UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549~~STATES

~~FORM~~SECURITIES ~~6-K~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~REPORT~~Washington, OFD.C. ~~FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~20549

~~For~~Form ~~the month of January 2022.~~6-K

~~Commission~~REPORT ~~File~~OF ~~Number:~~FOREIGN ~~001~~PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-~~38179~~16 or 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~KIRKLAND~~For ~~LAKE~~the ~~GOLD~~month ~~LTD.(Translation~~ of ~~registrant's~~January, ~~name into English)~~2022.

~~Royal~~Commission ~~Bank~~File ~~Plaza,~~Number ~~South Tower200 Bay Street, Suite 2800Toronto, Ontario, CanadaM5J 2J1(Address of principal executive offices)~~001-38179

~~Indicate~~KIRKLAND byLAKE ~~check~~GOLD ~~mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F~~LTD.

~~[ ]~~(Translation ~~Form~~of ~~20-F [~~registrant's xname ]into ~~Form 40-F~~English)

~~Indicate~~Royal byBank ~~check~~Plaza, ~~mark~~South ~~if the Registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]~~Tower

200 Bay Street, Suite 2800

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M5J 2J1

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the ~~Registrant~~registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ~~[ ]~~ ☐

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’'s “"home country”"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’'s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’'s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

SIGNATURE

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.

	Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.
Date: January 18, 2022	/s/ Jennifer Wagner
	Jennifer Wagner
	Corporate Secretary

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

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	/s/ Jennifer Wagner
Date: January 27, 2022	Jennifer Wagner
	Corporate Secretary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 News Release dated January 1726, 2022

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