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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - Share option plan black-scholes option pricing model (Details) - Share option	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) $ / shares
Weighted average assumptions used in computing the fair value of stock options granted
Weighted average share price (C$) | $ / shares	$ 7.01
Expected dividend yield	2.80%
Expected volatility	36.30%
Risk-free interest rate	2.50%
Expected option life (in years)	1 year
Weighted average fair value per stock option granted (C$) | $	$ 5.09

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The weighted average fair value of share options granted during the period at the measurement date. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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The weighted average share price used as input to the option pricing model to calculate the fair value of share options granted. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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Weighted average expected options life, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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