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employee benefits expense (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025
Employee benefits expense - gross |  |  |  |
Wages and salaries | $ 1,399 | $ 1,469 | $ 2,839 | $ 2,887
Share-based compensation | 38 | 47 | 68 | 97
Pensions - defined benefit | 18 | 14 | 31 | 29
Pensions - defined contribution | 31 | 32 | 62 | 63
Restructuring costs | 97 | 87 | 212 | 144
Employee health and other benefits | 61 | 67 | 121 | 136
Total | 1,644 | 1,716 | 3,333 | 3,356
Capitalized internal labour costs, net |  |  |  |
Capitalized contract acquisition costs | (41) | (30) | (89) | (65)
Amortized contract acquisition costs | 31 | 25 | 190 | 49
Capitalized contract fulfilment costs | (9) | (7) | (16) | (13)
Amortized contract fulfilment costs | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5
Property, plant and equipment | (83) | (81) | (163) | (161)
Intangible assets subject to amortization | (73) | (81) | (153) | (160)
Total | (172) | (171) | (226) | (345)
Net | 1,472 | 1,545 | 3,107 | 3,011
Amortization | 108 | 0 | 353 |
TELUS technology solutions |  |  |  |
Capitalized internal labour costs, net |  |  |  |
Net | 586 | 637 | 1,344 | 1,290
Restructuring costs | TELUS technology solutions |  |  |  |
Employee benefits expense - gross |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation | 16 | $ 0 | 18 | 0
Restructuring and other costs | TELUS technology solutions |  |  |  |
Capitalized internal labour costs, net |  |  |  |
Amortization | $ 0 |  | $ 130 | $ 0

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