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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Canadian Solar Inc.
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
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		STREET 1:		545 SPEEDVALE AVENUE
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		CITY:			ONTARIO
		STATE:			A6
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		STREET 1:		NO. 199 LUSHAN ROAD, SUZHOU NEW DISTRICT
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