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Other Assets - Summary of Other Assets (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 31, 2025 | Oct. 31, 2024
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Disclosure of other assets [abstract] |  |
Accrued interest | $ 4,969 | $ 5,352
Accounts receivable and prepaids | 2,750 | 2,118
Current tax assets | 2,649 | 2,374
Margin deposits on derivatives | 13,304 | 9,976
Segregated fund assets | 1,006 | 1,231
Pension assets (Note 27) | 1,036 | 684
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clients | 4,597 | 3,244
Other | 5,056 | 5,322
Total | $ 35,367 | $ 30,301

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