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EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF MAJOR SUBSIDIARIES

(As of February 28, 2021)

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Name of entity

    

Place of incorporation

    

Ownership interest

Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. 

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Canada

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100%

Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Limited

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Australia

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100%

Canadian Solar O and M (Ontario) Inc.

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Canada

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100%

Canadian Solar Projects K.K.

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Japan

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100%

Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd.

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United Kingdom

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100%

Recurrent Energy, LLC

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USA

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100%

Canadian Solar Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Singapore

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100%

Canadian Solar Netherlands Cooperative U.A.

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Netherlands

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100%

Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd

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Australia

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100%

CSUK Energy Systems Construction and Generation JSC

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Turkey

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100%

Canadian Solar Argentina Investment Holding Ltd.

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United Kingdom

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100%

Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited

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Hong Kong

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100%

Canadian Solar Energy Holding Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Singapore

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100%

CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd.”)

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PRC

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79.59%

Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.

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PRC

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100%*

CSI Cells Co., Ltd. 

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. 

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USA

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100%*

Canadian Solar Japan K.K. 

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Japan

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100%*

Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH

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Germany

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100%*

Canadian Solar International Limited

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Hong Kong

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100%*

Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

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Singapore

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100%*

Canadian Solar Brazil Commerce, Import and Export of Solar Panels Ltd.

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Brazil

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100%*

Canadian Solar Construction (USA) LLC

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USA

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100%*

CSI Solar Manufacturing (Funing) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “CSI&GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Inc.”)

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PRC

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100%*

Changshu Tegu New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd.

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Vietnam

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100%*

Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited

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India

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100%*

Canadian Solar MSS (Australia) Pty Ltd.

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Australia

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100%*

Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

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Thailand

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99.99992%*

Canadian Solar Sunenergy (Baotou) Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar Middle East DMCC

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United Arab Emirates

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100%*

CSI Investment Management (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

CSI New Energy Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Development Co., Ltd.”)

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PRC

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90%*

CSI Cells (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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70%*

CSI Modules (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

CSI Wafer (Luoyang) Co., Ltd.

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PRC

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100%*

Canadian Solar SSES (Canada) Inc.

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Canada

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100%*

Canadian Solar SSES (UK) Ltd

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United Kingdom

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100%*

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* Major subsidiaries within the scope of CSI Solar are held through CSI Solar Co., Ltd. of which CSI holds 79.59% equity rights of CSI Solar Co., Ltd.