TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 22, 2014) - FT Portfolios Canada Co. is pleased to announce a cash distribution for its Exchange Traded Funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the month ending October 31, 2014. The distribution is payable on November 7, 2014 to Unitholders of record on October 31, 2014 with an ex-dividend date of October 29, 2014.

Details for the monthly per unit distribution amounts for October 2014 are indicated in the table below:

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                                                                        Cash
                                                                Distribution
Fund Name                                         Fund Ticker         Amount
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First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) Canadian Dividend Plus                             
 ETF                                                      FDY        $0.0700
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                                                        FDY.A        $0.0510
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First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) U.S. Dividend Plus ETF                             
 (CAD-Hedged)                                             FUD        $0.0642
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                                                        FUD.A        $0.0420
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First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) Emerging Market                                    
 Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged)                                FDE        $0.0400
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                                                        FDE.A        $0.0236
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First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged)                  FSL        $0.0700
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                                                        FSL.A        $0.0606
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First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) European Dividend                                  
 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)                                   EUR        $0.0600
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                                                        EUR.A        $0.0418
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First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF            FHY        $0.0825
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                                                        FHY.A        $0.0735
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First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index                                
 ETF                                                      ETP        $0.0666
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                                                        ETP.A        $0.0480
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