v3.19.3.a.u2

Employee benefit plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Employee benefit plans

Schedule of components of net annual periodic pension cost

		2019			2018			2017
Service cost benefits earned		$	0.3		$	0.3		$	0.5
Interest cost on benefit obligation			0.5			0.5			0.6
Expected return on plan assets			(0.7)			(0.7)			(0.9)
Settlements			0.3			—			—
Net period benefit cost		$	0.4		$	0.1		$	0.2

Schedule of comparison of the pension benefit obligation and related plan assets

		2019			2018
Projected benefit obligation at January 1		$	(13.2)		$	(15.8)
Service cost			(0.3)			(0.3)
Interest cost			(0.5)			(0.5)
Actuarial (gain) loss			(2.0)			1.4
Employee contributions			(0.1)			(0.1)
Benefits paid			0.2			0.8
Settlements			2.4			—
Foreign currency adjustment			(0.6)			1.3
Projected benefit obligation at December 31			(14.1)			(13.2)
Fair value of plan assets at January 1		$	12.0		$	13.9
Actual return on plan assets			2.0			(0.4)
Employer contributions			0.8			0.4
Employee contributions			0.1			0.1
Benefits paid			(0.2)			(0.8)
Settlements			(2.4)			—
Foreign currency adjustment			0.6			(1.2)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31			12.9			12.0
Funded status at December 31-excess of obligation over assets		$	(1.2)		$	(1.2)

Schedule of amount recognized in the balance sheet

		2019			2018
Non-current liabilities		$	1.2		$	1.2

Schedule of amounts recognized in accumulated OCI that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost

		2019			2018
Unrecognized (gain) loss		$	(1.7)		$	1.4

Schedule of the balances of significant components of the pension plan

		2019			2018
Projected benefit obligation		$	14.1		$	13.2
Accumulated benefit obligation			12.9			12.2
Fair value of plan assets			12.9			12.0

Schedule of assumptions used to calculate benefit obligations and expense

The following table presents the significant assumptions used to calculate our benefit obligations:

		2019		2018
Weighted-Average Assumptions
Discount rate		3.25	%	4.0	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.0	%	2.0	%

The following table presents the significant assumptions used to calculate our benefit expense:

		2019		2018		2017
Weighted-Average Assumptions
Discount rate		4.0	%	3.5	%	4.0	%
Rate of return on plan assets		5.8	%	5.8	%	5.8	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.0	%	2.0	%	2.0	%

Schedule of pension plan assets weighted average allocations in the common collective trust

		2019		2018
Canadian equity		30	%	29	%
U.S. equity		14	%	14	%
International equity		14	%	13	%
Canadian fixed income		39	%	41	%
Real estate equities		3	%	3	%
		100	%	100	%

Schedule of expected future benefit payments

Years ending December 31,
2020		Cdn$	0.4
2021			0.5
2022			0.6
2023			0.7
2024			0.8
2025-2029			4.7

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