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employee future benefits - Defined benefit pension plans expense (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) |  |  |  |
Total | $ 19 | $ 24 | $ 39 | $ 49
Pension plans | Pension plan |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) |  |  |  |
Current service cost | 18 | 23 | 36 | 45
Past service costs |  |  |  | 1
Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued | 83 | 79 | 167 | 158
Return, including interest income, on plan assets | (217) | (229) | (662) | (243)
Interest effect on asset ceiling limit | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2
Total | (131) | (149) | (490) | (83)
Administrative fees | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling | 115 | 9 | 441 | 9
Total | 3 | (116) | (10) | (25)
Pension plans | Pension plan | Employee benefits expense |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) |  |  |  |
Current service cost | 18 | 23 | 36 | 45
Past service cost |  |  |  | 1
Administrative fees | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3
Total | 19 | 24 | 39 | 49
Pension plans | Pension plan | Financing costs |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) |  |  |  |
Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued | 83 | 79 | 167 | 158
Return, including interest income, on plan assets | (86) | (77) | (172) | (153)
Interest effect on asset ceiling limit | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2
Total |  | 3 |  | 7
Total |  | 3 |  | 7
Pension plans | Pension plan | Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) |  |  |  |
Return, including interest income, on plan assets | (131) | (152) | (490) | (90)
Total | (131) | (152) | (490) | (90)
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling | 115 | 9 | 441 | 9
Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) | $ (16) | $ (143) | $ (49) | $ (81)

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