Province Of British Columbia 18-K/A Annual report (foreign governments) (amended)

FORM 18-K/A

For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
ANNUAL REPORT

of

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

(Canada)

(Name of Registrant)

Date of end of fiscal year to which the annual report relates: March 31, 2005

SECURITIES REGISTERED*

(As of the close of the fiscal year)

	Amounts as to which	Names of exchanges
Title of issue	registration is effective	on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

Names and addresses of persons authorized to receive notices and
communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Honourable Pamela Wallin

Robert Noble

David Murchison

Canadian Consulate General

1251 Avenue of Americas

New York, New York 10020

Copies to

Brice T. Voran	Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.	Ministry of Finance
Shearman & Sterling	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Provincial Treasury
199 Bay Street Commerce	450 Lexington Avenue	Debt Management Branch
Court West	New York, New York	2nd Floor
Suite 4405, P.O. Box 247	10017	620 Superior Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		P.O. Box 9423, Stn Prov Govt
M5L 1E8		Victoria, British Columbia,
		Canada V8W 9V1

*The Registrant is filing this amendment to its annual report on a voluntary basis.

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits or other portions of its Annual Report (the “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 on Form 18-K as set forth below:

The following additional exhibit is added to the Annual Report:

Exhibit 99.9	Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Finance.
	Second Quarterly Report on the Economy, Fiscal Situation and Outlook, Fiscal Year 2005/06, Six Months, April – September 2005

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
	(Name of registrant)
	By:
December 7, 2005		/s/Bill Shortreed
Victoria, British Columbia	Name:	Bill Shortreed
	Title:	Executive Director
		Debt Management Branch
		Provincial Treasury
		Ministry of Finance

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.9: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Finance. Second Quarterly Report on the Economy, Fiscal Situation and Outlook, Fiscal Year 2005/06, Six Months, April – September 2005 .

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