TORONTO--(Marketwire - Sep 14, 2012) - The Board of Trustees of Brookfield Canada Office Properties (TSX: [ BOX.UN ]) (NYSE: [ BOXC ]) announced a distribution of $0.0975 per trust unit payable on October 15, 2012 to holders of Trust units of record at the close of business on September 28, 2012. As previously announced, the new annual payout of $1.17 per unit represents an 8% increase over the previous annual payout amount of $1.08 per unit.

Unitholders resident in Canada will receive payment in Canadian dollars and unitholders resident in the United States will receive their distributions in U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the record date, unless they elect otherwise. 

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Brookfield Canada Office Properties is Canada's preeminent Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Its portfolio is comprised of interests in 28 premier office properties totaling 20.7 million square feet in the downtown cores of Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver. Landmark assets include Brookfield Place in Toronto and Bankers Hall in Calgary. For more information, visit [ www.brookfieldcanadareit.com ].