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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Summary of investments | As at December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had the following investments:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020
Investment in PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 228 |
Investment in Inter Pipeline Ltd. |  | — |  |  | 77 |
|  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 305 |
The (gain) loss from the investment in PrairieSky was comprised as follows:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
(Gain) loss from investment |  | $ | (81) |  |  | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 55 |
Dividend income |  | (7) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (17) |
|  | $ | (88) |  |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 38 |
The (gain) loss from the investment in Inter Pipeline was comprised as follows:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
(Gain) loss from investment |  | $ | (51) |  |  | $ | 68 |  |  | $ | (21) |
Dividend income |  | (2) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (11) |
|  | $ | (53) |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | (32) |

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