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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

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A global investment group that invests the funds of its depositors for the financial future of Quebecers. Canadian company

Last updated October 30, 2026

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Overview

La Caisse is a global investment group with CAD 552 billion in assets and offices in key cities around the world. It invests the funds of its depositors across private equity, public markets, private credit, infrastructure and real estate, aiming to ensure the prosperity of its depositors' funds and the retirements of millions of Quebecers. Created on July 15, 1965 by a law of the National Assembly of Quebec, it was previously known under the brand CDPQ.

History

La Caisse was created on July 15, 1965 by a law of the National Assembly of Quebec. Its initial role was to manage the fund of the Régime de rentes du Québec, a newly established universal pension plan. In 1966 it received the first deposit from its first client, the Régie des rentes du Québec, and made its first operation: the purchase of bonds from the Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement. It set up a bond portfolio predominantly composed of securities from the Government of Quebec and Hydro-Québec. In 1967 it made its first stock market investment in Alcan Aluminium and its first commercial mortgage loans. In 1971 it created its private investment portfolio, including investments in Quebec companies. By 1974 it managed the largest Canadian equity portfolio in the country, with positions in 155 companies, and diversified its activities on global stock markets. In 1980 its net assets exceeded 10 billion dollars and it acquired its first office building, the Place Delta complex in Sainte-Foy. In 1983 it made its first tranches of... (snippet truncated). The company was previously known under the brand CDPQ and has continued to develop and grow since its creation in 1965.

Products and positioning

Être un investisseur performant et un partenaire de choix à l'échelle mondiale, source de capital constructif et créateur de valeur durable, au bénéfice de ses déposants et de l'économie québécoise.

Product categories. Placements privés · Marchés boursiers · Crédit privé · Infrastructures · Immobilier

Recent events

  • Reported

    Bell announces sale of 49.9% stake in TowerCo[5]

    Bell announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement under which La Caisse will acquire a 49.9% stake in a newly formed wireless tower infrastructure company, TowerCo, for CAD $2.45 billion, subject to customary adjustments. Bell will retain a 50.1% controlling equity interest. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

  • Reported

    Brookfield and La Caisse complete acquisition of Boralex[6]

    Brookfield, together with its institutional partners including Brookfield Renewable Partners, and La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) completed the previously announced acquisition of Boralex Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement, acquiring all issued and outstanding class A common shares for $37.25 per share in cash. Boralex shares are expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on or about August 17, 2026, and Boralex has applied to cease being a reporting issuer.

  • Reported

    CDPQ agrees to acquire a 15% interest in Indiana Toll Road operating control[7]

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec entered into an agreement to acquire a 15% interest in operating control of the Indiana Toll Road from IFM Global Infrastructure Fund for an undisclosed amount.

  • Reported

    CDPQ acquires 15% interest in Indiana Toll Road[8]

    CDPQ acquired a 15% interest in the Indiana Toll Road from a subsidiary of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund. The fund continued to own more than 70% of the toll road after the sale.

  • Reported

    Telefonica and CDPQ announce FiBrasil joint venture[9]

    Telefonica Group and Canadian investment group CDPQ announced plans to create FiBrasil, a wholesale fiber-optic network company in Brazil. The joint venture was still pending regulatory approval at the time of the report.

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    CDPQ announces acquisition of Plenary Americas[10]

    CDPQ and Plenary Group announced CDPQ's acquisition of Plenary Americas' operating business and a controlling stake in its existing public-private partnership portfolio.

  • Reported

    CDPQ announces US$50 million equity investment in Bird[11]

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced a US$50 million equity investment in Bird Rides, Inc. (Bird).

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