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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-069653
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230609
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230609
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230609

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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33107
		FILM NUMBER:		231003878

	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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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of June 2023</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>CANADIAN SOLAR
INC.<BR></B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>545 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Ontario, Canada N1K 1E6 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form 6-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="tm2318229d2_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Exhibit 99.1</A></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: June 9, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Canadian Solar&rsquo;s
Subsidiary CSI Solar Completes its IPO Process and Starts Trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>GUELPH, ONTARIO,&nbsp;June
9, 2023</B>&nbsp;--&nbsp;Canadian Solar Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot; or &quot;Canadian Solar&quot;) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announces that
its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (&ldquo;CSI Solar&quot;) has completed its initial public offering (&ldquo;IPO&rdquo;)
process and its shares started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange&rsquo;s Sci-Tech Innovation Board on June 9, 2023 under the stock
code 688472.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In the IPO, CSI
Solar issued 541,058,824 shares, representing 15% of 3,607,058,824 shares outstanding immediately after the IPO. In addition, CSI Solar
has granted the principal underwriter of the IPO a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 81,158,500 shares of CSI Solar to cover
over-allotments, if any. The total shares issued by CSI Solar will be 622,217,324, representing approximately 17% of 3,688,217,324 shares
outstanding after the IPO, assuming that the over-allotment option is exercised in full.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The shares were
issued at a public offering price of RMB11.10 per share and the total gross proceeds of the IPO are approximately RMB6.0 billion (approximately
US$850 million). Immediately after the IPO, Canadian Solar owns approximately 64% of CSI Solar, assuming the over-allotment option is
not exercised, or approximately 62% of CSI Solar, assuming that the over-allotment option is exercised in full.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The shares of CSI
Solar will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>About&nbsp;Canadian Solar Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Canadian Solar
was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world&rsquo;s largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading
manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar
power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 22 years,
Canadian Solar has successfully delivered around 94 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world.
Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 8.8 GWp in
over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has approximately 609 MWp of projects in operation, 6.9 GWp of projects under
construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 17.7 GWp of projects in advanced and early-stage pipeline. Canadian Solar
is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006.&nbsp;For
additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on&nbsp;LinkedIn&nbsp;or visit&nbsp;www.canadiansolar.com.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking
Statements</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certain statements in this press
release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially. These statements are made under the &quot;Safe Harbor&quot; provisions of the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as &quot;believes,&quot;
&quot;expects,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot; &quot;intends,&quot; &quot;estimates,&quot; the negative of these terms, or other
comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic
conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including
impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply
chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand
for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant
customers; changes in demand from major markets, such as&nbsp;Japan, the&nbsp;U.S.,&nbsp;China,&nbsp;Brazil&nbsp;and&nbsp;Europe;
changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility,
especially environmental, social and governance (&quot;ESG&quot;) requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing
pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in
utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales;
continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply
of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to
the&nbsp;CSI Solar&nbsp;carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's filings with the&nbsp;Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on&nbsp;April 18, 2023. Although the Company believes that
the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity,
performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information
provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;undertakes no duty to
update such information, except as required under applicable law.</FONT></P>

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