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 March 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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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:
March 10, 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 March 10,
2010.
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Exhibit
99.1
NewsRelease
TransCanada
to Present at Edison Electric Institute International Utility
Conference
CALGARY,
Alberta – March
10, 2010 – Hal Kvisle, president and chief executive officer for
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) will be presenting at the
Edison Electric Institute International Utility Conference in London, England on
Monday, March 15, 2010.
A copy of the presentation
will be available in the Investor Centre section of TransCanada’s website at
www.transcanada.com/investor/conference.html
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 and oil
pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada’s network of
wholly owned natural gas pipelines extends more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000
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 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity.
A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in,
over 11,700 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States.
TransCanada is developing one of North America’s largest oil delivery systems.
TransCanada’s common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges
under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: www.transcanada.com
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