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Financial and capital management - Change in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Trade receivables |  |
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Balance, January 1 | $ (149) | $ (62)
Additions | (83) | (134)
Usage and reversals | 96 | 47
Balance, December 31 | (136) | (149)
Contract assets |  |
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Balance, January 1 | (59) | (68)
Additions | (9) | (31)
Usage and reversals | 48 | 40
Balance, December 31 | (20) | (59)
Current contract assets |  |
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Balance, January 1 | (29) |
Balance, December 31 | (6) | (29)
Noncurrent contract assets |  |
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Balance, January 1 | (30) |
Balance, December 31 | $ (14) | $ (30)

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- Definition The amount of an allowance account used to record impairments to financial assets due to credit losses. [Refer: Financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The decrease in an allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from the utilisation of the allowance. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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