Donations and sponsorships

Each year, as a responsible corporate citizen, the Caisse provides financial support to organizations with a mission to contribute to the betterment of the community at large and to the advancement of the business community. This contribution mainly takes the form of donations and sponsorships. In 2011, the Caisse made nearly $2.3 million in contributions to various organizations and events.

Through its Policy on Donations and Sponsorships, the Caisse makes a major contribution in the areas of business leadership, talent renewal and knowledge development. Here are a few examples of projects that the Caisse supported in 2011:

• Québec manufacturing sector: the Caisse supported an exhaustive study of the future of Québec’s manufacturing sector, conducted by Deloitte.

• Québec International: through the Caisse’s support, Québec International organized a series of seminars on exporting.

• The “Exporting Québec” initiative of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal: the Caisse helped create seminars on penetrating emerging markets.

Finally, the Caisse and its Real Estate group supported their employees’ Centraide fundraising campaign.