FT Portfolios Canada Co. announces estimated 2016 annual capital gains distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2016 /CNW/ - FT Portfolios Canada Co. today announced the estimated annual capital gains distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds listed below for the 2016 tax year. Please note that these are estimated amounts only as of November 21, 2016 and reflect forward looking information which may cause the estimates to change before the ETF's December 2016 tax year-end.

These estimates are for the year-end capital gains distributions only, which will be re-invested and the resulting units immediately consolidated, so that the number of units held by each investor will not change. These estimates do not include estimates of ongoing monthly or quarterly distribution amounts.

First Trust expects to announce the final year-end distribution amounts, as well as the monthly and quarterly cash distribution amounts, on or about December 19, 2016. The record date for the 2016 annual distributions will be December 30, 2016, payable on January 9, 2017.

TSX Name	TSX Ticker	Estimated annual capital gain per unit as at November 21, 2016
First Trust AlphaDEX^tm U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Index ETF	FHC	$0.7363
First Trust AlphaDEX^tm U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF	FHQ	$0.2731
First Trust AlphaDEX^tm U.S. Utilities Sector Index ETF	FHU	$1.2299

Forward-looking Information
This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to estimated December 2016 capital gains distributions for First Trust ETFs. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Material factors that could cause the actual distributions to differ from the estimated distributions include, but are not limited to, the actual amount of distributions received by First Trust ETFs, portfolio transactions, currency hedging transactions, and subscription and redemption activity.

SOURCE FT Portfolios Canada Co.

For further information, please contact: FT Portfolios Canada Co., 416-865-8065, 877-622-5552