UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-15 AND 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of July, 2004

Commission File Number: 001-14568

IPSCO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

P.O. Box 1670, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4P 3C7

 (Address of principal executive offices)

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

Form 20-F ____

Form 40-F   x   

Indicated 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 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 holder, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.  

Indicated 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-_____.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit #	Description	Page #
I	News Release – IPSCO Announces Cash Dividends	1

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.

IPSCO Inc.

Date: July 29, 2004

By: s/George Valentine

_______________________

George Valentine

Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary

                                                                                                                                                                     News Release

For Immediate Release

IPSCO Announces Cash Dividends

[Lisle, Illinois] [July 29, 2004] -- IPSCO Inc. (NYSE/TSX:IPS) announced today a cash dividend on its common shares of $0.05 (Canadian) per share payable September 30, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2004.

For further information on IPSCO, please visit the company’s web site at www.ipsco.com.

Company Contact:

John Comrie, QC, Director of Trade Policy and Communications

Tel. 630-810-4730

Release #04-25

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