As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2006



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 40-F



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



|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the Fiscal Year Ended: August 31, 2006

1-14148

(Commission file number)



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CanWest Global Communications Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Canada                                          |  | 4833                                                    
|(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)



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|3100 CanWest Global Place 201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 3L7 (204) 956-2025 |  | CanWest International Corp. c/o Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (302)
636-5400
|(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)                                  |  | (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service in the United States)                                             



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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.



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|Title of each class |  | Name of each exchange on which registered                   
|Non-Voting Shares   |  | The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The Toronto 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:



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|x  Annual information form             x  Audited annual financial statements



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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.



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|99,133,417 |  | Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding
|76,785,976 |  | Multiple Voting Shares outstanding   
|1,511,881  |  | Non-Voting Shares outstanding        

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.



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|Yes ̈No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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.



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|Yes  x            No ̈



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CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM 40-F

DOCUMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

In accordance with General Instruction B(3) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby files Exhibit 99.1 (its Annual Information Form) and
Exhibit 99.2 (its Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and its Consolidated Financial Statements) as set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction B(6)(a)(1) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby files Exhibit 99.3 (the CEO certification pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)) and Exhibit 99.4 (the CFO certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) as set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction B(6)(a)(2) of Form 40-F, the Registrant hereby files Exhibit 99.5 (the certification pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) as set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction D(9) of Form 40-F, the
Registrant hereby files Exhibit 99.6 (the consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) as set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.



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Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our disclosure controls and procedures as of August 31, 2006. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding
of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures as of August 31, 2006 were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.

Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting; Attestation report of Registered Public
Accounting Firm on Managements Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Managements report on internal
control over financial reporting and the related attestation report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided on pages 3 and 5 of the audited consolidated financial statements contained in Exhibit 99.2 are incorporated herein by reference.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during fiscal year 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.

Identification of the Audit Committee

The section Audit Committee Information in our Annual Information Form attached as exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

All of the members of the Audit Committee are financially literate
and our Board has determined that Dr. Barber, Ms Pankratz and Mr. Drybrough qualify as financial experts and are independent under the applicable New York Stock Exchange independence standards.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics
which applies to our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. The code of ethics is posted on our website at



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www.canwestglobal.com. If we make substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics or grant any waiver, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or
waiver on our website within five days of such amendment or waiver.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The disclosure provided on page 53 of Exhibit 99.1 under the heading Audit Committee Information  Principal Accountant Fees and Services
is incorporated herein by reference.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

The disclosure provided on page 21 of Exhibit 99.2 under the heading Contractual Obligations and Commitments is incorporated herein by
reference.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The disclosure provided on page 23 of Exhibit 99.2 under the heading Off Balance Sheet Arrangements is incorporated herein by reference.



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UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

Undertaking

We undertake 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 registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities
in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

Consent to Service of Process

We filed an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process on Form F-X on November 29, 2005.



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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.



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|                        |  | CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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|Date: November 29, 2006 |  | By:                                |  | /s/ John E. Maguire    
|                        |  |                                    |  | John E. Maguire        
|                        |  |                                    |  | Chief Financial Officer





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EXHIBIT INDEX



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|Number |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|99.1   |  | Annual Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2006                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|99.2   |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006 and audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2006
and 2005, together with the report of the auditors thereon
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|99.3   |  | CEO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                             
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|99.4   |  | CFO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                             
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|99.5   |  | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|99.6   |  | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP