FANTOM TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-11
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CUSIP No. 306906108                     13G
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*



                            FANTOM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                           COMMON STOCK (NO PAR VALUE)
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    306906108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

       |X| Rule 13d-1(b)
       |_| Rule 13d-1(c)
       |_| Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Guardian Capital Inc.

   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                          (a)|_|

                                                                          (b)|_|

   3     SEC USE ONLY

   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Canada

                              5    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   834,200
         NUMBER OF
          SHARES              6    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY                (see Item 4(a))
         OWNED BY                  - 0 -
           EACH
         REPORTING            7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
          PERSON                   834,200
           WITH
                              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   (see Item 4(a))
                                   - 0 -

   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         834,200

  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES |_|*


  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         9.17%

  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IA
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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Item 1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer:

          Fantom Technologies Inc.

     (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          1110 Hansler Road P.O. Box 1004
          Welland, Ontario
          Canada L3B 5S1

Item 2.

     (a)  Name of Persons Filing:

          Guardian Capital Inc.

     (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

          Commerce Court West
          Suite 3100
          P.O. Box 201
          Toronto, Ontario
          Canada M5L 138

     (c)  Citizenship:

          Canada

     (d)  Title of Class of Securities:

          Common Stock

     (e)  CUSIP Number:

          306906108

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
        (c), check whether the person filing is a(n):

     (a)  |_| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
              78o)



     (b)  |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)



     (c)  |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
              U.S.C. 78c)



     (d)  |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act (15 (U.S.C. 80a-8)



     (e)  |X| Person registered as an investment adviser under Section 203 of
              the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3) or under the
              laws of any state.




     (f)  |_| Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
              ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)



     (g)  |_| Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with
              ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)



     (h)  |_| Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)


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     (i)  |_| Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
              company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
              1940(15 U.S.C. 80a-3)




     (j)  |_| Group in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)


Item 4. Ownership

     (a)       Amount Beneficially Owned:

               See response to Item 9 on page 2.

     (b)       Percent of Class:

               See response to Item 11 on page 2.

     (c)       Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       See response to Item 5 on page 2.
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       See response to Item 6 on page 2.
                (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       See response to Item 7 on page 2.
                 (iv)  Shared power to direct the disposition of:
                       See response to Item 8 on page 2.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
        date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
        of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
        following: |_|



Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

        Not Applicable

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
        Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

        Not Applicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

        Not Applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

        Not Applicable


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Item 10. Certification

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
          for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
          control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are
          not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
          having that purpose or effect.


                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Dated: February 11, 2000


                                          By: /s/ Mark A. F. Golding
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                                              Mark A.F. Golding
                                              Chairman & Chief Executive Officer



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