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KELLOGG COMPANY, $70.72, symbol K on New York, is a major maker of food products in North America and the rest of the world. Its well-known brands include Pringles, Special K, Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies, Eggo, MorningStar Farms, and many more.

On June 21, 2022, Kellogg announced that it plans to separate into three independent public companies through a tax-free spinoff of its North American (U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean) cereal business, as well as the spinoff its plant-based foods business....
These two REITs are shifting their focus to more-profitable properties. That bodes well for future distribution increases.


H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $12 is a top pick for 2022. The REIT (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 279.1 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Distribution yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.hr-reit.com) recently spun off most of its retail properties, including all of its enclosed shopping malls, to publicly traded Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (symbol PMZ.UN on Toronto)....
JAMIESON WELLNESS INC., $36.12, symbol JWEL on Toronto, produces health and wellness products under several brands including Jamieson Vitamins, Iron Vegan, Progressive, Precision, and Smart Solutions. Established in 1922, the company’s products are distributed to over 10,000 retail locations across Canada....
The outbreak of COVID-19 and a weakening global economy sharply slowed air travel volumes and demand for new planes in both 2020 and 2021. However, the outlook for CAE—a leading provider of flight simulators and pilot-training services—remains bright.

Airlines and their service providers still face challenges from COVID-19 variants and restriction on many international destinations....
PRIMARIS REIT, $14.56, is a buy. The trust (Toronto symbol PMZ.UN; units o/s: 101.4 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 5.5%; www.primarisreit.com) owns 35 enclosed and open air shopping malls in Canada....
PRIMARIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $15 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol PMZ.UN; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 98.3 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Distribution yield: 5.3%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.primarisreit.com) owns 35 enclosed and open-air shopping malls in Canada....
H&R and Choice Properties continue to shed their less-important holdings. Focusing on their top properties helps supports their current distributions, and sets the stage for future increases.


H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $13 is a top pick for 2022. The REIT (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 288.4 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Distribution yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.hr-reit.com) recently spun off most of its retail properties, including all of its enclosed shopping malls, to a new publicly traded REIT (called Primaris REIT, see box) that it created with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).


H&R unitholders received one unit of Primaris for every four H&R units they held....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP., $17.86, Toronto symbol AQN, is a top pick for 2022.

The company has two main businesses: the Regulated Services Group provides regulated electricity, gas, water distribution and wastewater collection services in Canada, the U.S., Chile and Bermuda; and the Renewable Power Group produces electricity from about 40 clean-energy plants in North America.

Algonquin last raised your quarterly dividend with the July 2021 payment....
For 2022, we’ve once again selected three top picks for dividend-seeking investors. All three provide you with sustainable, above-average yields. What’s more, we expect they will continue to raise their payments for many years to come.


ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP....

RioCan and H&R continue to build new residential and industrial properties to cut their exposure to the retail industry. Their new properties—along with store reopenings as the pandemic eases—should help both REITs raise investor distributions in the next few years....