With construction of the REM starting soon, a project involving an investment of $4 billion in Québec content and the creation of 34,000 jobs representing $2 billion in wages, a new website dedicated to this major public transportation project (REM.info) has been created.

Student Transportation Inc. (“STI” or the “Company”) (TSX:STB and NASDAQ:STB) today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with a company (the “Purchaser”) sponsored by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and Ullico Inc. (“Ullico”, and together with CDPQ, the “Purchaser Group”) pursuant to which the Purchaser Group will acquire all of the Company’s outstanding common shares (other than common shares already owned by the Purchaser Group) by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec today released its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2017.

In the context of Agropur’s annual general meeting, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) and Agropur Cooperative (Agropur) announced that they would be setting up a new joint investment platform for businesses in the dairy industry.

Frank And Oak, the Canadian retailer of clothing and accessories for men and women, today announced the closure of a CA $20 million round of financing led by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

CDPQ Infra announced today the official launch of its project to build largest public transportation network in Greater Montréal in 50 years: the Réseau express métropolitain (REM).

Taxelco’s institutional and private partners are investing $17 million. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Fondaction, and XPND Capital are investing this capital that will enable Téo Taxi

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, National Bank and Desjardins Group announce the creation of the Cercle des Grands entrepreneurs du Québec to honour exceptional entrepreneurs who, through their achievements, commitments and ideals, contribute to entrepreneurship promotion and Québec’s economic development.

Demers Ambulances, a Quebec-based leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of ambulances in Canada, is merging with Braun Industries, Inc., a leader in custom ambulance manufacturing based in Ohio serving customers throughout the U.S..

In an article titled Canada’s Caisse innovates in PE, top1000funds.com, a website covering news and analysis of the world’s largest institutional investors, highlighted the innovative character of la Caisse’s private equity investment strategy.