Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 *
Williams John David
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Domtar CORP [UFS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DOMTAR CORPORATION, 395 DE MAISONNEUVE BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2009
(Street)

MONTREAL, A8 H3A 1L6
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) 04/08/2009   A   304,000     (2)   (2) Common Stock 304,000 $ 0 304,000 D  
Deferred Stock Units (3) 04/08/2009   A   320,000     (4)   (4) Common Stock 320,000 $ 0 320,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) $ 1.05 04/08/2009   A   607,000     (5) 04/08/2016 Common Stock 607,000 $ 0 607,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) $ 1.05 04/08/2009   A   607,000     (6) 04/08/2016 Common Stock 607,000 $ 0 607,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Williams John David
C/O DOMTAR CORPORATION
395 DE MAISONNEUVE BOULEVARD
MONTREAL, A8 H3A 1L6
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 Razvan L. Theodoru, Attorney-in-fact for Mr. Williams   04/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Each Restricted Stock Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Domtar Corporation Common Stock.
(2) All Restricted Stock Units vest on April 8, 2012.
(3) Each Deferred Share Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Domtar Corporation Common Stock.
(4) One-third of the Deferred Share Units were vested as of the date of the grant. The remaining two-thirds vest in equal annual installments on March 15, 2010 and March 15, 2011. Vested shares (or the cash value thereof) will be delivered to the reporting person in January of the year following the year in which the reporting person terminates employment with Domtar.
(5) Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 8, 2010 and once vested, become exercisable when performance conditions are satisfied.
(6) Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 8, 2010.

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