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CDPQ

Canada

Created in 1965 to manage the funds of the Québec Pension Plan, a newly created universal pension plan, CDPQ’s current role is to manage investments on behalf of most of Québec’s public and parapublic pension and insurance funds. CDPQ manage the funds of over 6 million Quebecers.

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CDPQ

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Overall	89	7	78	20	71	29	89	7	57	42	50	54	52	51	47	58	44	61	91	5	87	11	92	4	96	2	89	7	67	34	50	54	48	57	53	50	54	46	54	46	50	54	38	68	51	52	41	63	84	14	67	34	74	25	66	37	58	41	69	31	68	32	67	34	61	39	54	46	72	28	38	68	37	71	40	65	51	52	47	58	41	63	38	68	33	74	14	75	84	14	85	12	88	10	75	24	74	25	100	1	60	40	90	6	43	62	39	66	35	73	45	60	66	37	55	44	73	27	85	12	68	32	80	18	70	30	80	18	78	20	77	22	55	44	56	43	39	66	77	22	93	3	83	16	54	46	37	71	83	16
Cost	76	16	68	21	77	15	90	8	39	42	41	39	43	33	41	39	30	53	81	11	67	23	81	11	97	3	79	14	44	32	31	51	38	43	43	33	31	51	42	37	35	45	29	56	33	48	42	37	85	9	35	45	57	27	36	44	33	48	29	56	29	56	29	56	26	61	20	68	52	30	30	53	24	63	22	65	35	45	6	74	11	71	21	67	19	69	11	71	97	3	95	6	97	3	73	17	83	10	100	1	15	70	100	1	10	73	26	61	4	75	57	27	60	26	30	53	52	30	63	24	32	50	80	13	41	39	43	33	68	21	61	25	22	65	55	29	23	64	73	17	95	6	70	20	43	33	27	60	72	19
Governance	98	6	97	8	92	18	94	13	73	44	53	64	75	40	64	56	78	34	100	1	97	8	100	1	100	1	97	8	82	30	48	67	55	62	67	52	46	68	69	48	68	49	57	60	76	36	56	61	100	1	95	12	76	36	83	28	76	36	82	30	91	20	85	26	80	33	68	49	68	49	33	74	39	72	42	70	58	59	66	53	70	47	63	57	50	65	16	75	74	43	83	28	81	32	73	44	75	40	100	1	89	22	84	27	65	55	44	69	55	62	71	46	88	25	66	53	93	16	93	16	91	20	92	18	89	22	98	6	96	11	89	22	75	40	77	35	60	58	50	65	94	13	76	36	36	73	41	71	94	13
Performance	90	9	65	34	61	42	92	6	59	44	41	64	66	31	56	47	48	57	88	11	90	9	91	7	91	7	86	14	65	34	52	53	48	57	56	47	58	45	38	66	52	53	47	59	45	61	53	50	67	28	53	50	77	22	67	28	38	66	67	28	63	38	62	41	61	42	66	31	86	14	52	53	53	50	78	21	77	22	29	71	38	66	47	59	24	73	20	74	64	37	72	25	82	18	66	31	52	53	100	1	44	62	98	2	41	64	36	70	38	66	44	62	63	38	71	26	88	11	88	11	58	45	63	38	77	22	83	17	65	34	69	27	54	49	26	72	19	75	94	3	94	3	94	3	84	16	79	20	80	19
Responsible Investment	94	10	81	32	56	49	79	35	55	50	64	45	26	66	26	66	21	69	97	4	95	8	98	3	95	8	94	10	78	38	69	42	52	54	47	58	80	34	66	43	47	58	19	71	51	57	15	72	85	28	86	26	87	24	79	35	85	28	97	4	89	19	92	13	78	38	61	46	81	32	38	63	33	65	20	70	34	64	85	28	46	60	23	68	40	62	7	74	100	1	91	16	94	10	89	19	88	22	100	1	92	13	79	35	58	47	52	54	45	61	11	73	55	50	52	54	58	47	97	4	92	13	84	31	74	40	96	7	86	26	88	22	70	41	66	43	53	53	89	19	90	17	90	17	54	52	0	75	87	24

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