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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                   Pursuant to Section 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  April, 2006


                        Commission File Number: 001-32677


                         ADVANTAGE ENERGY INCOME FUND
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                              Petro-Canada Centre
                     West Tower, 3100, 150-6th Avenue SW
                       Calgary Alberta, Canada T2P 3Y7
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)

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  [_]             Form 40-F  [X]

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)._____

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):_____

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

                          Yes  [_]                   No   [X]

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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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


Dated:  April 19, 2006                       ADVANTAGE ENERGY INCOME FUND
                                             (Registrant)


                                             By:  /s/ Peter Hanrahan
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                                                  Peter Hanrahan
                                                  Vice President Finance and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT NUMBER      TITLE
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       99.1         Information Circular - Proxy Statement, including Notice of
                    the Annual General Meeting of  Shareholders  and Instrument
                    of Proxy, with respect to the April 26, 2006 Annual General
                    Meeting of Shareholders.