Ownership Submission

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Martin Michael Robert

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)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Business Officer

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	201,861	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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	03/30/2021	Common Stock	20,000	$ 3.02 ⁽²⁾	D
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	02/09/2027	Common Stock	90,000	$ 3.2 ⁽²⁾	D
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2028	Common Stock	150,000	$ 5.3 ⁽²⁾	D
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	01/29/2029	Common Stock	70,000	$ 6.06 ⁽²⁾	D
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	01/28/2030	Common Stock	66,900	$ 18.38 ⁽²⁾	D
Option Grant (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	12/21/2030	Common Stock	82,625	$ 13.03	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Martin Michael Robert #1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET VICTORIA, A1 V8Z7X8			Chief Business Officer

Signatures

/s/ Stephen Robertson, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael Robert Martin		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 are fully vested and immediately exercisable. They vested in thirty-six equal monthly installments from the grant date.
(4)	The shares subject to the option vest in thirty-six equal monthly installments from the grant date.
(5)	The shares subject to the option vest in twenty-four equal monthly installments from the grant date.
(6)	One-third of the shares subject to the option vests twelve months from the grant date, and the remainder vests in twenty-four equal monthly installments thereafter.

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