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- Canadian Net Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX-V: NET.UN) is an open-ended real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and leases single-tenant triple net and management-free commercial properties primarily in secondary markets across Canada; its portfolio comprises 97 properties totaling 1.52 million square feet of gross leasable area, with 100% occupancy, focused on necessity retail (66%), convenience stores (18%), quick service restaurants (14%) and other uses; tenants consist predominantly of national retailers (91%), supplemented by regional and local operators, under long-term leases where occupants assume property taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses. The REIT operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and co-ownerships in Quebec (59.6% of GLA), Ontario (24.5%), Nova Scotia (15.7%) and New Brunswick (0.3%), generating predictable cash flows from assets valued at $317 million; headquartered at 106 Gun Avenue, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, the Trust traces its origins to a trust agreement formed on March 11, 2011 under the Civil Code of Quebec, having previously operated as Fronsac REIT. Recent developments include the January 2025 acquisition of three properties in Quebec; the October 2024 purchase of a grocery store property in Nova Scotia; the closing of a $4.0 million non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures in December 2025 to support growth and capital recycling; alongside quarterly distributions of $0.35 annually per unit.