Brookfield and CPP Investments plan a $50-billion Canadian fund

Maple Fund, per partner

$25 billion over five years

Each partner would spend $25 billion over five years on Canadian projects worth more than $5 billion, assessed one by one.

The Maple Fund has yet to announce any deals, and neither investor would explain its structure.

And us?

Why it matters

Ottawa has pushed pension funds to back big Canadian projects, and a partner like Brookfield could help CPP Investments do more of it.