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employee benefits expense (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
employee benefits expense |
Schedule of employee benefits expense | ​
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​ | ​ ​ ​ | Three months | ​ | Six months
Periods ended June 30 (millions) | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025 | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025
Employee benefits expense – gross | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Wages and salaries | ​ | $ | 1,399 | ​ | $ | 1,469 | ​ | $ | 2,839 | ​ | $ | 2,887
Share-based compensation 1 (Note 14) | ​ | ​ | 38 | ​ | ​ | 47 | ​ | ​ | 68 | ​ | ​ | 97
Pensions – defined benefit (Note 15(a)) | ​ | ​ | 18 | ​ | ​ | 14 | ​ | ​ | 31 | ​ | ​ | 29
Pensions – defined contribution (Note 15(b)) | ​ | ​ | 31 | ​ | ​ | 32 | ​ | ​ | 62 | ​ | ​ | 63
Restructuring costs (Note 16(a)) | ​ | ​ | 97 | ​ | ​ | 87 | ​ | ​ | 212 | ​ | ​ | 144
Employee health and other benefits | ​ | ​ | 61 | ​ | ​ | 67 | ​ | ​ | 121 | ​ | ​ | 136
​ | ​ | ​ | 1,644 | ​ | ​ | 1,716 | ​ | ​ | 3,333 | ​ | ​ | 3,356
Capitalized internal labour costs, net | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Contract acquisition costs (Note 20) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Capitalized | ​ | ​ | (41) | ​ | ​ | (30) | ​ | ​ | (89) | ​ | ​ | (65)
Amortized 2 | ​ | ​ | 31 | ​ | ​ | 25 | ​ | ​ | 190 | ​ | ​ | 49
Contract fulfilment costs (Note 20) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Capitalized | ​ | ​ | (9) | ​ | ​ | (7) | ​ | ​ | (16) | ​ | ​ | (13)
Amortized | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | 5
Property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | (83) | ​ | ​ | (81) | ​ | ​ | (163) | ​ | ​ | (161)
Intangible assets subject to amortization | ​ | ​ | (73) | ​ | ​ | (81) | ​ | ​ | (153) | ​ | ​ | (160)
​ | ​ | ​ | (172) | ​ | ​ | (171) | ​ | ​ | (226) | ​ | ​ | (345)
​ | ​ | $ | 1,472 | ​ | $ | 1,545 | ​ | $ | 3,107 | ​ | $ | 3,011
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1 | For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026, $16 (2025 – $NIL) and $18 (2025 – $NIL), respectively, of share-based compensation in the TELUS technology solutions segment was included in restructuring costs.
2 | For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026, $NIL (2025 – $NIL) and $130 (2025 – $NIL), respectively, of amortization of costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers was included in restructuring and other costs (see Note 16).

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