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employee future benefits - Defined benefit pension plans - summary (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Other comprehensive income |  |  |
Total | $ (7) | $ (1) |
Pension plans |  |  |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit plan assets to the asset ceiling | (270) | 51 |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Present value of the defined benefit obligations |  |  |
Employee benefits expense |  |  |
Benefits earned for current service | (78) | (75) |
Benefits earned for past service | (6) | (10) |
Total | (84) | (85) |
Financing costs |  |  |
Notional income on plan assets and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued | (387) | (399) |
Total | 387 | 399 |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |
Plan assets - Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions | (13) | (46) |
Changes in plan financial assumptions | 11 | (383) |
Total | (2) | (429) |
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS |  |  |
BENEFITS PAID BY PLANS | 510 | 499 |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (8,489) | (8,075) |
Balance at end of period | (8,452) | (8,489) | $ (8,075)
Pension plans | Pension plan | Present value of the defined benefit obligations | Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Change in period | 37 | (414) |
Balance at beginning of period | (7,203) |  |
Balance at end of period | (7,152) | (7,203) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Present value of the defined benefit obligations | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (1,286) |  |
Balance at end of period | (1,300) | (1,286) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Present value of the defined benefit obligations | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Funded |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (1,068) |  |
Balance at end of period | (1,076) | (1,068) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Present value of the defined benefit obligations | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Unfunded |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (218) |  |
Balance at end of period | (224) | (218) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Plan assets |  |  |
Employee benefits expense |  |  |
Employees' contributions | 16 | 17 |
Administrative fees | (5) | (4) |
Total | 11 | 13 |
Financing costs |  |  |
Notional income on plan assets and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued | 421 | 439 |
Interest effect on asset ceiling limit | (43) | (47) |
Total | (378) | (392) |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |
Plan assets - Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions | 279 | 377 |
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit plan assets to the asset ceiling | (270) | 51 |
Total | 9 | 428 |
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS |  |  |
Employer contributions |  | (22) | (28)
BENEFITS PAID BY PLANS | (510) | (499) |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 8,352 | 7,990 |
Balance at end of period | 8,262 | 8,352 | 7,990
Pension plans | Pension plan | Plan assets | Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Change in period | (90) | 362 |
Balance at beginning of period | 7,519 |  |
Balance at end of period | 7,409 | 7,519 |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Plan assets | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 833 |  |
Balance at end of period | 853 | 833 |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Plan assets | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Funded |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 833 |  |
Balance at end of period | 853 | 833 |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Net |  |  |
Employee benefits expense |  |  |
Total | (73) | (72) |
Financing costs |  |  |
Total | 9 | 7 |
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN NET INCOME | (82) | (79) |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |
Total | 7 | (1) |
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 75 | 80 |
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS |  |  |
Employer contributions |  | (22) | (28)
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (137) | (85) |
Balance at end of period | (190) | (137) | $ (85)
Pension plans | Pension plan | Net | Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Change in period | (53) | (52) |
Balance at beginning of period | 316 |  |
Balance at end of period | 257 | 316 |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Net | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (453) |  |
Balance at end of period | (447) | (453) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Net | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Funded |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (235) |  |
Balance at end of period | (223) | (235) |
Pension plans | Pension plan | Net | Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Unfunded |  |  |
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (218) |  |
Balance at end of period | $ (224) | $ (218) |

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