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Employee Salaries and Benefit Expenses - Summary of Employee Salaries and Benefit Expenses (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure Of Salaries And Employee Benefits [Abstract] |  |
Salaries, Bonuses and Other Short-Term Employee Benefits | $ 1,344 | $ 1,246
Pension and Post-Employment Benefits | 125 | 92
Stock-Based Compensation (Note 32) | 97 | 373
Other Incentive Benefits Expense (Recovery) | 0 | (9)
Termination Benefits | 14 | 27
Employee Salaries and Benefit Expenses | $ 1,580 | $ 1,729

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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense included in profit or loss relating to defined benefit plans. [Refer: Profit (loss); Defined benefit plans [member]] [Contrast: Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from expense (income) in profit or loss] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 5 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_5&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 135 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_135_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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