Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously announced, on November 18, 2019, Novelion Therapeutics Inc. (the "Company") filed application materials with the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") seeking various orders related to the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of the Company pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Liquidation"). On January 9, 2020, the Court heard the foregoing application and granted the requested orders sought by the Company in connection with the Liquidation. The Company will file a Statement of Intent to Liquidate with the British Columbia Registrar of Companies establishing the definitive effective date and time for the commencement of implementation of the Liquidation as 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on January 16, 2020 (the "Effective Date").

On January 9, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding the Liquidation and the Effective Date, which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.      Description
  99.1             Press Release, dated January 9, 2020.

104              Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                 document).




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