CIQ.UN Canadian High Income Equity Fund

Canadian High Income Equity Fund (TSX:CIQ.UN) announces a distribution payable on May 14, 2012 to unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2012 in the amount of $0.065 per unit.

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