6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October 2013

Commission File No. 1-31690

TransCanada Corporation

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

450 – 1 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5H1, Canada

(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                      þ

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): ¨

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):  ¨

Exhibit 99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, is furnished, not filed, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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.

Date: October 22, 2013

TRANSCANADA CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Christine R. Johnston
	Christine R. Johnston
	Vice-President and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

  99.1 A copy of the registrant’s News Release dated October 22, 2013.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

News Release

TransCanada to Issue Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results November 5

CALGARY, Alberta – October 22, 2013 – TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) will hold a teleconference and webcast on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 to discuss its third quarter 2013 financial results.

Russ Girling, TransCanada president and chief executive officer, Don Marchand, executive vice-president and chief financial officer and members of the executive leadership team will discuss TransCanada’s third quarter financial results and company developments at 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (ET).

Analysts, members of the media and other interested parties are invited to participate by calling 866.226.1792 or 416.340.2216 (Toronto area). Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No pass code is required. A live webcast of the teleconference will be available at www.transcanada.com.

A replay of the teleconference will be available two hours after the conclusion of the call until midnight (ET) on November 12, 2013. Please call 800.408.3053 or 905.694.9451 and enter pass code 6573719.

With more than 60 years’ experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,500 kilometres (42,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with more than 400 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 11,800 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest oil delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: www.transcanada.com or check us out on Twitter @TransCanada or http://blog.transcanada.com.

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TransCanada Media Enquiries:

Shawn Howard/Grady Semmens

403.920.7859 or 800.608.7859

TransCanada Investor & Analyst Enquiries:

David Moneta/Lee Evans 

403.920.7911 or 800.361.6522