Canadian

ETFs on the Toronto Exchange

Barclays Global Investors Canada has filed documents with the securities commission launched six of its proprietary North American exchange traded funds, iUnits. The launch of these 10 new funds is still pending the approval of regulators.

The Funds are:

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ Canadian MidCap Index Fund (the "iMidCap Fund")

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ Canadian Energy Index Fund (the "iEnergy Fund")

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ Canadian Information Technology Index Fund (the "iIT Fund")

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ Canadian Gold Index Fund (the "iGold Fund")

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ Canadian Financials Index Fund (the "iFin Fund")

iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ 60 Capped Index Fund (the "i60C Fund")

iUnits™ Government of Canada 5-year Bond Fund (iG5)

iUnits™ Government of Canada 10-year Bond Fund (iG10)

iUnits™ S&P 500 RSP Index Fund (i500R)

iUnits™ International Equity RSP Index Fund (iIntR)

Barclays started its Canadian ETF family in the fall of 1999 with the launch of the iUnits™ S&P®/TSE™ 60 Index Participation Fund (i60 Fund - TSE: XIU). Barclays has launched more than 57 iShare ETFs in the U.S. in 2000.

More information about Canadian iUnits can be obtained by calling 1-877-Go-iUnit or visiting the Web site, www.iunits.com. Additional information can also be obtained by contacting Steve Rive, Barclays Global Investors Canada general manager, iUnits division at (416) 643-4080 or steve.rive@barclaysglobal.com .