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 January 2011

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: January 17, 2011
 

TRANSCANADA CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Donald J. DeGrandis
	Donald J. DeGrandis
	Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

  99.1 A copy of the registrant’s News Release dated January 17, 2011.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

NewsRelease

TransCanada to Present at CIBC World Markets – Whistler Institutional Investor Conference

CALGARY, Alberta – January 17, 2011 – Dennis McConaghy, executive vice-president, corporate development for TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) will be presenting at the CIBC World Markets – 2011 Whistler Institutional InvestorConference in Whistler, British Columbia on January 20, 2011 at 11:10 a.m. pacific standard time.

A link to the audio webcast and a copy of the presentation will be available in the Investor Centre section of TransCanada’s website at www.transcanada.com/eventspresentations.html

With more than 50 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's network of wholly owned natural gas pipelines extends more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000 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 approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in, over 10,800 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: http://www.transcanada.com/

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