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Post-employment benefit plans - Funded Status of Post-Employment Benefit Plans Cost (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | $ (2,248) | $ (1,738)
Plan asset (deficit) |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | (3,249) | (2,390)
Plan asset (deficit) | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations | (20,433) | (26,001)
Fair value of plan assets | 23,682 | 28,391
Plan surplus (deficit) | 3,249 | 2,390
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | 2,248 | 1,738
Plan asset (deficit) | FUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations | (18,741) | (23,872)
Fair value of plan assets | 23,291 | 27,979
Plan surplus (deficit) | 4,550 | 4,107
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | 3,549 | 3,455
Plan asset (deficit) | PARTIALLY FUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations | (1,461) | (1,840)
Fair value of plan assets | 391 | 412
Plan surplus (deficit) | (1,070) | (1,428)
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | (1,070) | (1,428)
Plan asset (deficit) | UNFUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations | (231) | (289)
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0
Plan surplus (deficit) | (231) | (289)
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | (231) | (289)
Effect of asset limit |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Post-employment benefit asset (liability) | 980 | 652
Effect of asset limit | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Effect of asset limit | (1,001) | (652)
Effect of asset limit | FUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Effect of asset limit | (1,001) | (652)
Effect of asset limit | PARTIALLY FUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Effect of asset limit | 0 | 0
Effect of asset limit | UNFUNDED | Defined Benefit Plan and OPEB |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Effect of asset limit | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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