Portfolio Update

Canadian General Investments Ld
05 March 2007


NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CCN MATTHEWS


FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED


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

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI, CGIW


March 5, 2007


Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited


TORONTO, CANADA - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an
unaudited basis that its diluted net asset value per share (NAV) at February 28,
2007 was $32.02, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with
dividends reinvested, of 2.4% and 22.0%, respectively. This compares with the
1.4% and 14.4% 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 February 28 was $26.60, resulting
in year-to-date and 12-month market returns with dividends reinvested of -2.7%
and 6.0%, respectively.


The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of February 28,
2007 were as follows:

Financials                                                                26.2%
Materials                                                                 22.8%
Energy                                                                    21.4%
Industrials                                                                9.4%
Consumer Discretionary                                                     6.6%
Information Technology                                                     3.8%
Telecommunication Services                                                 3.5%
Consumer Staples                                                           2.7%
Utilities                                                                  1.4%
Health Care                                                                1.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                                                    1.1%


The top ten investments, which comprised 20.0% of the investment portfolio at
market, excluding non-convertible preferred shares, as of February 28, 2007 were
as follows:

Cameco Corporation                                                         2.5%
Rogers Communications Inc.                                                 2.4%
TSX Group Inc.                                                             2.2%
BPO Properties Ltd.                                                        2.2%
HudBay Minerals Inc.                                                       2.1%
Research In Motion Limited                                                 1.9%
Caldwell New York Limited Partnership                                      1.8%
BMTC Group Inc.                                                            1.7%
Denison Mines Corporation                                                  1.6%
Russel Metals Inc.                                                         1.6%



Note 1: CGI's investment in the New York Stock Exchange through its holdings in
Caldwell New York Limited Partnership and Caldwell New York LP IV represented
3.2% of its investment portfolio at February 28, 2007.






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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Canadian General Investments, Limited

Jonathan A. Morgan

President and CEO

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

website: www.mmainvestments.com




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