SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON DC 20549~~

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ~~ISSUER PURSUANT~~PRIVATE ~~TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 of THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~ ISSUER

PURSUANT TO ~~For~~RULE ~~the~~13a-16 ~~month~~OR of15d-16 ~~March 2006~~ OF

~~Fairmont~~THE SECURITIES ~~Hotels &~~EXCHANGE ~~Resorts Inc. (Translation~~ACT ofOF ~~Registrant's Name Into English)~~ 1934

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~~Indicate~~Fairmont Hotels by& ~~check~~Resorts ~~mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F~~Inc.

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~~Yes~~(Address of oPrincipal NoExecutive ýOffices)

If(Indicate ~~"Yes"~~ by ischeck ~~marked,~~mark ~~indicate~~whether ~~below~~ the registrant files or will file ~~number~~annual ~~assigned~~reports tounder cover ~~the~~of ~~registrant~~Form in20-F ~~connection~~or ~~with~~Form ~~Rule 12g3~~40-~~2(b~~F.)~~: 82-~~

Form 20-F ____ Form 40-F X

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes _____ No X

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.

This report furnished on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into each of the Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933 of the registrant:

Form S-8 No. 333-13960 .

Page 1 of 1 ~~2 Pages~~of ~~Exhibits~~ 2 ~~Index appears on Page 3~~ Pages

Exhibits Index appears on Page 3

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.

	FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.	~~FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.~~
Date: March 21, 2006
	(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ STUART M. MILLER Name: Stuart M. Miller Title: Corporate Secretary
Date: April 17, 2006	By:	/s/ Stuart M. Miller
		Name: Stuart M. Miller
		Title: Executive Director, Corporate Services and Compliance and Corporate Secretary

Exhibits Index

The following is a list of Exhibits included as part of this Report on Form 6-K.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits	~~Description of Exhibits~~
99.1	Fairmont Announces Commencement of Proceedings To Resolve Treatment of Convertible Senior Notes	~~Notice of Special Meeting~~
99.2		Management Information Circular dated March 16, 2006
99.3		Letter of Transmittal
99.4		Form of Proxy

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