FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Billen Daniel
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2021		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. [AUPH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
#1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

VICTORIA, A1 V8Z7X8		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 20,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 04/29/2029 Common Stock 50,000 $ 6.28 (2) D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 07/03/2029 Common Stock 15,000 $ 6.42 (2) D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 06/02/2030 Common Stock 30,000 $ 15.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Billen Daniel
#1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET
VICTORIA, A1 V8Z7X8		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Stephen Robertson, Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel Billen, Ph.D. 01/04/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable. They vested in twelve equal monthly installments from the grant date.
(2) Converted to U.S. dollars based on the average daily exchange rate of the Bank of Canada reported on the grant date.
(3) The shares subject to the option vest in twelve equal monthly installments from the grant date.

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