Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) (lit. Quebec Deposit and Investment Fund, also referred to in English-language media as the Caisse) is an institutional investor that manages several public and parapublic pension plans and insurance programs in Quebec. It was founded in 1965 by an act of the National Assembly under the government of Jean Lesage. It is the second largest pension fund in Canada, after the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As of June 30, 2016, CDPQ managed net assets of $254.9 billion CAD invested in Canada and elsewhere. CDPQ is headquartered in Quebec City in the Price building and has its main business office in Montreal at Édifice Jacques-Parizeau.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) (lit. Quebec Deposit and Investment Fund, also referred to in English-language media as the Caisse) is an institutional investor that manages several public and parapublic pension plans and insurance programs in Quebec. It was founded in 1965 by an act of the National Assembly under the government of Jean Lesage. It is the second largest pension fund in Canada, after the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As of June 30, 2016, CDPQ managed net assets of $254.9 billion CAD invested in Canada and elsewhere. CDPQ is headquartered in Quebec City in the Price building and has its main business office in Montreal at Édifice Jacques-Parizeau.