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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2004

Commission File Number 000-31062

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

Form 20-F   þ		Form 40-F   o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   o

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):   o

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

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   o		No   þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82 -                         

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MEDIA ADVISORY

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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.

		Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (Registrant)
Date March 18, 2004		By:		/s/ Douglas A. Ball
				Douglas A. Ball
				Chief Financial Officer

 

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		210, 1167 Kensington Cr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N 1X7

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. to Present at Invest Northwest CEO and Investor Forum

CALGARY, Alberta, March 18, 2004 – Dr. Brad Thompson, Chairman, President and CEO of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY), will present a corporate overview to institutional investors, pension fund managers, pharmaceutical and biotech corporate partners and other financial professionals at the Invest Northwest CEO and Investor Forum in Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. PT.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at:
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=21398 or www.oncolyticsbiotech.com the company’s website. It is recommended that listeners log on 15 minutes in advance of the presentation to register and download any necessary software.

An audio replay of the presentation will begin three hours after the presentation time and will be available until March 31, 2004 at www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.

About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the development of REOLYSIN®, its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, as a potential cancer therapeutic. Oncolytics’ researchers have demonstrated that the reovirus is able to selectively kill human cancer cells in vitro that are derived from many types of cancer, including breast, prostate, pancreatic and brain tumours, and have also demonstrated successful cancer treatment results in a number of animal models. Phase I clinical trial results have indicated that REOLYSIN® was well tolerated and that the reovirus demonstrated activity in tumours injected with REOLYSIN®.

The webcast time is subject to change. This release and the presentation related thereto contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the Company’s control and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

For Canada:		For Canada:		For United States:
Oncolytics Biotech Inc.		The Equicom Group Inc.		The Investor Relations Group
Cathy Ward		Joanna Longo		Gino De Jesus or Dian Griesel, Ph.D.
210, 1167 Kensington Cr NW		20 Toronto Street		11 Stone St, 3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1X7		Toronto, Ontario M5C 2B8		New York, NY 10004
Tel: 403.670.7377		Tel: 416.815.0700 ext. 233		Tel: 212.825.3210
Fax: 403.283.0858		Fax: 416.815.0080		Fax: 212.825.3229
info@oncolyticsbiotech.com		jlongo@equicomgroup.com		mail@investorrelationsgroup.com

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