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☐ ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ( a ) OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Title of each class For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission File Number 001-38350 LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP . Common Shares , no par value ☑ ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) British Columbia ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1000 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ( if applicable ) ) Not applicable ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ( if applicable ) ) 900 West Hastings Street , Suite 300 , Vancouver , British Columbia Canada , V6C 1E5 ( 778 ) 656-5820 ( Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices ) CT Corporation System 28 Liberty St. New York , New York 10005 ( 212 ) 894-8940 ( Name , address ( including zip code ) and telephone number ( including area code ) of agent for service in the United States ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) LAC Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Not applicable . Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : Not applicable . For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form : Annual information form Audited annual financial statements ☑ Number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of December 31 , 2020 : 101,102,463 Common Shares , no par value Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Emerging growth company ☑ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards * provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ☐ † The term " new or revised financial accounting standard ” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5 , 2012 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ㅁ