CANADIAN RESOURCES INCOME TRUST Press Release Canadian Resources Income Trust Declares Monthly Distribution

Toronto, January 16, 2014

Attention: Business / Financial Editors

The Board of Directors of CaRIT Limited in its capacity as Trustee for Canadian Resources Income Trust
("CaRIT" or the "Trust") has declared a cash distribution of $0.049 per Trust Unit.

Record and payment dates are as follows:

Record Date Payment Date Distribution Amount/Trust Unit

January 31, 2014

February 14, 2014

$0.049

Unitholders are entitled to receive monthly distributions as declared by the Trustee of CaRIT. The Trustee generally intends to declare and pay monthly distributions to the extent of forecasted distributions/dividends to be received for a calendar quarter from the underlying portfolio, less the estimated operating expenses for the period.
CaRIT is an investment trust which provides investors with high current yield and low cost diversification through a defined portfolio of equity securities of selected Canadian issuers focused on the natural resource industry.
Trust Units of CaRIT are listed for trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol RTU.UN.

For more information, please contact

Investor Relations

CaRIT Limited,

Trustee of Canadian Resources Income Trust

(416) 863-7144

E-mail: mc.carit@scotiabank.com

Web site: www.scotiamanagedcompanies.com

26t h F l oor , 40 K i n g S t r e e t W e s t , T or o n t o, O n t a r i o M 5W 2X 6 T e l : ( 416) 863 - 7144 F a x : ( 416) 863 - 7425

distributed by