Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 3760E

Canadian General Investments Ld

06 April 2011

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRE

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.B, CGI.PR.C

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

April 5, 2011

Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

TORONTO, CANADA - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at March 31, 2011 was $24.79, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.4% and 23.8%, respectively. These compare with the 5.6% and 20.4% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.

The closing price for CGI's common shares at March 31, 2011 was $19.77, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.4% and 28.3%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2011 were as follows:

Materials	28.9%
Energy	27.3%
Financials	15.0%
Consumer Discretionary	10.0%
Information Technology	6.1%
Industrials	5.6%
Utilities	2.4%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	2.1%
Telecommunication Services	1.9%
Consumer Staples	1.2%

The top ten investments which comprised 29.6% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2011 were as follows:

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation	4.6%
BMTC Group Inc.	4.4%
SXC Health Solutions Corp.	2.9%
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.	2.7%
Brookfield Office Properties Canada	2.7%
Bank of Montreal	2.6%
IMAX Corporation	2.6%
Enbridge Inc.	2.4%
Blackpearl Resources Inc.	2.4%
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.	2.3%