Dividend Increases For Canadian Companies - 2012

[Stryker]

Intact Financial Corp. (TSX:IFC)

Intact said its results were robust enough to support an eight per cent increase in its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share payable on March 30 to shareholders of record on March 15.

[T-Bone]

FORTIS INC. (TSX: FTS) ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDENDS – 2012
Increases Quarterly Common Share Dividend by 3.4 Per Cent
Marks 39 Consecutive Years of Annual Common Share Dividend Payment Increases
The Board of Directors of Fortis Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSX:FTS) has declared a common
share dividend of $0.30 per share on the issued and outstanding fully paid Common Shares of the
Corporation, payable on March 1, 2012 to the Common Shareholders of Record at the close of
business on February 15, 2012.
The 3.4 per cent increase in the quarterly common share dividend to $0.30 from $0.29 extends
the Corporation’s record of annual common share dividend payment increases to 39 consecutive
years, the longest record of any public corporation in Canada.

[Stryker]

Shoppers Drug Mart (SC-T)

The board of directors declared a dividend of 26.5 cents per share, payable on April 13, a rise of 6 to an annual dividend of $1.06 per share.

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Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI-T) boosted its annual dividend by four cents Thursday as it reported its earnings, the 19th consecutive annual increase to its payout to investors.

[JUnit]

Computer Modelling Group (CMG-T) increases dividend by 18%

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. ("CMG" or the "Company") (TSX:CMG) announces an 18% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share on CMG's Common Shares. The dividend will be paid on March 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 8, 2012.

[BigRFDfan]

http://thomsonreuters.com/content/pr...rporate/546641

Thomson Reuters Corporation (TSX:TRI): increases its quarterly dividend from 31 to 32 cents. Payable Mar 15. Record Feb 22

[Stryker]

BCE Inc. (BCE)

The company increased its quarterly dividend by 5% to 54.25 Canadian cents per share. The increased dividend will be paid on April 15, 2012 to shareholders of record March 15.

[Jungle]

Transcanada Pipeline increase its dividend by 5% to $0.44 share, payable April 30, 2012.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...14-709929.html

[Stryker]

CI Financial (CIX)

Dividend raised 7%

"The Board of Directors declared monthly cash dividends of $0.08 per share payable on each of March 15, April 13 and May 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 29, March 31 and April 30, 2012, respectively. The monthly dividend represents a yield of 4.4% on CI's closing share price of $21.90 on February 15, 2012."

[charliebrown]

Kinross Increases Dividend by 33%

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 15, 2012) - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC) announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of US$0.08 per common share, a 33% increase from the previous dividend of US$0.06 per common share paid on September 30, 2011.

http://www.marketwire.com/press-rele...-k-1620460.htm

I believe it's a semi-annual dividend, as opposed to quarterly

[BigRFDfan]

Agnico-Eagle increases dividend 25% to 20 cents per share.

http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/in...pite-loss#menu

[Stryker]

Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB)

The company increased its 2012 quarterly dividends by 15 per cent to 28 cents per share.

[BigRFDfan]

http://brookfield.com/content/2012_p...d_2-32395.html

Brookfield Asset Management increases its dividend 8% to 14 cents per share.

[Stryker]

Not a dividend increase, but a special dividend.

MCAN Mortgage (MKP-T)

The Board of Directors declared a first quarter dividend of $0.60 per share to be paid March 30, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2012, consisting of the regular dividend of $0.27 per share and an extra dividend of $0.33 per share.

[Conquistador]

Computer Modelling Group (CMG-T) increases dividend by 18%

This is an awesome company that I have owned for a long time. Avg cost just over $5.20/share. Current price over $16. Great dividend yield before, now even better. Wish I had bought more in the first place....

[charliebrown]

One for one conversion ratio of Non-Voting Shares to Common Shares TELUS also announces dividend increase of five per cent to 61 cents per share

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/9250...-voting-shares

Why did i sell in the $30 range.........