UNITED STATES  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  Washington, D.C. 20549  AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO  FORM 40-F        � Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  Or   Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934      For Fiscal year ended: January 2, 2022 Commission File number: 01-14830  GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC.  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  Canada  (Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  2200, 2250, 2300  (Primary standard industrial classification code number, if applicable)  Not Applicable  (I.R.S. employer identification number, if applicable)  600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3J2, (514) 735-2023  (Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive office)    Gildan USA Inc., 1980 Clements Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29492, (843) 606-3600  (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service in the United States)  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:           Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered  Common Shares GIL New York Stock Exchange  Rights to Purchase Common Shares GIL New York Stock Exchange     Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None  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:   � Annual Information Form � Audited Annual Financial Statements  Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period  covered by the annual report:  Common Shares:   192,267,273  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  No 
 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted  pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that  the Registrant was required to submit such files).        Yes  No     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.        Emerging Growth Company      If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if  the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised accounting standards†  provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act     †The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards  Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.  Indicated by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the  effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b))  by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. 
 EXPLANATORY COMMENT    This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 40-F (“Amendment No. 1”) amends the Annual Report on  Form 40-F of Gildan Activewear Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, which was originally  filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2022 (the “Original Annual  Report”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed solely to include KPMG LLP’s amended consent (filed as Exhibit  99.4 to this Amendment No. 1), which was amended to correct a scriveners error.     Except as described above, the Original Annual Report remains unchanged. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect  events occurring after the filing of the Original Annual Report, or modify or update those disclosures. Accordingly,  this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Annual Report.
 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 Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 40-F  to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.  DATED: March 8, 2022   GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC.  /s/ Michelle Taylor    Name: Michelle Taylor  Title: Vice-President, General Counsel and  Corporate Secretary
 EXHIBIT INDEX    Exhibit No. Description    99.1* Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Registrant for the year ended January 2, 2022     99.2*  Audited comparative consolidated financial statements of the Registrant as at and for the year  ended January 2, 2022     99.3* Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended January 2, 2022    99.4 Consent of KPMG LLP    99.5 Officers’ Certifications Required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)     99.6  Officers’ Certifications Required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of  Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code     101* XBRL Instance Document    104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)     *Previously filed.