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STOCK OPTION AND STOCK UNIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Outstanding Stock Options
December 31, 2023Number
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(number of options in thousands; weighted average exercise price in Canadian dollars; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars)    
Options outstanding at beginning of year27,624 48.46   
Options granted3,053 53.11   
Options exercised1
(648)45.70   
Options cancelled or expired(1,300)53.84   
Options outstanding at end of year28,729 50.79 5.345 
Options vested at end of year2
20,235 50.64 4.136 
1The total intrinsic value of ISOs exercised during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $2 million, $66 million and $24 million, respectively, and cash received on exercise was nil, $3 million and $2 million, respectively.
2The total fair value of ISOs vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $20 million, $21 million and $25 million, respectively.
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Fair Value of Stock Options Granted
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the fair value of ISOs granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton model are as follows:

Year ended December 31,202320222021
Fair value per option (Canadian dollars)1
6.055.074.10
Valuation assumptions
Expected option term (years)2
666
Expected volatility3
22.2 %21.9 %25.5 %
Expected dividend yield4
6.7 %6.5 %7.6 %
Risk-free interest rate5
3.5 %1.8 %0.7 %
1Options granted to US employees are based on the New York Stock Exchange prices. The option value and assumptions shown are based on a weighted average of the US and the Canadian options. The fair value per option for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $5.38, $4.78 and $3.91, respectively, for Canadian employees and US$5.23, US$4.62 and US$3.65, respectively, for US employees.
2The expected option term is six years based on historical exercise practice and five years for retirement eligible employees.
3Expected volatility is determined with reference to historic daily share price volatility and consideration of the implied volatility observable in call option values near the grant date.
4The expected dividend yield is the current annual dividend at the grant date divided by the current stock price.
5The risk-free interest rate is based on the Government of Canada's Canadian bond yields and the US Treasury bond yields.
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Activity
December 31, 2023Number
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(number of units in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars)   
Units outstanding at beginning of year3,249 
Units granted2,128 
Units cancelled(214)
Units matured1
(2,218)
Dividend reinvestment235 
Units outstanding at end of year3,180 1.1175 
1The total amount paid during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 for PSUs was $123 million, $90 million and $70 million, respectively.
Schedule of Outstanding Stock Units
December 31, 2023Number
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value2
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(number of units in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars)
Units outstanding at beginning of year3,565 49.64   
Units granted1,373 52.05   
Units cancelled(246)52.06   
Units matured1
(1,401)51.05   
Dividend reinvestment280 50.88   
Units outstanding at end of year3,571 50.69 0.9177 
1The total amount paid during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 for RSUs was $56 million, $32 million and $72 million, respectively.
2Weighted average grant date fair value excludes cash-settled units.