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Income taxes - Disclosure of Current and Deferred Taxes (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (INCOME) LOSS |  |
Current taxes | $ 0 | $ 3
Deferred taxes | (172) | (90)
Total income taxes (expense) recovery | (172) | (87)
DEFICIT |  |
Current taxes | 14 | 4
Deficit | (20) | 13
Total income taxes (expense) recovery | $ (6) | $ 17

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- Definition The aggregate current and deferred tax relating to particular items that are charged or credited directly to equity, for example: (a) an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings resulting from either a change in accounting policy that is applied retrospectively or the correction of an error; and (b) amounts arising on initial recognition of the equity component of a compound financial instrument. [Refer: Deferred tax relating to items credited (charged) directly to equity; Retained earnings; Financial instruments, class [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 81 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_81_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of current tax relating to particular items that are charged or credited directly to equity, for example: (a) an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings resulting from either a change in accounting policy that is applied retrospectively or the correction of an error; and (b) amounts arising on initial recognition of the equity component of a compound financial instrument. [Refer: Retained earnings; Financial instruments, class [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 81 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_81_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deferred tax related to items credited (charged) directly to equity. [Refer: Deferred tax expense (income)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 81 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_81_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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