UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 orOR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~The~~Date ~~Securities~~of ~~Exchange~~Report ~~Act~~(Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): July 31, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2017

INTERNATIONAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-20412

(Commission File Number)


British Columbia, Canada		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

510 4th Street North, Watkins, Minnesota, USA, 55389

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(~~320~~800) ~~764~~638-~~5797~~4570

Issuer’s telephone number

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 41.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

~~Change~~On inJuly ~~Registrant’s~~31, ~~Certifying~~2017, ~~Accountant~~International Barrier Technology Inc. (“Barrier” or the “Company”) entered into an arrangement agreement with Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. (“LP”) and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, pursuant to which LP has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company (the “Transaction”).

The Transaction will be implemented by way of plan of arrangement (athe “Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Pursuant to the Arrangement, each issued and outstanding common share of the Company will be transferred to LP in consideration for $0.41 per common share. Upon completion of the Transaction, the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LP.

~~Dismissal~~Item ~~of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm~~7.01

OnRegulation ~~June~~FD ~~21, 2017, International Barrier Technology Inc~~Disclosure. (the “Company”) dismissed BDO Canada LLP (“BDO”), which was serving as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm. The decision to change accountants was approved by the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”).

~~The~~On ~~reports~~July ~~from~~31, ~~BDO~~2017, on the Company’s ~~consolidated~~issued ~~financial~~a ~~statements~~press ~~for~~release ~~the~~entitled ~~years~~“International ~~ended~~Barrier ~~June~~Enters ~~30,~~Agreement ~~2016 and June 30, 2015 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as~~ to ~~uncertainty,~~Combine ~~audit~~with ~~scope,~~Louisiana-Pacific ~~or accounting principles~~Corporation”.

~~During~~A ~~the~~copy ~~Company’s two most recently completed fiscal years, which ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, and the subsequent interim period preceding the dismissal~~ of ~~BDO there were no: (1) disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and~~ the ~~related~~press ~~instruction)~~release ~~with~~is ~~BDO~~attached ~~on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement if not resolved~~ to ~~the satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements(s) in connection with~~ this report; ~~or (2) reportable events (~~as ~~defined~~Exhibit in99.1 ~~Item~~and ~~304(a)(1)(v)~~incorporated ofherein ~~Regulation~~by ~~S-K)~~reference.

~~The~~In ~~Company~~accordance ~~delivered~~with aGeneral ~~copy~~Instruction B.2 of ~~this report on~~ Form 8-K, tothe ~~BDO~~information onin ~~June~~this 21report, ~~2017~~including ~~and~~the ~~requested~~exhibit ~~that~~attached ahereto, ~~letter~~shall ~~addressed~~not tobe ~~the~~deemed ~~SEC~~“filed” ~~stating~~for ~~whether~~purposes orof ~~not~~Section it18 ~~agrees~~of ~~with~~ the Securities ~~statements~~Exchange ~~made~~Act inof ~~response~~1934, toas ~~this~~amended ~~Item~~(the ~~4.01~~“Exchange ~~and~~Act”), ifnor ~~not,~~shall ~~stating~~such ~~the~~information ~~respects~~be indeemed ~~which~~incorporated itby ~~does~~reference ~~not~~in ~~agree. BDO~~any ~~responded~~filing ~~with~~under athe Securities ~~letter~~Act ~~stating~~of it1933, isas inamended, ~~agreement~~or ~~with~~ the ~~statements~~Exchange ~~made~~Act, inexcept ~~this~~as ~~report,~~shall abe ~~copy~~expressly ofset ~~which~~forth isby ~~attached~~specific asreference ~~Exhibit~~in 16such a filing.1.

~~(b)~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm~~2.1

OnArrangement ~~June~~Agreement 21, 2017 the Audit Committee approved the engagement of DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants (“DMCL”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

~~During~~The ~~the~~following ~~two~~Exhibit ~~most~~relating ~~recent fiscal years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 and through~~ to ~~the~~Item ~~date~~7.01 ofis ~~this~~intended ~~Form 8-K, nether the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with DMCL regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles~~ to ~~a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might~~ be ~~rendered~~furnished ~~on the Company’s financial statements, nor did DMCL provide either a written report or oral advice that DMCL concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as~~ to ~~accounting~~, ~~auditing~~not orfiled ~~financial reporting issues~~with, ~~or (ii) any matter that was either~~ the ~~subject~~SEC ofpursuant ato ~~disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of~~ Regulation ~~S-K, or a reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K~~FD.

~~Item 9~~99.011

~~Financial~~News ~~Statements~~release ~~and~~dated ~~Exhibits.~~July 31, 2017

~~The following Exhibit related to Item 4.01 is intended to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Item 304(3) Regulation S-K.~~SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.	Description
16.1	Letter from BDO Canada LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated June 27, 2017.

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.

SIGNATURES


		International Barrier Technology Inc.
Date	August 2, 2017	(Registrant)
		/s/ Melissa McElwee
		Melissa McElwee, CFO

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.

		International Barrier Technology Inc.
Date	June 26, 2017	(Registrant)
		/s/ Melissa McElwee
		Melissa McElwee, CFO

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