CDPQ

• Quebec pension fund manager ranks number one in the world

  Global SWF's managing director says what stood out for him was how the Caisse linked some employee compensation to helping to reduce the pension's carbon footprint.

  Canada

  Jan 5
  
• Quebec’s pension fund reports 7.9 per cent loss for first six months of 2022

  The CDPQ says the first half of the year was challenging due to factors including corrections in stock and bond markets, fears of an economic downturn and the war in Ukraine.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2022
  
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• Developers unveil new ‘landmark’ look for REM de l’Est transit project

  Back from the drawing board, developers behind the proposed REM de L'Est project unveiled a revamped look for the $10-billion light rail project. 

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  Mar 9, 2022
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• Quebec’s Caisse posts best performance in more than a decade

  The Caisse's net assets as of Dec. 31 reached $420 billion, up from $365 billion a year earlier. Total assets in Quebec reached a record high of $78 billion.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2022
• Demonstrators concerned over the REM’s proposed eastern link

  More accessible public transit is never frowned upon in Montreal but for some living east of downtown, the new proposed REM train line poses more problems than solutions.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2021
• Quebec’s Caisse to sell remaining oil production investments by end of 2022

  The Quebec investment manager says its remaining assets in the sector make up one per cent of its portfolio.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2021
• Quebec’s Caisse strikes deal with DP World to invest US$1.2B in container port facility in Indonesia

  Commercial operations expected to begin in 2023.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2021
• CGI plans to buy back 4.2 million shares from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

  CGI says the transaction will be made in connection with a periodic portfolio rebalancing by CDPQ.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2021
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• Rivière-des-Prairies residents feeling left out of east-end REM plans

  While the "REM de l'Est" will stretch north to Cégep Marie-Victorin and east to Pointe-aux-Trembles, no stops are planned to serve the Rivière-des-Prairies area.

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  Dec 17, 2020
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• Guy Laliberté to attempt to resume ownership of Cirque du Soleil amid financial woes

  Founded in 1984, the circus is now carrying close to US$1 billion in debt and has been forced to suspend its operations entirely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  May 25, 2020