Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, October 21, 2009

Cameco Corporation has been named by the Financial Post as one of the 10 Best Companies To Work For in Canada.

"We are honoured to be recognized as one of the 10 best companies to work for in Canada," said Kaylynn Schroeder, Cameco's vice-president of human resources. "This recognition shows us that our employee development opportunities and benefit programs are very competitive when compared with other private sector companies across Canada."

More information about the Financial Post's "10 Best Companies To Work For" competition is available here.

Cameco, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is one of the world's largest uranium producers. The company's uranium products are used to generate electricity in nuclear energy plants around the world, providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today. Cameco's shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.