Canadian Solar Appoints New Directors and Officer

Canadian Solar Appoints New Directors and Officer

September 25, 2007

    JIANGSU, China, Sept. 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company", or
"CSI", or "we") (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today
announced that it has increased the size of its board of
directors from five to six and that Michael G. Potter and
Yan Zhuang have been appointed directors of the Company. 
Coincident with their appointment, Arthur Chien has
resigned as a director and been appointed to the newly
created position of Vice President, Finance of the
Company.
    Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
CSI, said: "We are very pleased that Michael and Yan
have agreed to join our board of directors and expect to
benefit immediately from their experience as we continue to
expand our global footprint.  We are also very pleased that
Arthur Chien has agreed to join our management team and
assist us in managing the next phase of our growth."
    Mr. Potter, 41 years old, has worked in finance,
controlling and audit positions with a variety of
multinational companies for over 20 years.  He is currently
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading provider of photonic
integrated circuit-based modules, components and subsystems
for use in optical communications networks with extensive
operations in Shenzhen, China.  Before joining NeoPhotonics
in May 2007, he was Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of STATS ChipPAC, a semiconductor
assembly and test services company based in Singapore. 
Before that, he held a variety of executive positions at
Honeywell Inc.  Mr. Potter is a Chartered Accountant and
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia
University, Canada and a Graduate Diploma of Public
Accountancy from McGill University, Canada.  Mr. Potter
will serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee.
    Mr. Zhuang, 44 years old, has worked in corporate
branding, sales and marketing positions with, or provided
consulting services to, a variety of multinational
companies for over 15 years.  He is currently Senior Vice
President Business Operations and Marketing, Asia Region,
of Hands-on Mobile Ltd., a global media and entertainment
company with Asian operations in China, Korea and India. 
Before joining Hands-on Mobile, he held various marketing
and business operation positions with Motorola Inc.,
including as its Asia Pacific Regional Director of
Marketing Planning and Consumer Insight.  Prior to that, he
was a marketing consultant in Canada and China.  Mr. Zhuang
holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from
Northern Jiao-Tong University, China, a MSc in Applied
Statistics from the University of Alberta, Canada and a MSc
in Marketing Management from the University of Guelph,
Canada.  Mr. Zhuang will serve as a member of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
    Mr. Chien, 46 years old, became a director of CSI in
December 2005.  Until recently, he was managing director of
Beijing Yinke Investment Consulting Co. Ltd., a company
which provides financial consulting services and manages
its own investment projects.  Before joining Beijing Yinke,
he was Chief Financial Officer of China Grand Enterprises
Inc., a diversified investment holding company based in
Beijing, China.  Prior to that, he held a variety of
finance, investment and management positions with companies
in Canada, Belgium and China, including as Chief Financial
Officer of the Chinese operations of NV Bekaert SA, a
Belgium-based manufacturer of advanced wire products,
materials and coatings.  Mr. Chien holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from the University of Science and
Technology of China and a Master of Economics degree from
the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

    About Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ) 
    Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) is a
vertically integrated manufacturer of solar cell, solar
module and custom-designed solar application products
serving customers worldwide.  CSI is incorporated in Canada
and conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China. 
Backed by years of experience and knowledge in the solar
power market and the silicon industry, CSI has become a
major global provider of solar power products for a wide
range of applications.  For more information, please visit
http://www.csisolar.com .

    Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements
    Certain statements in this press release including
statements regarding expected future financial and industry
growth are forward-looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially. These statements are made under the
"Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases,
you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms
as "believes," "expects,"
"anticipates," "intends,"
"estimates," the negative of these terms, or
other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ include general business and
economic conditions and the state of the solar industry;
governmental support for the deployment of solar power;
future shortage or availability of the supply of
high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by
consumers and inventory levels of such products in the
supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers,
including customers of our silicon materials sales; changes
in demand from major markets such as Germany; changes in
customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity
utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and
declines in average selling price; delays in new product
introduction; continued success in technological
innovations and delivery of products with the features
customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or
capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange
rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report
on Form 20-F originally filed on May 29, 2007 and its
registration statement on Form F-1 originally filed on
October 23, 2006, as amended. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in the forward looking
statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future
results, level of activity, performance, or achievements.
You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. All information provided in
this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise
stated, and CSI undertakes no duty to update such
information, except as required under applicable law.

    For more information, please contact:

     In Jiangsu, P.R.C.
     Bing Zhu, Chief Financial Officer
     Canadian Solar Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     In the U.S.
     David Pasquale
     The Ruth Group
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]