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Post-employee benefit plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Employee Benefits [Abstract] |
Components of post-employment benefit plans service cost | COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS SERVICE COST
|  | THREE MONTHS | SIX MONTHS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021
DB pension | (49) |  | (56) |  | (97) |  | (111) |
DC pension | (26) |  | (26) |  | (64) |  | (62) |
OPEBs | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |
Less: |  |  |  |
| Capitalized benefit plans cost | 16 |  | 19 |  | 33 |  | 37 |
Total post-employment benefit plans service cost | (59) |  | (63) |  | (128) |  | (137) |
Components of post-employment benefit plans financing cost | COMPONENTS OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS FINANCING INCOME (COST)
|  | THREE MONTHS | SIX MONTHS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021
DB pension | 16 |  | 2 |  | 42 |  | 5 |
OPEBs | (9) |  | (7) |  | (17) |  | (15) |
Total net return (interest) on post-employment benefit plans | 7 |  | (5) |  | 25 |  | (10) |
Disclosure of funded status of post-employment benefit plans | The following table shows the funded status of our post-employment benefit obligations.
|  | FUNDED | PARTIALLY FUNDED(1) | UNFUNDED(2) | TOTAL
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED |  | JUNE 30, 2022 | DECEMBER 31, 2021 | JUNE 30, 2022 | DECEMBER 31, 2021 | JUNE 30, 2022 | DECEMBER 31, 2021 | JUNE 30, 2022 | DECEMBER 31, 2021
Present value of post- employment benefit obligations | (18,016) |  | (23,872) |  | (1,430) |  | (1,840) |  | (223) |  | (289) |  | (19,669) |  | (26,001) |
Fair value of plan assets | 23,460 |  | 27,979 |  | 407 |  | 412 |  | — |  | — |  | 23,867 |  | 28,391 |
Plan surplus (deficit) | 5,444 |  | 4,107 |  | (1,023) |  | (1,428) |  | (223) |  | (289) |  | 4,198 |  | 2,390 |
Effect of asset limit |  | (1,217) |  | (652) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,217) |  | (652) |
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) |  | 4,227 |  | 3,455 |  | (1,023) |  | (1,428) |  | (223) |  | (289) |  | 2,981 |  | 1,738 |
(1)The partially funded plans consist of supplementary executive retirement plans (SERPs) for eligible employees and certain OPEBs. The company partially funds the SERPs through letters of credit and a retirement compensation arrangement account with the Canada Revenue Agency. Certain paid-up life insurance benefits are funded through life insurance contracts. (2)Our unfunded plans consist of certain OPEBs, which are paid as claims are incurred.

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