6-K

                                    FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         For the month of December 2005
                        Commission File Number: 001-14148


                       CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                            3100 CANWEST GLOBAL PLACE
                               201 PORTAGE AVENUE
                               WINNIPEG, MANITOBA,
                                 CANADA R3B 3L7
                                 (204) 956-2025
                    (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.

                        Form 20-F [ ]      Form 40-F [X]

      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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of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.

      Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): __________.

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of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

      Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in
this Form the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                               Yes [ ]      No [X]

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ______________

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.


                                   CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.



Date: December 22, 2005            By: /s/ JOHN E. MAGUIRE
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       John E. Maguire
                                       Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX





Exhibit
Number             Description
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1                  CanWest Global Communications Corp. Press Release dated
                   December 21, 2005.

EX-99.1

                             (CANWEST GLOBAL LOGO)



For Immediate Release
December 21, 2005

                    CANWEST'S AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS COMPLETE
                              SUCCESSFUL FINANCING


WINNIPEG: CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced today that The TEN Group
Pty Limited (TEN), which owns CanWest's Australian television and out-of-home
advertising operations, successfully completed the private placement issuance of
A$150 million 10 year floating rate senior notes due 2015 in the US debt market.
Tom Strike, President of CanWest MediaWorks International said that "This move
further strengthens TEN's balance sheet on very attractive financial terms,
while also providing significant financial flexibility to support its future
growth opportunities."

The Ten Group Pty Limited (www.tencorporate.com.au) is owned in part by Ten
Network Holdings Limited which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:
TNH).

CanWest Global Communications Corp. (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV,
www.canwestglobal.com), an international media company, is Canada's largest
media company. CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and
also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional
television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, web sites and
radio stations and networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the
United Kingdom.


For further information contact:
Geoffrey Elliot
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Tel: (204) 956-2025
Fax: (204) 947-9841