UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES~~STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~6-K~~D.C. 20549

~~Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a~~FORM 6-~~16 or 15d-16 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~K

~~Date~~Report of ~~Report~~Foreign ~~June~~Private ~~20,~~Issuer ~~2006~~Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Commission~~Date ~~File~~of ~~No.~~Report ~~0-29004~~July 10, 2006

~~NOVATEL~~Commission ~~INC~~File No. 0-29004

NOVATEL INC. 1120 –- 68th Avenue N.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 8S5 ~~(Address of Principal Executive Office)~~

~~Indicate by check mark whether the~~(Address ~~registrant files or will file annual reports under cover~~ of ~~Form~~Principal ~~20-F~~Executive ~~or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-F o~~Office)

Indicate by check mark whether if the registrant isfiles ~~submitting~~or ~~the~~will ~~Form~~file ~~6-K~~annual inreports ~~paper~~under ascover ~~permitted~~of ~~by Regulation S~~Form 20-TF or ~~Rule~~Form 40-F. ~~101(b)(1): Yes o No x~~ Form 20-F ý Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if ~~the~~ the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(71): Yes o ¨ No x ý

Indicate by check mark ~~whether the~~if the registrant byis ~~furnishing~~submitting the ~~information~~Form 6-K ~~contained~~ in ~~this~~paper ~~Form~~as ispermitted ~~also thereby furnishing~~by ~~the~~Regulation ~~information~~S-T ~~to the Commission pursuant to~~ Rule ~~12g3-2~~ 101(b) ~~under the Securities Exchange~~(7): ~~Act of 1934.~~ Yes o ¨ No x ý

IfIndicate ~~“Yes”~~by ischeck ~~marked,~~mark ~~indicate~~whether ~~below~~the registrant by furnishing the ~~file~~information ~~number~~contained ~~assigned~~in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the ~~registrant~~Commission inpursuant ~~connection~~to ~~with~~ Rule 12g3-2(b): under the ~~82-N/A.~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No ý

AIf ~~copy~~“Yes” ofis ~~the Registrant’s~~marked, ~~Notice~~indicate ofbelow ~~Annual~~the ~~and~~file ~~Special~~number ~~Meeting~~assigned ofto ~~Shareholders~~the ~~and~~registrant ~~Proxy Statement and accompanying form of proxy is furnished herewith and is incorporated by reference~~ in ~~the~~connection ~~following~~with ~~Registration Statements~~Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-N/A.

~~Registration~~A ~~Statement~~copy onof ~~Form~~the ~~S-8~~Registrant’s Quarterly ~~#333-6500Registration~~Report ~~Statement~~for onthe ~~Form~~three ~~S-8~~month ~~#333-6502Registration~~period ~~Statement~~ended onMarch 31, ~~Form~~2006, ~~S-8~~is furnished ~~#333-9216Registration~~herewith ~~Statement~~and onis ~~Form~~incorporated ~~S-8~~by ~~#333-98603~~reference into the following Registration Statements:

~~EXHIBITS~~Registration Statement on Form S-8 #333-6500 Registration Statement on Form S-8 #333-6502 Registration Statement on Form S-8 #333-9216 Registration Statement on Form S-8 #333-98603

~~The following information is furnished to the SEC.~~EXHIBITS

~~No.~~ The following information ~~Document~~is furnished to the SEC:

(1) Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders dated June 20, 2006.

No.		Document

(1)		Quarterly Report (including financial statements) of NovAtel Inc for the three month period ended March 31, 2006.

(2)		Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(2) Proxy Statement and accompanying form of proxy, dated June 6, 2006.

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.

Date: June 20, 2006 NOVATEL INC. By: /s/ WERNER GARTNER Name: Werner Gartner Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	NOVATEL INC.


Dated: July 10, 2006	By: /s/ WERNER GARTNER
	Name:	Werner Gartner
	Title:	Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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