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

                                   Form 13F-HR

                             FORM 13F-HR COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012

Check here if Amendment [_]; Amendment Number: ------------

  This Amendment (Check only one):             [_] is a restatement
                                               [_] adds new holdings entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Address: Brookfield Place
         181 Bay Street, Suite 300
         Toronto, Ontario  M5J 2T3

Form 13F File Number:   028-14349

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:    A.J. Silber
Title:   Vice President, Legal Affairs
Phone:   416-417-7272

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

     /s/  A.J. Silber               Toronto, CA                    2/14/13
-------------------------    ------------------------     ----------------------
       [Signature]                   [Place]                       [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report.)

[_]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
     all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[_]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)




                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                2

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:         182

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:    15811370
                                         ----------
                                        (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

No.  13F File Number       Name
---  -------------------   -----------------------------------------------------
(1)  028-13826             Brookfield Investment Management Inc.
(2)  028-14362             Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional
                           Capital Adviser (Canada) LP




Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
FORM 13F
As of December 31, 2012



                                 Title of
Name of Issuer                    class        CUSIP    (x$1000)   Prn Amt  Prn  Call Dscretn   Managers    Sole     Shared    None
------------------------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- --------- ---- ---- -------- ---------- -------- --------- -------
                                                                                             
ACCESS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L    UNIT          00434L109      19189    572134  SH       Defined      1        484234         0   87900
AK STL HLDG CORP               COM           001547108       1380    300000  SH       Defined      1        300000         0
ALON USA PARTNERS LP           UT LTDPART
                               INT           02052T109        602     25000  SH       Defined      1         25000         0
ALTRIA GROUP INC.              COM           02209S103        286      9100  SH       Defined      1          9100         0
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW        COM           03027X100      96566   1249724  SH       Defined      1       1170124         0   79600
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP         COM           03073E105        667     15450  SH       Defined      1         15450         0
AT&T INC                       COM           00206R102        576     17100  SH       Defined      1         17100         0
AUTOZONE INC                   COM           053332102        285       805  SH       Defined      1           805         0
AV HOMES INC                   COM           00234P102      14540   1022513  SH       Defined      1        492731         0  529782
AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC           COM           053484101      44501    328200  SH       Defined      1        145300         0  182900
B&G FOODS INC NEW              COM           05508R106        566     20000  SH       Defined      1         20000         0
BABCOCK & WILCOX CO NEW        COM           05615F102        517     19732  SH       Defined      1         19732         0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP           *W EXP
                               01/16/201     060505153        347    450000  SH       Defined      1        450000         0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP           COM           060505104      65057   5603500  SH       Defined      1       5603500         0
BANK OF MONTREAL QUE           COM           063671101        215      3500  SH       Defined                           3500
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX    COM           064149107        203      3500  SH       Defined                           3500
BEAZER HOMES USA INC           COM NEW       07556Q881      32149   1903430  SH       Defined      1       1046005         0  857425
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL     CL B NEW      084670702        709      7900  SH       Defined      1          7900         0
BLACKSTONE GROUP LP            COM UNIT
                               LTD           09253U108      14973    960400  SH       Defined      1        464600         0  495800
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS    UT LTD
   PARTNERS                    PARTNER       096627104       4714    189300  SH       Defined      1        189300         0
BRANDYWINE RLTY TR             SH BEN
                               INT NEW       105368203      17506   1436094  SH       Defined      1        655200         0  780894
BRE PROPERTIES INC             CL A          05564E106      26706    525400  SH       Defined      1        239900         0  285500
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP   COM UT
                               LTD PTN       106776107        241     13075  SH       Defined      1         13075         0
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC    COM           112463104      51597   2037795  SH       Defined      1        979182         0 1058613
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC        COM           112463104       1570     62000  SH       Defined                                  62000
BROOKFIELD CDA OFFICE PPTYS    TR UNIT       112823109       1027     34900  SH       Defined      1         34900         0
BROOKFIELD INFRAST PARTNERS    LP INT
                               UNIT          G16252101       1725     48930  SH       Defined                          48930
BROOKFIELD OFFICE PPTYS INC    COM           112900105    4199266 249362561  SH       Defined                      249362561
BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL PPTYS   COM           11283W104    1318466  73493112  SH       Defined                       73493112
BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL PROPERT COM           11283W104       8742    487290  SH       Defined      1        487290         0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD           COM           136385101        173      6000  SH       Defined                           6000
CATAMARAN CORP                 COM           148887102       5220    110710  SH       Defined      1        110710         0
CELESTICA INC                  SUB VTG
                               SHS           15101Q108       6728    827132  SH       Defined      1        827132         0
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC         COM           15189T107       3848    199900  SH       Defined      1        199900         0
CENTURYLINK INC                COM           156700106        372      9500  SH       Defined      1          9500         0
CGI GROUP INC                  CL A SUB
                               VTG           39945C109      20010    869031  SH       Defined      1        869031         0
CITIGROUP INC                  COM NEW       172967424      49488   1250950  SH       Defined      1       1250950         0
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC   COM           18683K101       1292     33500  SH       Defined      1         33500         0
CND IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE  COM           136069101        185      2300  SH       Defined                           2300
COLONY FINL INC                COM           19624R106       7461    382600  SH       Defined      1        186100         0  196500
COMMONWEALTH REIT              6.50%
                               PFD CUM
                               CO            203233408       3455    149700  SH       Defined      1        149700         0
CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LAND CO    COM           210226106       6101    196743  SH       Defined      1        115764         0   80979
COOPER COS INC                 COM NEW       216648402        231      2500  SH       Defined      1          2500         0
CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST COM           21870U205       2713    450000  SH       Defined      1        450000         0
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TR SH BEN
                               INT           22002T108      35765   1431745  SH       Defined      1        567500         0  864245
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP         COM           228227104      67278    932346  SH       Defined      1        867546         0   64800
DDR CORP                       COM           23317H102      41504   2650311  SH       Defined      1        844875         0 1805436
DIANA SHIPPING INC             COM           Y2066G104        365     50000  SH       Defined                                  50000
DIGITAL RLTY TR INC            COM           253868103      13442    198000  SH       Defined      1         89900         0  108100
DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP INC       COM           265504100        455     13700  SH       Defined      1         13700         0
DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY INC   COM           26613Q106      26695   1104934  SH       Defined      1        516000         0  588934
E-HOUSE CHINA HLDGS LTD        ADR           26852W103       8959   2185171  SH       Defined      1       1237231         0  947940
ENBRIDGE ENERGY MANAGEMENT L   SH UNITS
                               LLI           29250X103       3000    103855  SH       Defined      1        103855         0






                                                                                             
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS L P   COM           29250R106       2126     76200  SH       Defined      1         76200         0
ENBRIDGE INC                   COM           29250N105      99727   2306168  SH       Defined      1       2164568         0
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP          COM           29258Y103       6018    761586  SH       Defined      1        761586         0
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY L P     COM UT
                               LTD PTN       29273V100      18385    404241  SH       Defined      1        341841         0   62400
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LP   COM           293792107      20775    414841  SH       Defined      1        349541         0   65300
EPR PPTYS                      PFD C
                               CNV 5.75%     26884U208       8018    365300  SH       Defined      1        365300         0
EPR PPTYS                      CONC PFD
                               9% SR E       26884U307       7914    266898  SH       Defined      1        266898         0
EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP      UNIT LTD
                               PARTN         26885B100       9532    306000  SH       Defined      1        268700         0   37300
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES IN COM           29472R108      19480    289500  SH       Defined      1        141700         0  147800
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL             SH BEN
                               INT           29476L107      31531    556400  SH       Defined      1        244000         0  312400
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC       COM           297178105      15501    105700  SH       Defined      1         47800         0   57900
EXTERRAN PARTNERS LP           COM UNITS     30225N105       6533    322300  SH       Defined      1        322300         0
FAMILY DLR STORES INC          COM           307000109        526      8300  SH       Defined      1          8300         0
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUS   COM           32054K103       6643    471830  SH       Defined      1                       0  471830
FIRSTSERVICE CORP              SUB VTG
                               SH            33761N109       6537    230972  SH       Defined      1        230972         0
FISERV INC                     COM           337738108        680      8600  SH       Defined      1          8600         0
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP   COM           35906A108        411     96075  SH       Defined      1         96075         0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY       COM           369604103        317     15100  SH       Defined      1         15100         0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW   COM           370023103    7099606 357662764  SH       Defined      2               357662764
GENERAL MOTORS CO              *W EXP
                               07/10/201     37045V126        543     43447  SH       Defined      1         43447         0
GENERAL MOTORS CO              *WEXP
                               07/10/201     37045V118        847     43447  SH       Defined      1         43447         0
GENERAL MOTORS CO              COM           37045V100      18813    652564  SH       Defined      1        652564         0
GENERAL MOTORS CO              W EXP
                               07/10/201     37045V126        749     60000  SH       Defined                                  60000
GRAINGER W W INC               COM           384802104        735      3630  SH       Defined      1          3630         0
HEALTH CARE REIT INC           COM           42217K106       9182    149813  Sh       Defined      1         66109         0
HI-CRUSH PARTNERS LP           COM UNIT
                               LTD           428337109       3597    238400  SH       Defined      1        238400         0
HOWARD HUGHES CORP             COM           44267D107     252890   3463291  SH       Defined      2                 3463291
HUNTSMAN CORP                  COM           447011107       2301    144871  SH       Defined      1        144871         0
HYATT HOTELS CORP              COM CL A      448579102       7988    207100  SH       Defined      1        105900         0  101200
INERGY L P                     UNIT LTD
                               PTNR          456615103      17955    987057  SH       Defined      1        858157         0  128900
INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TR       SH BEN
                               INT           461730103       4523    518076  SH       Defined      1        253000         0  265076
IRON MTN INC                   COM           462846106      47114   1517350  SH       Defined      1        686601         0  830749
IRSA INVERSIONES Y REP S A     GLOBL
                               DEP RCPT      450047204        921    132127  SH       Defined      1        132127         0
ISHARES TR                     CORE S&P
                               MCP ETF       464287507       2790     27433  SH       Defined      1         27433         0
ISHARES TR                     CORE
                               S&P500
                               ETF           464287200       2234     15607  SH       Defined      1         15607         0
ISHARES TR                     MSCI
                               EAFE
                               INDEX         464287465       1344     23640  SH       Defined      1         23640         0
ISHARES TR                     MSCI
                               EMERG MKT     464287234        924     20825  SH       Defined      1         20825         0
ISHARES TR                     MSCI GRW
                               IDX           464288885        242      4037  SH       Defined      1          4037         0
ISHARES TR                     MSCI VAL
                               IDX           464288877        229      4699  SH       Defined      1          4699         0
ISHARES TR                     RUSSELL
                               1000          464287622       1471     18582  SH       Defined      1         18582         0
ISHARES TR                     S&P 500
                               VALUE         464287408        604      9103  SH       Defined      1          9103         0
ISHARES TR                     S&P SMCP
                               GROW          464287887       1613     19199  SH       Defined      1         19199         0
ISHARES TR                     S&P
                               SMLCP
                               VALU          464287879       1551     19167  SH       Defined      1         19167         0
ISHARES TR                     S&P500
                               GRW           464287309        913     12059  SH       Defined      1         12059         0
ISTAR FINL INC                 COM           45031U101      14672   1800200  SH       Defined      1        875600         0  924600
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO            COM           46625H100      32119    730500  SH       Defined      1        730500         0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO            *W EXP
                               10/28/201     46634E114       1186    100000  SH       Defined      1        100000         0
JUST ENERGY GROUP INC          COM           48213W101        320     33368  SH       Defined                          33368
KILROY RLTY CORP               COM           49427F108      31743    670100  SH       Defined      1        228500         0  441600
KINDER MORGAN INC              COM           49456B101      77420   2191332  SH       Defined      1       2025832         0
KINDER MORGAN INC              *W EXP
                               05/25/201     49456B119        172     45376  SH       Defined      1         45376         0
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC   SHS           49455U100      10194    135095  SH       Defined      1        135095         0
LEAR CORP                      COM NEW       521865204       1015     21660  SH       Defined                                  21660
LENNAR CORP                    CL A          526057104       3244     83900  SH       Defined      1         83900         0
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST         SH BEN
                               INT           531172104      29405    822069  SH       Defined      1        311300         0  510769
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC           COM           548661107       1474     41500  SH       Defined                                  41500
MACERICH CO                    COM           554382101      23524    403500  SH       Defined      1        172400         0  231100
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS L P   UNIT LTD
                               PARTN         570759100      14703    288244  SH       Defined      1        242344         0   45900






                                                                                             
MCDONALDS CORP                 COM           580135101       1599     18125  SH       Defined      1         18125         0
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL      COM           552953101       9602    824900  SH       Defined      1        431700         0  393200
MICROSOFT CORP                 COM           594918104       1119     41900  SH       Defined      1         41900         0
MITEL NETWORKS CORP            COM           60671Q104        292     93000  SH       Defined      1         93000         0
MONDELEZ INTL INC              CL A          609207105        354     13900  SH       Defined      1         13900         0
MPLX LP                        COM UNIT
                               REP LTD       55336V100      11442    366849  SH       Defined      1        328649         0   38200
NATIONAL GRID PLC              SPON ADR
                               NEW           636274300       8903    155000  SH       Defined      1        155000         0
NEW GOLD INC CDA               COM           644535106      12223   1110196  SH       Defined      1       1110196         0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO               COM           651290108        656     24500  SH       Defined      1         24500         0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP          COM           655844108      27581    446000  SH       Defined      1        417900         0   28100
NORTH AMERN ENERGY PARTNERS    COM           656844107       2399    705698  SH       Defined      1        705698         0
NORTHEAST UTILITIES            COM           664397106      36185    925916  SH       Defined      1        881216         0   44700
NUSTAR ENERGY LP               UNIT COM      67058H102       6147    144700  SH       Defined      1        144700         0
NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS LLC         UNIT
                               RESTG LLC     67059L102       2894    104500  SH       Defined      1        104500         0
ONEOK INC                      COM           682680103      41433    969183  SH       Defined      1        887483         0   81700
OPEN TEXT CORP                 COM           683715106      19926    357070  SH       Defined      1        357070         0
ORACLE CORPORATION             COM           68389X105        353     10600  SH       Defined      1         10600         0
PAA NAT GAS STORAGE  L P       COM UNIT
                               LTD           693139107       3339    175300  SH       Defined      1        175300         0
PARKWAY PPTYS INC              COM           70159Q104      10502    750700  SH       Defined      1        364600         0  386100
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TR           COM           70509V100      14338    620700  SH       Defined      1        281300         0  339400
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP          COM           706327103      31764   1109732  SH       Defined      1       1049432         0
PFIZER INC                     COM           717081103        331     13200  SH       Defined      1         13200         0
PG&E CORP                      COM           69331C108      56879   1415600  SH       Defined      1       1328800         0   86800
PUBLIC STORAGE                 COM           74460D109      84048    579802  SH       Defined      1        218634         0  361168
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYD TR      PERP
                               PFD-D CV      751452608       2196     40700  SH       Defined      1         40700         0
RAYONIER INC                   COM           754907103      20506    395631  SH       Defined      1        186731         0  208900
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC           COM           774341101        268      4600  SH       Defined      1          4600         0
ROUSE PROPERTIES, INC          COM           779287101     449744  26580603  SH       Defined      2                26580603
ROYAL BANK OF CDA MONTREAL QUE COM           780087102        868     14400  SH       Defined                          14400
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC      COM           79546E104        212      9000  SH       Defined      1          9000         0
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP        COM           78388J106      47136    663700  SH       Defined      1        626100         0   37600
SEMPRA ENERGY                  COM           816851109      57612    812124  SH       Defined      1        754924         0   57200
SILVER BAY RLTY TR CORP        COM           82735Q102       4707    250000  SH       Defined      1        121700         0  128300
SILVER STD RES INC             COM           82823L106       5071    339289  SH       Defined      1        339289         0
SIMON PPTY GROUP INC           COM           828806109      91063    576019  SH       Defined      1        246603         0  329416
SL GREEN RLTY CORP             COM           78440X101      33331    434851  SH       Defined      1        154600         0  280251
SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS L   COM UNIT
                               LTDPT         84130C100       2175     92100  SH       Defined      1         92100         0
SOUTHERN COMPANY               COM           842587107       1479     34550  SH       Defined      1         34550         0
SOUTHWEST GAS CORP             COM           844895102      23065    543849  SH       Defined      1        502749         0   41100
SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC        COM           84610H108      17593    283300  SH       Defined      1         98400         0  184900
SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUST  UTSER1
                               S&PDCRP       78467Y107       2905     15640  SH       Defined      1         15640         0
SPDR TRUST SERIES I            TR UNIT       78462F103       2457     17252  SH       Defined      1         17252         0
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP            COM           847560109      62708   2290265  SH       Defined      1       2141265         0  149000
SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP   COM UNIT
                               LTD           866142102       4321    217900  SH       Defined      1        217900         0
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC         COM           866796105       5039    191100  SH       Defined      1        191100         0
SUNOCO LOGISTICS PRTNRS LP     COM UNITS     86764L108      18281    367604  SH       Defined      1        309304         0   58300
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVS INC NEW    CV 8%
                               CUM PFD-D     867892507        207      8100  SH       Defined      1          8100         0
TAHOE RES INC                  COM           873868103      17596    963800  SH       Defined      1        963800         0
TARGA RESOURCES CORP           COM           87612G101      19382    366800  SH       Defined      1        340100         0   26700
TECK COMINCO LIMITED           CL B          878742204       2646     72800  SH       Defined      1         72800         0
TECUMSEH  PRODS CO             CL B          878895101       2300    500000  SH       Defined               500000
TESORO LOGISTICS LP            COM UNIT
                               LP            88160T107        920     21000  SH       Defined      1         21000         0
TOLL BROTHERS INC              COM           889478103      28502    881600  SH       Defined      1        448900         0  432700
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT        COM NEW       891160509        363      4300  SH       Defined                           4300
TRANSCANADA CORP               COM           89353D107      89357   1890580  SH       Defined      1       1774680         0
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP      COM           87264S106       5709    106500  SH       Defined      1        106500         0
UNION PAC CORP                 COM           907818108      20253    161100  SH       Defined      1        149100         0   12000
VAIL RESORTS INC               COM           91879Q109       4370     80787  SH       Defined      1         39400         0   41387






                                                                                             
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL   COM           91911K102      22939    385284  SH       Defined      1        385284         0
VENTAS INC                     COM           92276F100      16757    258913  SH       Defined      1        111800         0  147113
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC     COM           92343V104        325      7500  SH       Defined      1          7500         0
VORNADO RLTY TRUST             SH BEN
                               INT           929042109      16561    206800  SH       Defined      1         96000         0  110800
WASTE MGMT INC                 COM           94106L109        375     11100  SH       Defined      1         11100         0
WAUSAU PAPER CORP              COM           943315101       6708    774634  SH       Defined               774634
WESTAR ENERGY INC              COM           95709T100        232      8100  SH       Defined      1          8100         0
WESTERN GAS EQUITY PARTNERS    COMUNT
                               LTD PT        95825R103       7667    256000  SH       Defined      1        229000         0   27000
WEYERHAEUSER CO                COM           962166104      19813    712200  SH       Defined      1        259600         0  452600
WILLIAMS COS INC               COM           969457100      70178   2143500  SH       Defined      1       1998900         0  144600
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L P          COM UNIT
                               L P           96950F104       1856     38142  SH       Defined      1         38142         0
WINDSTREAM CORP                COM           97381W104        455     54900  SH       Defined      1         54900         0
WYNN RESORTS LTD               COM           983134107       5703     50700  SH       Defined      1         50700         0