TORONTO, Feb. 9 /CNW/ -WHAT:     Canadian Tire Corporation announces 2008 fourth quarter and
              year-end results

    WHEN:     2008 fourth quarter/year-end     Thursday, February 12, 2009
               results

              Earnings conference call         Thursday, February 12th, 2009
                                               4:30 p.m., EST

    HOW:      To listen in to the earnings conference call with the
              investment community, please dial 1-888-241-0394 (Conference
              Call ID No. 83163164).

              The conference call will be available simultaneously and in its
              entirety to all interested investors and the news media through
              a webcast at http://corp.canadiantire.ca/EN/investors and will
              be available for replay at this website for 12 months.

              For corporate information including financial events and dates,
              media are invited to visit www.canadiantire.ca, and click on
              Company Information, Media Centre and the Key Dates and Events
              tabs.