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CANADIAN REIT $46 (Toronto symbol REF.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry secotor; Units o/s: 73.4 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.creit.ca) owns 204 properties across Canada and Chicago, including retail (75), industrial (96), office (17) and residential (1) buildings. Another 15 are under development. The trust’s occupancy rate is 94.9%. With the May 2017 payment, Canadian REIT raised its monthly distribution by 2.2%, to $0.1558 a unit from $0.1525. It now yields a high 4.1%. In the three months ended September 30, 2017, the trust’s revenue rose 3.1%, to $102.9 million from $99.8 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit rose 6.4%, to $0.67 from $0.63. Over the next two to three years, Canadian REIT plans to add 1.4 million square feet of space with its 15 projects now in development. Traditionally, it has taken on partners to help with those big plans; the trust usually buys out their interests later on. The stock…