SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                            Washington, DC 20549 
 
 
                                  FORM  8-K 
 
             Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of 
                         The Securities Act of 1934 
 
     Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):   February 10, 1997 
 
 
                           THE WIDECOM GROUP INC. 
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 
 
                              Ontario, Canada 
               (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 
 
 
           1-13589                                     98-0139939 
   (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.) 
 
55 City Centre Drive, Suite 500, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada       L5B 1M3 
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code) 
 
                             (905) 566-0180 
            (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 
 
 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN FORM 8-K 
 
 
Item 1.  Change in Control of Registrant   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 3.  Bankruptcy or Receivership   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 5.  Other Events. 
 
      On February 10, 1997, the Registrant announced that it was calling for 
redemption of all of the publicly-traded warrants issued in connection with 
its initial public offering.  On April 10, 1997, the company announced that 
the Warrant Redemption Program was complete, that more than half the 
warrants had been exercised, and that no warrants would be redeemed, all as 
described in the Press Release attached as Exhibit A to this Form 8-K. 
 
Item 6.  Resignation of Registrant's Directors   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits   --   Not Applicable 
 
Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year   --   Not Applicable 
 
                                 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 hereunto duly authorized. 
 
 
                                     The  WideCom  Group,  Inc. 
 
 
Dated:   April 30, 1997              /s/  Raja S. Tuli 
                                          Raja S. Tuli, President and  
                                          Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
 
                                Exhibit Index 
 
 
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      20.3             Press Release                             4