1. INTRODUCTION

2. NEW CFHQS QUASARS

3. CFHQS AND SDSS Z=6 QUASAR SURVEYS
   3.1. CFHQS
   3.2. SDSS main sample
   3.3. SDSS deep stripe

4. Z=6 QUASAR LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
   4.1. Binned luminosity function
   4.2. Parametric luminosity function
   4.3. Consistency of luminosity function with redshift distributions

5. APPLICATIONS OF THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
   5.1. The quasar intergalactic ionizing flux at z=6
   5.2. Search strategies for quasars at even higher redshifts

6. CONCLUSIONS