TORONTO, CANADA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/04/2007 -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI)(TSX: CGI.PR.A)(TSX: CGI.PR.B)(TSX: CGI.PR.C)(TSX: CGI.WT)(LSE: CGI)(LSE: CGIW) reports on an unaudited basis that its diluted net asset value per share (NAV) at March 30, 2007 was $32.67, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 4.5% and 19.1%, respectively. This compares with the 2.6% and 11.4% 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 30 was $27.34, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns with dividends reinvested of 0.0% and 3.7%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 30, 2007 were as follows:

Financials                               27.0%
Materials                                24.0%
Energy                                   20.8%
Industrials                               9.0%
Consumer Discretionary                    6.7%
Information Technology                    3.7%
Telecommunication Services                3.6%
Consumer Staples                          2.0%
Utilities                                 1.5%
Health Care                               1.2%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                   0.5%

The top ten investments, which comprised 19.3% of the investment portfolio at market, excluding non-convertible preferred shares, as of March 30, 2007 were as follows:

Cameco Corporation                        2.5%
Rogers Communications Inc.                2.3%
BPO Properties Ltd.                       2.2%
TSX Group Inc.                            2.0%
Caldwell New York Limited Partnership     1.9%
HudBay Minerals Inc.                      1.8%
Research In Motion Limited                1.8%
BMTC Group Inc.                           1.6%
Russel Metals Inc.                        1.6%
Denison Mines Corporation                 1.6%

Note 1: CGI's investment in the NYSE Group, Inc. through its holdings in Caldwell New York Limited Partnership and Caldwell New York LP IV represented 3.4% of its investment portfolio at March 30, 2007.