UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 14, 2013

QLT Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

887 Great Northern Way, Suite 101, Vancouver, B.C.

Canada, V5T 4T5

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 707-7000

Not Applicable

(Registrant’s name or former address, if change since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 14, 2013, the Company’s shareholders approved the amended and restated QLT 2000 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Restated Plan”) at the Company’s Annual General and Special Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”), which previously had been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to shareholder approval. For a description of the Restated Plan, see Proposal No. 5, “Approval of the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Plan” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”). Such description, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated Plan attached as Exhibit 10.70 hereto, is incorporated by reference to this Item 5.02.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following provides a summary of votes cast for the proposals on which the shareholders of the Company voted at the Annual Meeting held on June 14, 2013.

Proposal 1. The seven nominees for director were elected to serve terms of one year until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the election of their successors, as follows:

Proposal 2. The shareholders approved a reduction of capital of the Company’s common shares in the amount of US $200 million and a resulting cash distribution to the holders of the Company’s common shares, as follows:

Proposal 3. The shareholders approved the proposal to appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors, as follows:

Proposal 4. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated May 10, 2013, as follows:

Proposal 5. The shareholders approved the amended and restated QLT 2000 Incentive Stock Plan, as follows:

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 19, 2013