UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                     Current Report Pursuant to Section 13
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported) -- January 12, 2005
                              (January 12, 2005)

                               MDC PARTNERS INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                                      
            Ontario                     001-13718              98-0364441
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)  (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer 
                                                            Identification No.)


               45 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2E3
             (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (416) 960-9000
                        (Registrant's Telephone Number)


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 20, 2004, the Company filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2004, as well as its restated Form 40-F/A for 2003 and Form
10-Q/A's for the periods ended March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004. In order to
supplement the information contained in the Company's recently filed Form 10-Q
and other SEC reports, the Company has prepared the attached restated condensed
consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2002, March 31, 2003, June 30,
2003, September 30, 2003, December 31, 2003, March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004.

The foregoing information (including the exhibit hereto) is being furnished
under "Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure." Such information (including the
exhibit hereto) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

The filing of this Report and the furnishing of this information pursuant to
Items 7.01 and 9.01 (including the restated condensed consolidated balance
sheets) do not mean that such information is material or that the Company's
disclosure of such information is required.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1   Financial Statements


                                   Signatures

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                                                                 
Date: January 12, 2005                    MDC Partners Inc.
                                                    
                                          By:
                                                /s/ Glenn Gibson
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                                                Glenn Gibson
                                                Senior Vice President, Finance