proper person to make such an&nbsp;application. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exercise of the court's jurisdiction does not depend on a finding of a breach of such legal and equitable rights. Furthermore, the court may order a corporation to pay the interim
costs of a complainant seeking an oppression remedy, but the complainant may be held accountable for such interim costs on final disposition of the&nbsp;complaint. </FONT></P>

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Inspection of Books and Records  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the CBCA, our shareholders and creditors and, their personal representatives may examine, free of charge during normal
business&nbsp;hours:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> our articles, bylaws and all amendments thereto; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the minutes and resolutions of shareholders; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> copies of all notices of directors filed under the CBCA; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> our securities register. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
of our shareholders may request a copy of the articles, bylaws and all amendments thereto free of&nbsp;charge. </FONT></P>

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Exchange Controls  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada has no system of exchange controls. There are no Canadian restrictions on the repatriation of capital or earnings of a Canadian
public company to non-resident investors. There are no laws of Canada or exchange restrictions affecting the remittance of dividends or similar payments to non-resident holders of our common shares,
except as described under "Item&nbsp;10. Additional Information&#151;E. Taxation&#151;Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in our most recently filed annual report on
Form&nbsp;20-F, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as&nbsp;amended. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is a description of the terms and provisions of our shares, preferred shares and warrants to purchase shares or preferred
shares, which we may offer and sell using this prospectus. These summaries are not meant to be a complete description of each security. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will
contain the material terms and conditions for each security. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the securities as described in this
prospectus. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may issue our common shares either alone or underlying other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our
common&nbsp;shares. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders
of our common shares are entitled to certain rights and subject to certain conditions as set forth in our articles and bylaws and the CBCA. See "Description of
Share&nbsp;Capital." </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our board of directors has the authority, without shareholder approval, to issue an unlimited number of preferred shares in one or more
series. Our board of directors may establish the number of shares to be included in each such series and may set the designations, preferences, powers and other rights of the shares of a series of
preferred shares. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without shareholder approval, to issue preferred shares with dividend, liquidation, conversion, redemption voting or other rights
which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of ordinary shares. The preferred shares could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in
control of Canadian Solar. Although we do not currently intend to issue any preferred shares, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the&nbsp;future. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
of the date of this document, there are no outstanding shares of preferred stock of any series. The material terms of any series of preferred shares that we offer, together with any
material U.S.&nbsp;federal
income tax considerations relating to such preferred shares, will be described in a prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders
of our preferred shares are entitled to certain rights and subject to certain conditions as set forth in our articles and bylaws and the CBCA. See "Description of
Share&nbsp;Capital." </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may issue and offer warrants under the material terms and conditions described in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus
supplement. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the warrants as described in this prospectus. </FONT></P>

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General  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may issue warrants to purchase our common shares or preferred shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any
securities and may be attached to or
separate from those securities. The warrants will be issued under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all of which will be described in the
prospectus supplement relating to the warrants we are offering. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of
agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of&nbsp;warrants. </FONT></P>

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Equity Warrants  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each equity warrant issued by us will entitle its holder to purchase the equity securities designated at an exercise price set forth
in, or to be determinable as set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Equity warrants may be issued separately or together with equity securities. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
equity warrants are to be issued under equity warrant agreements to be entered into between us and one or more banks or trust companies, as equity warrant agent, as will be set forth
in the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
particular terms of the equity warrants, the equity warrant agreements relating to the equity warrants and the equity warrant certificates representing the equity warrants will be
described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as&nbsp;applicable:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the title of the equity warrants; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the initial offering price; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the aggregate amount of equity warrants and the aggregate amount of equity securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity
warrants; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are&nbsp;payable; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> if applicable, the designation and terms of the equity securities with which the equity warrants are issued, and the amount of equity
warrants issued with each equity security; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the date, if any, on and after which the equity warrants and the related equity security will be separately transferable; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the equity warrants that may be exercised at any one&nbsp;time; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> the date on which the right to exercise the equity warrants will commence and the date on which the right will&nbsp;expire; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> if applicable, a discussion of United&nbsp;States federal income tax, accounting or other considerations applicable to the equity
warrants; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> anti-dilution provisions of the equity warrants, if any; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the equity warrants; and </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders
of equity warrants will not be entitled, solely by virtue of being holders, to vote, to consent, to receive dividends, to receive notice as shareholders with respect to any
meeting of shareholders for the election of directors or any other matters, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as a holder of the equity securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may sell or distribute the securities offered by this prospectus, from time to time, in one or more offerings,
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<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> to dealers or underwriters for resale; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> directly to purchasers; or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> through a combination of any of these methods of sale. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
prospectus supplement with respect to the securities may state or supplement the terms of the offering of the&nbsp;securities. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders. In some cases, we or dealers acting for us
or on our behalf may also repurchase securities and reoffer them to the public by one or more of the methods described above. This prospectus may be used in connection with any offering of our
securities through any of these methods or other methods described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
securities distributed by any of these methods may be sold to the public, in one or more transactions, either:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> at prices related to prevailing market prices; or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> at negotiated prices. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Sale through Underwriters or Dealers  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account, including through
underwriting, purchase, security lending or repurchase agreements with us. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions.
Underwriters may sell the securities in order to facilitate transactions in any of our other securities (described in this prospectus or otherwise), including other public or private transactions and
short sales. Underwriters may offer the securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as
underwriters. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to&nbsp;dealers. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
dealers are used in the sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at
varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The applicable prospectus supplement will include the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc., or FINRA, the maximum discount or commission to be received by any FINRA member or
independent broker-dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>

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Direct Sales and Sales through Agents  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such
securities may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The applicable prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities and will
describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its commonly reasonable efforts to solicit purchases for
the period of its appointment. We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to
any sale of those shares. The terms of any such sales will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Offered
securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the
offered securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the supplement relating to that offering.
Unless otherwise specified in connection with a particular offering of securities, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
one of the means of direct issuance of offered securities, we may utilize the services of an entity through which it may conduct an electronic "dutch auction" or similar offering of
the offered securities among potential purchasers who are eligible to participate in the auction or offering of such offered securities, if so described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </FONT></P>


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Delayed Delivery Contracts  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain
types of institutions to purchase securities at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future.
The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those
contracts. </FONT></P>

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Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, each series of offered securities will be a new issue and will have no
established trading market. We may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange. Any underwriters that we use in the sale of offered securities may make a market in such securities,
but may discontinue such market making at any time without notice. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the securities will have a liquid trading&nbsp;market. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
underwriter may also engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule&nbsp;104 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the
securities. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Penalty
bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate
covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be
in the absence of the transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these transactions, discontinue them at any&nbsp;time. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We and the underwriters may engage in derivative transactions involving the securities. These derivatives may consist of short sale
transactions and other hedging activities. The underwriters may acquire a long or short position in the securities, hold or resell securities acquired and purchase options or futures on the securities
and other derivative instruments with returns linked to or related to changes in the price of the securities. In order to facilitate these derivative transactions, we may enter into security lending
or repurchase agreements with the underwriters. The underwriters may effect the derivative transactions through sales of the securities to the public, including short sales, or by lending the
securities in order to facilitate short sale transactions by others. The underwriters may
also use the securities purchased or borrowed from us or others (or, in the case of derivatives, securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives) to directly or indirectly settle sales
of the securities or close out any related open borrowings of the&nbsp;securities. </FONT></P>

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Loans of Securities  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third parties that in turn may sell the securities using this
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General Information  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Agents, underwriters, and dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us, against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Our agents, underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or
our affiliates, in the ordinary course of business for which they may receive customary compensation. </FONT></P>


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Conflicts of Interest  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements with us, to indemnification by us relating to material misstatements
and omissions in our offering documents. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in their ordinary course of&nbsp;business. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
for securities issued upon a reopening of a previous series, each series of offered securities will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market. Any
underwriters to whom offered securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such offered securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any
market making at any time without notice. The offered securities may or may not be listed on a securities exchange. No assurance can be given that there will be a market for the offered securities. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the warrants offered by this prospectus, to the extent governed by the laws of the State of New&nbsp;York, will be
passed upon for us by Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis International&nbsp;LLP, our special United&nbsp;States counsel. The validity of the shares, preferred shares and warrants, to the extent governed by
the laws of Canada, will be passed upon for us by WeirFoulds&nbsp;LLP, our special legal counsel as to Canadian law. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Zhong Lun Law Firm, our
counsel as to PRC&nbsp;law. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from
the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F, and the effectiveness of Canadian Solar&nbsp;Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified
Public Accountants&nbsp;LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and&nbsp;auditing. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
offices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants&nbsp;LLP are located at 30th&nbsp;Floor, Bund Center, 222&nbsp;Yan An Road East, Shanghai, People's Republic
of&nbsp;China. </FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja42501_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  ITEM&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Canada Business Corporations Act, and pursuant to our bylaws, we may indemnify any present or former director or officer or
an individual who acts or acted at our request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount
paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is
involved because of that association with the corporation or other entity. In order to qualify for indemnification such director or officer&nbsp;must:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> have acted honestly and in good faith with a view to our best interests, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other
entity for which he or she acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at our request;&nbsp;and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding enforced by a monetary penalty, have had reasonable grounds for
believing that his or her conduct was&nbsp;lawful. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification
will be provided to an eligible director or officer who meets both these tests and was substantially successful on the merits in his or her defense of the&nbsp;action. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
director or officer is entitled to indemnification from the company as a matter of right if he or she is not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any
fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and fulfilled the conditions set forth&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
underwriting agreement entered into in connection with an offering of securities will also provide for indemnification of us and our officers and directors in certain cases. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to this registration statement are listed on the Index to Exhibits to this registration statement, which Index to Exhibits
is hereby incorporated by&nbsp;reference.  </FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja42501_4"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  ITEM&nbsp;10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNDERTAKINGS    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(A)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DD></DL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities&nbsp;Act; </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or&nbsp;the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or any decrease
in volume of securities offered (if&nbsp;the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;&nbsp;and </FONT></P>

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include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and&nbsp;(a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on
Form&nbsp;F-3 and&nbsp;the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement,
or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) that is part of the registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona&nbsp;fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the&nbsp;offering. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file&nbsp;a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item&nbsp;8.A of Form&nbsp;20-F at the start
of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Exchange Act need not be furnished, provided that
the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph&nbsp;(a)(4) and&nbsp;other information necessary to
ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on
Form&nbsp;F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Exchange Act or Rule&nbsp;3-19 of
Regulation&nbsp;S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Form&nbsp;F-3. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any&nbsp;purchaser: </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus
was deemed part of and included in the registration statement;&nbsp;and </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating
to an offering made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be
part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in
the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a
new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona&nbsp;fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of
sale prior to such effective date, supersede or </FONT></P>

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any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective&nbsp;date. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the&nbsp;securities: </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such&nbsp;purchaser: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;&nbsp;and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iv)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the&nbsp;purchaser. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such&nbsp;issue. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona&nbsp;fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  SIGNATURES    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;F-3 and&nbsp;has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Suzhou,
People's Republic of China, on January&nbsp;4,&nbsp;2016. </FONT></P>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CANADIAN SOLAR&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>  By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu<BR>


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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu and Michael G. Potter as his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or its substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue&nbsp;hereof. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on
January&nbsp;4,&nbsp;2016. </FONT></P>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title </B></FONT></TH>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu<BR>


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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> Name: Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer<BR>
(principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Robert McDermott<BR>


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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> Name: Robert McDermott</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Lead Independent Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Lars-Eric Johansson<BR>



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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> Name: Lars-Eric Johansson</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Independent Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Harry E. Ruda<BR>


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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> Name: Harry E. Ruda</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Independent Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Andrew (Luen Cheung) Wong<BR>



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</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> Name: Andrew (Luen Cheung) Wong</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
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Title: Managing Director, Puglisi&nbsp;&amp; Associates</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1.1*</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Underwriting Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's Specimen Certificate for Common Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.11 of our Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to&nbsp;the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1 (file no.&nbsp;333-138144) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2006)</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.4*</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Warrant</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.5*</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Warrant Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of WeirFoulds&nbsp;LLP regarding the validity of the securities</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>5.2</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis regarding the validity of the securities</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>8.1*</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of WeirFoulds&nbsp;LLP regarding the tax matters</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>8.2*</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis&nbsp;LLP regarding the tax matters</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>8.3*</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Zhong Lun Law Firm regarding the tax matters</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>12.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock&nbsp;dividends</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants&nbsp;LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of WeirFoulds&nbsp;LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;4, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Canadian Solar Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">545 Speedvale Avenue West</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1E6</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Sirs/Mesdames:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Canadian Solar Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have acted as special legal counsel to the Company in Canada in connection with the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 (the &#147;<b>Registration Statement</b>&#148;) by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<b>SEC</b>&#148;) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<b>U.S. Securities Act</b>&#148;), on January&nbsp;4, 2016 with respect to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 of the General Rules&nbsp;and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of (i)&nbsp;common shares of the Company, no par value (the &#147;<b>Shares</b>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;one or more series of preferred shares of the Company (the &#147;<b>Preferred Shares</b>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;warrants representing the right to receive, upon exercise, Shares or Preferred Shares, which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements of the Company, proposed to be entered into with one or more warrant agents to be named therein (the &#147;<b>Warrants</b>&#148;). The Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants are herein collectively called the &#147;<b>Securities</b>&#148;.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the purposes of rendering the opinions set out below, we have examined a copy of the Registration Statement.&#160; We have also reviewed the Articles of Continuance of the Company dated June&nbsp;1, 2006 (and all amendments thereto), the by-laws of the Company dated June&nbsp;1, 2006, a certificate of an officer of the Company dated January&nbsp;4, 2016 (a copy of which is annexed hereto) (the &#147;<b>Officer&#146;s Certificate</b>&#148;) (collectively, the &#147;<b>Documents</b>&#148;) and made such inquiries and examined such questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render such opinions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In rendering the opinion expressed in Paragraph 1 below, we have relied solely, as to the existence of the Company, upon a Certificate of Compliance issued in respect of the Company by Industry Canada on January&nbsp;4, 2016 (the &#147;<b>Certificate of Compliance</b>&#148;).</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 have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any further inquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction or transactions which are the subject of this opinion.&#160; The opinions set out below are given only as to and based on circumstances and matters of fact existing as at the date hereof and of which we are aware consequent upon the instructions we have received in relation to the subject matter hereof and as to the laws of Canada as the same are in force at the date hereof.&#160; In giving this opinion, we have relied upon the completeness and accuracy (and assumed the continuing completeness and accuracy as of the date hereof) of the Officer&#146;s Certificate as to matters of fact and the Certificate of Compliance without further verification, and have relied upon the foregoing assumptions, which we have not independently verified.</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 have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Canada.&#160; This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Canada.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company is a company organized, existing and in good standing under the <i>Canada Business Corporations Act</i>.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The enforceability of the Warrants is subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, winding-up, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights generally and to general equitable principles, including the qualification that the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunctive relief and specific performance, is in the discretion of a court (regardless of whether the issue of enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The enforceability of the Warrants may be limited by general principles of law relating to the conduct of the parties, including, without limitation, (i)&nbsp;undue influence; (ii)&nbsp;unconscionability, duress, misrepresentation and deceit, (iii)&nbsp;estoppel and waiver, (iv)&nbsp;laches and (v)&nbsp;reasonableness and good faith in the exercise of discretionary powers.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Provisions in the Warrants to the effect that payment may be immediately required or that enforcement or other action may take place without notice, on demand or unreasonably may not be enforceable or be subject to the requirement to act reasonably, in good faith or in compliance with statutory provisions regarding notice or otherwise.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any section of the Warrants which may be characterized by a court as an unenforceable penalty and not as a genuine pre-estimate of damages.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Any provision in any Warrants for recovery of fees, costs, damages or expenses may be limited or restricted by a court and counsel fees are subject to taxation/assessment and the ability to recover or claim for certain costs may be subject to judicial review.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The enforceability of the Warrants will be subject to the <i>Limitations Act</i>, 2002 (Ontario).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A Canadian court may not grant a judgment in any currency other than the lawful money of Canada and such judgment may be based on a rate of exchange in existence on a day other than the day of payment.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the captions &#147;Enforceability of Civil Liabilities&#148; and &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the Registration Statement.&#160; In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act, or that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26th Floor, Gloucester Tower</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Landmark</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15 Queen&#146;s Road Central</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hong Kong</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Telephone: +852 3761 3300</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Facsimile: +852 3761 3301</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">www.kirkland.com</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;4, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Canadian Solar Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">545 Speedvale Avenue West</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1E6</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Canadian Solar Inc.<br> Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</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;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have acted as special United States counsel to Canadian Solar Inc., a Canadian company (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Company</i></b>&#148;), in connection with the filing of the shelf registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 on the date hereof (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</i></b>&#148;) by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Act</i></b>&#148;), with respect to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 of the General Rules&nbsp;and Regulations promulgated under the Act,&#160; of (i)&nbsp;common shares of the Company, no par value (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Shares</i></b>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;one or more series of preferred shares of the Company (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Preferred Shares</i></b>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;warrants representing the right to receive, upon exercise, Shares or Preferred Shares, which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements of the Company, proposed to be entered into with one or more warrant agents to be named therein (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Warrants</i></b>&#148;). The Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants are herein collectively called the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Securities</i></b>.&#148; In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement and such other documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set forth herein and in the Registration Statement, we are of the opinion as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>With respect to the Warrants to be issued in one or more series by the Company, (i)&nbsp;when the specific terms of any such Warrants have been duly established in accordance with applicable law and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company (including, without limitation, by the</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2014</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(In&nbsp;thousands&nbsp;of&nbsp;$,&nbsp;except&nbsp;percentage)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Computation   of Earnings:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income (loss)   before income taxes and non-controlling interest</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">67,436</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(74,322</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(198,619</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56,268</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">320,830</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">129,147</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fixed charges</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,234</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48,877</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59,615</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">64,890</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60,476</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">52,679</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amortization of   capitalized interest</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">668</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,246</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,723</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,773</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,789</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,509</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Distributed   income of equity investees</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">337</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-controlling   interest in pre-tax loss (income) of subsidiaries that have not incurred   fixed charges</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(259</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(314</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(13,906</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4,385</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1,424</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less:   capitalized interest</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,686</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,100</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,302</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,641</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,508</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,900</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">90,393</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(28,200</font></b></p>    </td>
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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;">)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(142,897</font></b></p>    </td>
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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;">)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">96,383</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">372,539</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">170,011</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Computation   of Fixed Charges:</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest   expenses</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,164</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,843</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">53,305</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">46,244</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48,906</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37,083</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest   capitalized</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,686</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,100</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,302</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,641</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,508</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,900</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated   interest component of rental expense</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">384</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">934</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,008</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,005</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,062</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">696</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total Fixed   Charges</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">24,234</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48,877</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">59,615</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">64,890</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">60,476</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">52,679</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Preferred   Stock Dividends</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Combined   Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">24,234</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48,877</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">59,615</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">64,890</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">60,476</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">52,679</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ratio   of Earnings to Fixed Charges</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">373</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">149</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">616</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">323</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ratio   of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">373</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">149</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">616</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">323</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Insufficient   Coverage</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77,077</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">202,512</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 of our reports dated April&nbsp;23, 2015, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Canadian Solar Inc., and the effectiveness of Canadian Solar Inc.&#146;s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F of Canadian Solar Inc. for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, and to the reference to us under the heading &#147;Experts&#148; in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">545 Speedvale Avenue West<br> Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1E6</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 hereby consent to the use of our name under the caption &#147;Enforceability of Civil Liabilities&#148; and &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the prospectus included in the registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-3, filed by Canadian Solar Inc. on January&nbsp;4, 2016, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>
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