SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of January 2010
Commission
File No. 1-31690
TransCanada
Corporation
(Translation
of Registrant's Name into English)
450
– 1 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5H1, Canada
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Indicate by check mark if
the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation
S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
Exhibit
99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, is furnished, not filed, and will
not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
January 20, 2010
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TRANSCANADA
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Donald J. DeGrandis
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Donald
J. DeGrandis
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Corporate
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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99.1
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A
copy of the registrant’s News Release dated January 20,
2010.
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Exhibit
99.1
NewsRelease
TransCanada
to Present at CIBC World Markets Whistler Institutional Investor
Conference
CALGARY,
Alberta – January
20, 2010 – Russ Girling, Chief Operating Officer for TransCanada
Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) will be presenting at the CIBC World
Markets Whistler Institutional Investor Conference in Whistler, British Columbia
on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at approximately 11:10 a.m. PST.
A link to
the web cast and a copy of the presentation will be available under conference
calls and presentations in the Investor Relations section of TransCanada’s
website.
With more
than 50 years’ experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible
development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure
including natural gas pipelines, power generation, gas storage facilities, and
projects related to oil pipelines. TransCanada’s network of wholly owned
pipelines extends more than 59,000 kilometres (36,500 miles), tapping into
virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of
the continent’s largest providers of gas storage and related services with
approximately 370 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent
power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in, over 11,800 megawatts of
power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada’s common shares
trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol
TRP.
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