Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“ Caisse “) announces that it has acquired, in a private placement, $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of convertible debentures of Canadian Royalties Inc. (“Canadian Royalties”).

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec reacted strongly today to an article published in La Presse implying that the Caisse’s operating expenses are higher than those of some of its peers.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2007: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s first decile return of 5.6% adds $7.9 billion to depositors' net assets

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec wishes to correct the misinformation that it has sold all its shares of Jean Coutu Group.

The Québec Manufacturing Fund L.P. (QMF), a partnership sponsored by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“Caisse”), has made its first two investments.

The Québec Manufacturing Fund L.P. (QMF), a partnership sponsored by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, today announced a $12 million investment in Triton Electronik Inc., a provider of electronic contract design and manufacturing (CDM) services.

On December 10, following the announcement of the proposed merger between the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montréal Exchange to form the TMX Group

Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity and venture capital firms, is proud to announce the closing on two new sectoral funds: Novacap Industries III, L.P. ($400 million) and Novacap Technologies III, L.P. ($165 million).

The Québec Manufacturing Fund L.P. (QMF), a partnership sponsored by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is proud to announce that it has invested more than $8 million in Fraco Products Ltd.

Kevric Real Estate Corporation announced today it has formed the Cirvek Fund I, L.P., a real estate investment fund that will have up to $300 million in gross investment potential for the acquisition and development of existing or new properties in three key markets.