June 15 (Reuters) - Quebec's public pension fund said it secured an investment of C$1.28 billion ($963.06 million) from Canada's federal government for the construction of the world's third-largest light rail system in Montreal.
The construction of Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM) project has been finalized at C$6.04 billion, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) said on Thursday. in November, said it would cost an extra C$400 million ($296 million) to cover three additional stations and was yet to secure funding from the government. ($1 = 1.3291 Canadian dollars)