MONTREAL - Canadian National is proud to announce that it has awarded a $10,000 scholarship to Candis Callison, a highly promising Canadian Aboriginal student, to help further her graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Ms. Callison, who is a member of British Columbia's Tahltan Band, is completing a Masters of Science degree in comparative media studies.

"I would like to congratulate Candis Callison for her outstanding academic and personal achievements," says CN President and Chief Executive Officer Paul M. Tellier. "She is inspiring many in First Nations communities to take advantage of the oppportunities available through colleges and universities. We are proud to lend a helping hand in their pursuit of higher education."

The scholarship is provided by CN's Aboriginal Awards program, established in 1988 to help qualified Aboriginal students in a recognized institute, college or university. The program encourages Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Inuit and Métis students to pursue post-secondary studies and is based on a student's income and grades.

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) administers the CN program, including receipt and review of scholarship applications, approval and granting of the scholarships.

The Aboriginal Awards program is one of several initiatives supported by CN that help First Nations communities. The most recent one will culminate on Feb. 6, 2002, in Calgary, when CN will join CIBC, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd., Suncor Energy Inc., and TransCanada PipeLines Limited in a major private sector effort to address the issue of increasing the participation of Aboriginal people in the Canadian workforce through a new initiative entitled, "Taking Pulse." Some 150 corporate and public sector leaders, Aboriginal leaders, youth and educators will convene to develop a long-term strategy to address career development and training initiatives for Aboriginal people.

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