Net income was C$53.6 million ($53.17 million), or 35 Canadian cents per share, down from C$66.3 million, or 44 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding infrastructure concession investments, its investment and financing unit, profit was C$18.6 million during the quarter, lower than the C$41.2 million reported for the same period a year ago.

Revenues rose by 6.3 percent to C$1.9 billion.

Results missed the 49 Canadian cents per share adjusted that analysts had been expecting, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

SNC, one of the world's largest engineering companies, said its new strategy will also focus on business growth across North and South America, and better management of its portfolio of assets. That will include exiting investments at maturity, potentially disposing non-core assets and reducing equity stake in large investments in the medium term.

(Editing by Kenneth Barry)