SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                          Date of Report: April 2, 2004



                                    QLT Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)





British Columbia, Canada          000-17082                                  N/A
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(Jurisdiction of            (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)





                                    QLT Inc.,
                             887 Great Northern Way,
                        Vancouver, B.C., CANADA, V5T 4T5
                                 (604) 707-7000
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
              including area code, of principal executive offices)





ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS

              On April 2, 2004, QLT Inc. announced that the United States
              District Court for the Southern District of New York entered
              an order in favor of QLT dismissing with prejudice the
              consolidated securities class action complaint which was commenced
              in 2001 against QLT, Dr. Julia Levy and Kenneth Galbraith.

ITEM 7.       EXHIBITS

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Exhibit
Number        Description
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99.1          Press release dated April 2, 2004

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                                   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 authorised.

                                                                    QLT Inc.
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                                                                  (Registrant)




Date        April 2, 2004                       /s/  Paul J. Hastings
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                                                      (Signature)
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer