Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec significant person Jean Lesage
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ; lit. 'Quebec Deposit and Investment Fund') is an institutional investor that manages several public and parapublic pension plans and insurance programs in Quebec. CDPQ 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 Investment Board. As of December 31, 2022, CDPQ managed assets of C$402 billion, invested in Canada and elsewhere. CDPQ is headquartered in Quebec City at the Price building and has its main business office in Montreal at Édifice Jacques-Parizeau.