8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2006

CanWest Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado	0-27659	98-0461154
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

206 - 475 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	V6C 2B3
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (604) 685-8355

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Election of Directors.

Effective February 8, 2006, the Company expanded its Board of Directors to four members and appointed Ronald Phillips to fill the vacancy created by such expansion. Mr. Phillips is considered “independent” as that term is defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq listing standards and he is likely to be appointed to the Company’s audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating committee in the near future. Neither Mr. Phillips nor any of his affiliates hold any of the Company’s securities. Moreover, during the last two years, neither Mr. Phillips nor any associate or affiliate of Mr. Phillips, has or had a material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction, or in any proposed transaction, which has materially affected or will affect the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated February 9, 2006.

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.

	CanWest Petroleum Corporation
		(Registrant)
Date: February 9, 2006	By:	/s/ William Timmins
		Name: William Timmins
		Title: Secretary

EX-99.1

Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Cusip# 138748 10 8

Trading Symbol: OTC BB CWPC

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

Vancouver BC February 09, 2006:  Thornton Donaldson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is pleased to report the Board of Directors have appointed Ronald Phillips a Director of the Company as of February 08. Donaldson notes “While Ron brings considerable experience to the Board, it also assists the Company in complying with the Sarbanes Oxley requirement for independent directors before making application to a senior exchange.”

Ron Phillips is a member of the New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. bars and resides in Weston, Connecticut.  Ron brings to the CanWest Board experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt market financings.  Since 2002, Ron has worked at DKR Capital in Stamford, Connecticut, where he manages the DKR Saturn Event Driven Fund.  Prior to working with DKR, Ron co-managed the Weiss, Peck & Greer Merger Arbitrage Fund.

For more information or to request company updates please visit www.canwestpetroleum.com .

Contacts: Jonathan Buick 1-877 -748 -0914 or 416 -915- 0915

Company Contacts Toll Free: 1-800-877-1626 or (888) 858-7759

Email to: investor@canwestpetroleum.com

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors effecting the Company's operations, markets, products and prices and other factors discussed in the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.