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 the
Canadian province of
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, 2015, CDPQ managed net assets of $240.8 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 in the Centre CDP Capital (soon to be renamed Centre Jacques-Parizeau).