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Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

PRI reporting framework 2019

Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Asset class implementation not reported in other modules [SG 16 - 17] Innovation [SG 18] Communication [SG 19]

Direct - Listed Equity Incorporation

Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership

Overview [LEA 01] Engagement [LEA 02 - 08] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 09 - 11] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 12 - 21]

Direct - Fixed Income

Fixed income - Engagement [FI 14 - 16] Outputs and outcomes [FI 17 - 18]

Direct – Private Equity

Overview [PE 01 - 02] Pre-investment (selection) [PE 05 - 08] Post-investment (monitoring) [PE 09 - 13] Outputs and outcomes [PE 14 - 15]

Direct - Property

Overview [PR 01] Pre-investment (selection) [PR 04 - 06] Selection, appointment and monitoring third-party property managers [PR 07] Post-investment (monitoring and active ownership) [PR 08 - 14] Overview [PR 08] Property monitoring and management [PR 09 - 10] Property developments and major renovations [PR 11] Occupier engagement [PR 12 - 13] Community engagement [PR 14] Outputs and outcomes [PR 15 - 16]

Direct - Hedge Funds

Confidence building measures

Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]

Export Public Responses

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Basic information

OO 01. Signatory category and services

01.1. Select the type that best describes your organisation or the services you provide.

Non-corporate pension or superannuation or retirement or provident fund or plan

Corporate pension or superannuation or retirement or provident fund or plan

Insurance company

Foundation

Endowment

Development finance institution

Reserve - sovereign or government controlled fund

Family office

Other, specify

01.3. Additional information. [Optional]

CDPQ serves 41 depositors, primarily public and private pension and insurance funds in Québec. In addition to managing their funds, la Caisse provides investment consulting services to all its depositors.

To learn more about CDPQ's depositors: http//www.lacaisse.com/en/about-us/depositors

OO 02. Headquarters and operational countries

02.1. Select the location of your organisation’s headquarters.

Canada

02.2. Indicate the number of countries in which you have offices (including your headquarters).

2-5

6-10

>10

02.3. Indicate the approximate number of staff in your organisation in full-time equivalents (FTE).

1178 FTE

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 03. Subsidiaries that are separate PRI signatories

03.1. Indicate whether you have subsidiaries within your organisation that are also PRI signatories in their own right.

Yes

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

We apply our RI policy to our assets managed by the subsidiairies.

OO 04. Reporting year and AUM

04.1. Indicate the year end date for your reporting year.

31/12/2018

04.2. Indicate your total AUM at the end of your reporting year.

Include the AUM of subsidiaries, but exclude advisory/execution only assets, and exclude the assets of your PRI signatory subsidiaries that you have chosen not to report on in OO 03.2

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

Not applicable as we are in the fund-raising process

04.4. Indicate the total assets at the end of your reporting year subject to an execution and/or advisory approach.

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

Not applicable as we do not have any assets under execution and/or advisory approach

04.5. Additional information. [Optional]

The above number is a gross figure. CDPQ usually reports publicly net total AUM and CDPQ typically expresses ratios and percentages using the net.

OO 06. How would you like to disclose your asset class mix

06.1. Select how you would like to disclose your asset class mix.

as percentage breakdown

as broad ranges

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
Listed equity	10-50% 25.8	<10% 4
Fixed income	10-50% 29.4	<10% 1.7
Private equity	<10% 9.5	<10% 3.2
Property	10-50% 12.7	<10% 1.7
Infrastructure	<10% 6.9	<10% 0.1
Commodities	0 0	0 0
Hedge funds	<10% 0.2	<10% 2.1
Fund of hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Forestry	0 0	0 0
Farmland	0 0	0 0
Inclusive finance	0 0	0 0
Cash	<10% 1.6	0 0
Money market instruments	0 0	0 0
Other (1), specify	<10% 1.1	0 0
Other (2), specify	0 0	0 0

'Other (1)' specified

          Other are assets such as derivative products.

06.2. Publish asset class mix as per attached image [Optional].

06.3. Indicate whether your organisation has any off-balance sheet assets [Optional].

Yes

Provide an approximate percentage breakdown of your off-balance sheet assets.

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
[a] Monetary assets
[b] Derivatives
[c] Cash
[d] Trade finance
[e] Other (1), specify
[f] Other (2), specify

06.5. Indicate whether your organisation uses fiduciary managers.

Yes, we use a fiduciary manager and our response to OO 5.1 is reflective of their management of our assets.