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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 40-F[Check one]

o REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ý ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

|For the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2003 |  | Commission File Number
000-30686
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LEITCH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

|Province of Ontario, Canada (Province or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | 7373 (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number (if applicable))                                            
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|150 Ferrand Drive, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario M3C 3E5
(416) 445-9640                          |  | Torys LLP
237 Park Avenue
New York, NY, U.S.A.
10017
(212) 880-6000                                                      
|(Address and telephone number of
Registrant's principal executive offices)                    |  | (Name, address (including zip code) and
telephone number (including area code) of agent for service
in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Shares

Securities
for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

For
annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

ý Annual
information form                        ý Audited annual financial statements

Indicate
the number of outstanding shares of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 29,782,080

Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such
Rule.

Yes o                        No ý

Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý                        No o

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DOCUMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

In accordance with General Instruction B.(1) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby files or incorporates by reference
Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, as set forth in the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

In
accordance with General Instruction B.(3) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, as set forth in
the Exhibit Index hereto.

In
accordance with General Instruction C.(2) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 40-F dated September 15, 2003, the Annual Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Registrant for the year ended April 30, 2003 including in
Note 18 thereto a reconciliation of the financial statements to U.S. GAAP as required by Item 17 of Form 20-F, as set forth in the Exhibit Index thereto.

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

A.    Undertaking.The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the
Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on
Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

B.    Consent to Service of Process.The Registrant has previously filed with the SEC a Form F-X in connection with the
Registrant's Common Shares.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F
and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

|                        |  | Leitch Technology Corporation
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|Date September 15, 2003 |  | By:                          

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|     |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | Sequential Page No.
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|99.1 |  | Annual Information Form dated September 15, 2003                                                                                                                                                      |  |                    
|99.2 |  | Audited Comparative Consolidated Financial Statements of the Registrant, and the notes thereto for fiscal 2003 together with the report of the auditors thereon, including a U.S. GAAP reconciliation |  |                    
|99.3 |  | Management's Discussion and Analysis for fiscal 2003 found at pages 4 to 21, inclusive, of the 2003 Annual Report of the Registrant                                                                   |  |                    
|99.4 |  | Consent of KPMG LLP                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    
|99.5 |  | Section 302 Certifications                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                    
|99.6 |  | Section 906 Certifications                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                    

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