As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2005

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 40-F



| ̈ | 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, 2005



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1-14148

(Commission file number)



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 TD Centre 201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 3L7 (204) 956-8025 |  | 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



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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|98,813,655 |  | Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding
|76,785,976 |  | Multiple Voting Shares outstanding   
|1,795,092  |  | 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.



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.



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 and Exhibit 99.2 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 and Exhibit 99.4 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 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 as set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.



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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, 2005. 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, 2005 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.



There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during fiscal year 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



Audit
Committee Financial Expert



All of the members of the
Audit Committee are financially literate and our Board has determined that Dr. Barber and Mr. Drybrough qualify as audit committee 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 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 49 of
Exhibit 99.1 under the heading Audit Committee InformationPrincipal Accountant Fees and Services is incorporated herein by reference.



Contractual Obligations



The disclosure provided on page 26 of Exhibit 99.2 under the heading Contractual Obligations and Commitments is incorporated herein by
reference.



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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements



In connection with the disposition of assets, the Company has provided customary representations and warranties that range
in duration. In addition, as is customary, the Company has agreed to indemnify the buyers of certain assets in respect of certain liabilities pertaining to events occurring prior to the respective sales relating to taxation, environmental,
litigation and other matters. The Company is unable to estimate the maximum potential liability for these indemnifications as the underlying agreements often do not specify a maximum amount and the amounts are dependent upon the outcome of future
contingent events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be determined.



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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 30, 2005 |  |  |  | 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, 2005                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|99.2   |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005 and audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2005
and 2004, 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