UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 11, 2019

October 31, 2016

VALIDIAN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-28423	58-2541997
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6 Gurdwara Street, Suite 205

Ottawa, Canada

K2E 8A3

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (613) 224-3535

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~~Pre-commencement~~ITEM ~~communications pursuant to Rule 13e-~~4~~(c)~~.01 ~~under~~Changes ~~the~~in ~~Exchange~~Registrant’s ~~Act~~Certifying ~~(17~~Accountant ~~CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~

~~ITEM~~Effective ~~4.01~~April ~~Changes~~11, in2019, ~~Registrant’s~~we ~~Certifying~~dismissed ~~Accountant~~our independent registered public accounting firm AMC Auditing, LLC and engaged Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, the firm that has acquired AMC Auditing, LLC, as our independent registered public accounting firm.

~~Effective~~The ~~October~~report ~~31,~~of ~~2016~~AMC Auditing, weLLC ~~dismissed~~regarding our ~~independent~~financial ~~registered~~statements ~~public~~for ~~accounting~~the ~~firm~~last ~~Seale~~two &fiscal ~~Beers~~years ended December 31, ~~CPAs~~2018 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and ~~engaged~~was ~~AMC~~not ~~Auditing~~qualified or modified as to uncertainty, ~~LLC~~audit scope or accounting principles, ~~the~~except ~~firm~~to indicate that ~~has~~there ~~acquired~~is ~~Seale~~substantial &doubt ~~Beers,~~about ~~CPAs,~~our asability ~~our~~to ~~independent~~continue ~~registered~~as ~~public~~a ~~accounting~~going ~~firm~~concern.

~~The~~During ~~report~~the oftwo ~~Seale~~most &recent ~~Beers,~~fiscal ~~CPAs~~years ~~regarding~~and ~~our~~during ~~financial~~any ~~statements~~subsequent ~~for~~interim period through ~~the~~and ~~last~~including ~~two fiscal years ended~~ December 31, ~~2015~~2018 ~~did~~, ~~not~~there ~~contain~~were ~~any~~no ~~adverse~~disagreements ~~opinion~~with orAMC ~~disclaimer~~Auditing, ofLLC ~~opinion~~on ~~and~~any ~~was~~matter ~~not~~of ~~qualified~~accounting principles or ~~modified~~practices, asfinancial tostatement ~~uncertainty,~~disclosure ~~audit~~or auditing scope or ~~accounting~~procedures ~~principles~~that, ~~except~~if not resolved to ~~indicate~~the ~~that~~satisfaction ~~there~~of isAMC ~~substantial~~Auditing, ~~doubt~~LLC, ~~about~~would ~~our~~have ~~ability~~caused it to ~~continue~~make asreference ato ~~going~~the ~~concern.~~subject matter thereof in connection with its report.

During ~~the~~our two most recent fiscal years ~~and~~or ~~during~~ any subsequent interim period ~~through~~ ~~and~~prior ~~including~~to ~~October~~engaging 31Prager Metis CPAs, ~~2016~~LLC, ~~there~~we, ~~were~~or nosomeone ~~disagreements~~on ~~with~~our ~~Seale~~behalf, &had ~~Beers,~~not consulted Prager Metis CPAs, onLLC ~~any~~regarding ~~matter~~the application of accounting principles orto ~~practices~~a specified transaction, ~~financial~~either ~~statement~~completed ~~disclosure~~or proposed, or ~~auditing~~the ~~scope~~type orof ~~procedures~~audit option that, ifmight ~~not~~be ~~resolved~~rendered toon the ~~satisfaction~~Company’s ofconsolidated ~~Seale~~financial &statements. ~~Beers,~~In ~~CPAs~~addition, ~~would~~during ~~have~~this ~~caused~~period, itthere towere ~~make~~no ~~reference~~“reportable toevents” ~~the~~as ~~subject~~that ~~matter~~term ~~thereof~~is described in ~~connection~~Item ~~with~~304(a)(1)(v) ~~its~~of ~~report~~Regulation S-K.

~~During~~We ~~our~~have ~~two~~requested ~~most recent fiscal years or any subsequent interim period prior to engaging~~ AMC Auditing, LLC, ~~CPAs,~~to ~~we,~~furnish ora ~~someone~~letter onaddressed ~~our~~to ~~behalf, had not consulted AMC Auditing, LLC, CPAs regarding~~ the ~~application~~Securities ofand ~~accounting~~Exchange ~~principles~~Commission tostating awhether ~~specified~~AMC ~~transaction~~Auditing, ~~either~~LLC ~~completed~~agree orwith ~~proposed, or~~ the ~~type~~above ~~of audit option that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial~~ statements. InA ~~addition,~~copy ~~during~~of this ~~period,~~letter ~~there~~is ~~were~~filed ~~no “reportable events”~~ as ~~that term is described in Item 304(a)(~~Exhibit 16.1~~)(v)~~ ofto ~~Regulation~~this ~~S-K~~report.

WeThe ~~have~~Company’s ~~requested~~Board ~~Seale~~of &Directors ~~Beers,~~approved ~~CPAs to furnish a letter addressed to~~ the ~~Securities~~change ~~and Exchange Commission stating whether Seale & Beers, CPAs agree with the above statements. A copy~~ of ~~this~~auditors ~~letter~~pursuant isto ~~filed~~Item ~~as Exhibit 16.~~304(a)(1)(iii) toof ~~this~~Regulation ~~report~~S-K.

~~The Company’s Board of Directors approved the change of auditors pursuant to~~ Item ~~304(a)(1)(iii) of Regulation S-K~~9. 01Exhibits

~~Item 9.01~~d)Exhibits

~~Exhibits~~Exhibit No.Exhibit Description

d) 16.1AMC Auditing, LLC SECPS Letter

~~Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~Exhibit~~Pursuant Noto 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.

~~Exhibit~~VALIDIAN ~~Description~~CORPORATION

~~16.1~~Dated: April 15, 2019By: /s/ Bruce Benn

~~Seale~~Bruce ~~& Beers~~Benn, ~~CPAs SECPS Letter~~

~~SIGNATURES~~President, Chief Executive Officer

~~Pursuant~~and toChief ~~the~~Financial ~~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.~~Officer

VALIDIAN CORPORATION

Dated: November 1, 2016

By:

/s/ Bruce Benn

Bruce Benn,

President, Chief Executive Officer

and Chief Financial Officer

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