EX-8.1 2 csiq-20231231xex8d1.htm EXHIBIT 8.1

EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES

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​ |  | Place of |  | Ownership |
Name of entity | ​ | incorporation | ​ | interest |
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. | ​ | Canada | ​ | 100 | %
Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100 | %
Recurrent Energy, LLC | ​ | USA | ​ | 100 | %
Canadian Solar Brasil I Fundo de Investimento em Participacoes – Multiestrategia | ​ | Brazil | ​ | 100 | %
Azuma Kofuji Daiichi Hatsudensho G.K. | ​ | Japan | ​ | 100 | %**
CSI Solar Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 62.24 | %
CSI Cells Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Solar Technology (Xining) Co., Ltd | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Modules (DaFeng) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Sunenergy (SuQian) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Cells (SuQian) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Wafer (FuNing) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
CSI Cells (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. | ​ | PRC | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. | ​ | USA | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar US Module Manufacturing Corporation | ​ | USA | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH | ​ | Germany | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar International Limited | ​ | Hong Kong | ​ | 100 | %*
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | ​ | Thailand | ​ | 99.999996 | %*

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| * | Significant subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) within the scope of CSI Solar were held through CSI Solar Co., Ltd. in which CSI held a 62.24% ownership interest.

| ** | Disposed of in May 2023.