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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is entered into as of
______________, 2006 by and between Canadian Solar Inc., a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (the "Company")
and ________________ (the "Employee").

RECITALS

A. The Company desires to employ the Employee as its [____________________] and
to assure itself of the services of the Employee during the term of Employment
(as defined below).

B. The Employee desires to be employed by the Company as its
[___________________] during the term of Employment and upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

      The parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    POSITION

      The Employee hereby accepts a position of [__________________] (the
      "Employment") of the Company.

2.    TERM

      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the initial term of
      the Employment shall be three years, commencing on [__________], 2006 (the
      "Effective Date"), until [__________], 2009, unless terminated sooner
      pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Upon expiration of the initial
      three-year term, the Employment shall be automatically extended for
      successive one-year terms unless either party gives the other party hereto
      a one-month prior written notice to terminate the Employment prior to the
      expiration of such one-year term or unless terminated sooner pursuant to
      the terms of this Agreement.

3.    PROBATION

      No probationary period.

4.    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

      The Employee's duties at the Company will include all jobs assigned by the
      Company's Board of the Directors (the "Board") or officers senior to the
      Employee.

      The Employee shall devote all of his or her working time, attention and
      skills to the performance of his or her duties at the Company and shall
      faithfully and diligently serve the Company in accordance with this
      Agreement, the Charter Documents of the Company, and the guidelines,
      policies and procedures of the Company approved from time to time by the
      Board.

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      The Employee shall use his or her best endeavor to perform his or her
      duties hereunder. The Employee shall not, without the prior written
      consent of the Board, become an employee of any entity other than the
      Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, and shall not be
      concerned or interested in any business or entity that competes with that
      carried on by the Company (any such business or entity, a "Competitor"),
      provided that nothing in this clause shall preclude the Employee from
      holding any shares or other securities of any Competitor that is listed on
      any securities exchange or recognized securities market anywhere. The
      Employee shall notify the Company in writing of his or her interest in
      such shares or securities in a timely manner and with such details and
      particulars as the Company may reasonably require.

5.    LOCATION

      The Employee will be based in [__________]. The Company reserves the right
      to transfer or second the Employee to any location in [China] or elsewhere
      in accordance with its operational requirements.

6.    COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

      (a)   Cash Compensation. The Employee's cash compensation (including
            salary) shall be provided by the Company pursuant to Schedule A
            hereto, subject to annual review and adjustment by the Company.

      (b)   Equity Incentives. To the extent the Company adopts and maintains a
            share incentive plan, the Employee will be eligible for
            participating in such plan pursuant to the terms thereof as
            determined by the Company.

      (c)   Benefits. The Employee is eligible for participation in any standard
            employee benefit plan of the Company that currently exists or may be
            adopted by the Company in the future, including, but not limited to,
            any retirement plan, life insurance plan, health insurance plan,
            disability insurance plan and travel/holiday plan. If the Employee
            elects, the Company shall pay the reasonable cost of membership for
            the Employee, his or her spouse and dependent children not greater
            than twenty-one (21) years of age, for a private patient medical
            plan, with a reputable medical expense insurance scheme as the
            Company shall decide from time to time.

7.    TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

      (a)   By the Company.

            (i) The Company may terminate the Employment for cause, at any time,
            without notice or remuneration, if (1) the Employee is convicted or
            pleads guilty to a felony or to an act of fraud, misappropriation or
            embezzlement, (2) the Employee has been negligent or acted
            dishonestly to the detriment of the Company, or (3) the Employee has
            engaged in actions amounting to misconduct or failed to perform his
            or her duties hereunder and such failure continues after the
            Employee is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure.

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            (ii) In addition, the Company may terminate the Employment without
            cause, at any time, upon three-months written notice. The Company
            shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to make the
            Employee's termination effective at any time prior to the end of
            such notice period as long as the Company pays the Employee all
            compensation to which the Employee is entitled up through the last
            day of the three-months notice period.

            (iii) If the Employee's employment is terminated by the Company
            without cause (other than by reason of disability or death), the
            Employee shall receive, within 30 days following termination, a lump
            sum payment of (i) any earned but unpaid salary through the date of
            termination, and (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus for any calendar
            year preceding the year in which the termination occurs. In
            addition, subject to the Employee having completed the probation
            period, if any, and the Employee's compliance with Sections 8, 9 and
            10 below, the Employee shall receive continued payments of his or
            her salary: (i) for one-month following a termination effective
            prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) for
            two-months following a termination effective prior to the second
            anniversary of the Effective Date; (iii) for three-months following
            a termination effective prior to the third anniversary of the
            Effective Date; and (iv) for four-months following a termination
            effective at any time after the third anniversary of the Effective
            Date. The Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation
            (including any salary or bonus) or any other benefits under this
            Agreement. If the Employee is terminated for cause pursuant to this
            Section 7(a), he or she shall be entitled to receive only his or her
            salary through the date of termination and he shall have no further
            rights to any compensation (including any salary or bonus) or any
            other benefits under this Agreement.

            (iv) All other benefits, if any, due to the Employee following a
            termination with or without cause shall be determined in accordance
            with the plans, policies and practices of the Company; provided,
            however, that the Employee shall not participate in any severance
            plan, policy or program of the Company.

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      (b)   By the Employee. The Employee may terminate the Employment at any
            time with a one-month prior written notice to the Company, if (1)
            there is a material reduction in the Employee's authority, duties
            and responsibilities, or (2) there is a material reduction in the
            Employee's annual salary before the next annual salary review. In
            addition, the Employee may resign prior to the expiration of the
            Agreement if such resignation is approved by the Board of Directors
            of the Company (the "Board") or an alternative arrangement with
            respect to the Employment is agreed to by the Board. Upon a
            termination by the Employee pursuant to this Section 7(b), the
            Employee shall be entitled to his or her salary through the date of
            such termination and he shall have no further rights to any
            compensation (including any salary or bonus) or any other benefits
            under this Agreement. All other benefits, if any, due to the
            Employee following termination pursuant to this Section 7(b) shall
            be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices
            of the Company; provided, however, that the Employee shall not
            participate in any severance plan, policy or program of the Company.

8.    CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE

      In the course of the Employee's services, the Employee may have access to
      the Company and/or the Company's client's and/or prospective client's
      trade secrets and confidential information, including but not limited to
      those embodied in memoranda, manuals, letters or other documents, computer
      disks, tapes or other information storage devices, hardware, or other
      media or vehicles, pertaining to the Company and/or the Company's client's
      and/or prospective client's business. All such trade secrets and
      confidential information are considered confidential. All materials
      containing any such trade secret and confidential information are the
      property of the Company and/or the Company's client and/or prospective
      client, and shall be returned to the Company and/or the Company's client
      and/or prospective client upon expiration or earlier termination of this
      Agreement. The Employee shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use
      any such trade secret or confidential information, except as required in
      the performance of the Employee's duties in connection with the
      Employment, or pursuant to applicable law.

      During and after the Employment, the Employee shall hold the Trade Secrets
      in strict confidence; the Employee shall not disclose these Trade Secrets
      to anyone except other employees of the Company who have a need to know
      the Trade Secrets in connection with the Company's business. The Employee
      shall not use the Trade Secrets other than for the benefits of the
      Company.

      "Trade Secrets" means information deemed confidential by the Company,
      treated by the Company or which the Employee know or ought reasonably to
      have known to be confidential, and trade secrets, including without
      limitation designs, processes, pricing policies, methods, inventions,
      conceptions, technology, technical data, financial information, corporate
      structure and know-how, relating to the business and affairs of the
      Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates and business associates, whether
      embodied in memoranda, manuals, letters or other documents, computer
      disks, tapes or other information storage devices, hardware, or other
      media or vehicles. Trade Secrets do not include information generally
      known or released to public domain through no fault of yours.

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      This Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any
      reason. In the event the Employee breaches this Section 8, the Company
      shall have right to seek remedies permissible under applicable law.

9.    INVENTIONS ASSIGNMENT

      The Employee understands that the Company engages in research and
      development and other activities in connection with its business and that,
      as an essential part of the Employment, The Employee is expected to make
      new contributions to and create inventions of value for the Company.

      From and after the Effective Date, the Employee shall disclose in
      confidence to the Company all inventions, improvements, designs, original
      works of authorship, formulas, processes, compositions of matter, computer
      software programs, databases, mask works and trade secrets (collectively,
      the "Inventions"), which the Employee may solely or jointly conceive or
      develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or
      reduced to practice, during the period of the Employee's Employment at the
      Company. The Employee acknowledges that copyrightable works prepared by
      the Employee within the scope of and during the period of the Employee's
      Employment with the Company are "works for hire" and that the Company will
      be considered the author thereof. The Employee agrees that all the
      Inventions shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and the
      Employee hereby assign all his or her right, title and interest in and to
      any and all of the Inventions to the Company or its successor in interest
      without further consideration.

      The Employee agrees to assist the Company in every proper way to obtain
      for the Company and enforce patents, copyrights, mask work rights, trade
      secret rights, and other legal protection for the Inventions. The Employee
      will execute any documents that the Company may reasonably request for use
      in obtaining or enforcing such patents, copyrights, mask work rights,
      trade secrets and other legal protections. The Employee's obligations
      under this paragraph will continue beyond the termination of the
      Employment with the Company, provided that the Company will compensate the
      Employee at a reasonable rate after such termination for time or expenses
      actually spent by the Employee at the Company's request on such
      assistance. The Employee appoints the Secretary of the Company as the
      Employee's attorney-in-fact to execute documents on the Employee's behalf
      for this purpose.

      This Section 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any
      reason. In the event the Employee breaches this Section 9, the Company
      shall have right to seek remedies permissible under applicable law.

10.   NON-COMPETITION

      In consideration of the salary paid to the Employee by the Company, the
      Employee agrees that during the term of the Employment and for a period of
      one (1) year following the termination of the Employment for whatever
      reason:

      (a)   the Employee will not approach clients, customers or contacts of the
            Company or other persons or entities introduced to the Employee in
            the Employee's capacity as a representative of the Company for the
            purposes of doing business

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            with such persons or entities which will harm the business
            relationship between the Company and such persons and/or entities;

      (b)   unless expressly consented to by the Company, the Employee will not
            assume employment with or provide services as a director or
            otherwise for any Competitor in the People's Republic of China or
            such other territories where the Company carries on its business or
            part thereof (the "Territory"), or engage, whether as principal,
            partner, licensor or otherwise, in any Competitor that carries on
            its business or part thereof in the Territory; and

      (c)   unless expressly consented to by the Company, the Employee will not
            seek directly or indirectly, by the offer of alternative employment
            or other inducement whatsoever, to solicit the services of any
            employee of the Company employed as at or after the date of such
            termination, or in the year preceding such termination.

      For purposes of this Section 10, a "Competitor" of the Company shall not
      include an entity that generates 10% or less of its revenues from solar
      power products and services similar to those provided by the Company,
      except that if the Employee is employed by, or provides services as a
      director or otherwise to, a subsidiary or divisional business of such an
      entity, such subsidiary or divisional business shall be deemed a
      "Competitor" if it generates more than 10% of its revenues from solar
      power products and services similar to those provided by the Company. The
      provisions provided in Section 10 shall be separate and severable,
      enforceable independently of each other, and independent of any other
      provision of this Agreement.

      The provisions contained in Section 10 are considered reasonable by the
      Employee and the Company. In the event that any such provisions should be
      found to be void under applicable laws but would be valid if some part
      thereof was deleted or the period or area of application reduced, such
      provisions shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make
      them valid and effective.

      This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any
      reason. In the event the Employee breaches this Section 10, the Company
      shall have right to seek remedies permissible under applicable law.

11.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT

      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between
      the Employee and the Company regarding the terms of the Employment and
      supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements
      concerning such subject matter. The Employee acknowledges that he or she
      has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation,
      warranty or undertaking which is not set forth in this Agreement. Any
      amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the Employee
      and the Company.

12.   GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION

      This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
      laws of Hong Kong without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. The
      parties hereto

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      irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong
      courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
      this Agreement. To the fullest extent they may effectively do so under
      applicable law, the parties hereto irrevocably waive and agree not to
      assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that they
      are not subject to the jurisdiction of any such Hong Kong court, any
      objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
      of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such Hong Kong court
      and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such
      Hong Kong court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

                            (SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS)

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed ______________, 2006.

CANADIAN SOLAR INC.                        EMPLOYEE

Signature: _______________________         Signature: _________________________

Name: ____________________________         Name: ______________________________

Title: ___________________________

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                                   Schedule A

                                CASH COMPENSATION

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                              AMOUNT                           PAY PERIOD
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SALARY         [US$] [       ] annually                    [________________]

BONUS          Discretionary based on performance
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                                               c/o CSI Solar Manufacturing, Inc.
                           729 Binhe Rd, Suzhou New District, 215011, P.R. China
                                                     Tel: 86 (0)512 62696010-608
                                                         Fax: 86 (0)512 62696016
                                                   E-mail: shwan.qu@csisolar.com
(CANADIAN SOLAR INC. LOGO)                                      www.csisolar.com

                       STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND
                             PERFORMANCE REWARD PLAN
                                     (2005)

BETWEEN      Kunical International Group, Ltd.

AS "PARTY A"

AND          Canadian Solar Inc.

AS "PARTY B"

Whereas PARTY A is one of the premier suppliers of silicon materials to both
photovoltaic and semiconductor industries, and has vast interests in other area
of photovoltaic.

Whereas PARTY B is a photovoltaic module manufacturer and application developer
serving world-wide customers.

Whereas PARTY B strikes to become a world-class photovoltaic product
manufacturer and to reach the target production volume of 50MW in two years and
100MW in five years, and whereas PARTY A expresses its desire to support PARTY B
to reach such a goal.

PARTY A and PARTY B decide to enter into a strategic partnership relationship.
The following covenants detail the essential nature of such a relationship.

1)   This agreement shall be in place from the date of signing and valid for ten
     (10) years unless it is replaced by another agreement and/or terminated in
     writing by either PARTIES with cause and with ninety (90) day advance
     notice.

2)   PARTY A will source and supply PARTY B with materials Including, but not
     limited to poly silicon, remelts, wafers and cells.

3)   PARTY B will provide PARTY A, in October of every year, its forecast for
     materials need for the coming year. Such a forecast will then be updated
     every 3 months. In return, PARTY A will provide PARTY B with a forecast for
     the materials it will be able to supply for the coming year. PARTY A will
     give PARTY B the priority, whenever possible, to purchase materials. PARTY
     A will make best efforts to meet PARTY B's materials demand.

4)   PARTY B will reward PARTY A with annual performance bonus, in the form of
     shares of PART( B, according to the following formulas:

     -    $2,000 for each 1,000 kg of bulk silicon materials, purchased and
          accepted by PARTY B from PARTY A in the previous calendar year

     -    $1,000 for each 10,000 pieces of 6" or 8" P-type reclaimable wafers,
          purchased and accepted by PARTY B from PARTY A in the previous
          calendar year

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                                               c/o CSI Solar Manufacturing, Inc.
                           729 Binhe Rd, Suzhou New District, 215011, P.R. China
                                                     Tel: 86 (0)512 62696010-608
                                                         Fax: 86 (0)512 62696016
                                                   E-mail: shwan.qu@csisolar.com
(CANADIAN SOLAR INC. LOGO)                                      www.csisolar.com

     -    The price of share is set to be the average closing price in the last
          five trading days at end of the previous calendar year

     -    The number of shares shad be rounded up in the multiple of 10's at the
          time of each settlement

5)   PARTY A may from time to time access to information of photovoltaic
     projects, in which PARTY A may act as the prime contractor or the advisor.
     PARTY B will make its best efforts to support PARTY A in such projects.

6)   PARTY A is sourcing silicon scraps from Asian countries including Japan,
     Taiwan and Korea, and may desire to clean such materials in an Asian
     location in order to reduce the cost and to simplify the logistics. PARTY B
     expresses its willingness to handle such work at its China location for
     PARTY A, if the latter so desires.

7)   PARTY A and PARTY B express the interest to jointly invest into
     photovoltaic or silicon related businesses Worldwide.

8)   Both PARTIES will safeguard other party's confidential intonation including
     the nature of this Strategic Partnership Agreement. The request for
     confidentiality will survive three (3) more years after the termination of
     this Agreement.

/s/                                     /s/
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Shawn Xiaohua Qu                        Terry Kunimune
President                               Chairman and CEO
Canadian Solar Inc.                     Kunical International Group, Ltd.

Date:                                   Date: November 1, 2005
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                                               c/o CSI Solar Manufacturing, Inc.
                           729 Binhe Rd, Suzhou New District, 215011, P.R. China
                                                     Tel: 86 (0)512 62696010-608
                                                         Fax: 86 (0)512 62696016
                                                   E-mail: shwan.qu@csisolar.com
(CANADIAN SOLAR INC. LOGO)                                      www.csisolar.com

August 25, 2006

Mr. Terry Kunimune
President and CEO
Kunical International Group, Ltd.
818 N. Lake Street
Burbank, CA 91502

Re: REVISION OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND PERFORMANCE REWARD PLAN

Dear Terry,

We write to you to confirm the following revision of the Strategic Partnership
Agreement and Performance Reward Plan dated November 1, 2005 ("Partnership
Agreement").

Delete "Clause 4" (annual performance bonus) of the Partnership Agreement

This revision will be effective immediately. However, CSI will compute the total
bonus which Kunical has accumulated according to the "Clause 4" in the period
from January 1st to August 25th 2006, based on the Kunical invoice dates, and
will pay this bonus to Kunical in cash, rather in CSI shares as stated in the
original Partnership Agreement.

We appreciate your confirming to this revision. We look forward to continuing to
work with you.

Very truly yours,

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Shawn Xiaohua Qu, Ph.D.
President, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI)

Acknowledged and agreed to by:

Kunical International Group, Ltd.

By: /s/
    ---------------------------------
Title: Chairman and CEO

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