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Financial and capital management - Capital Management (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 06, 2025 $ / shares | Feb. 07, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Feb. 06, 2024 $ / shares
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Net debt leverage ratio |  |  | 3.81 | 3.48 |
Target adjusted EBITDA to net debt leverage ratio |  |  | 3.0 |  |
Exceeded limit in internal net debt leverage ratio |  |  | 0.81 | 0.98 |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share (in cad per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 3.87
Percentage of preferred shares included in debt leverage calculation |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Dividend Approval |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Approved increase in annual dividend |  | 3.10% |  |  |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share (in cad per share) |  | $ 3.99 |  |  |
Major ordinary share transactions | Quarterly |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share | $ 0.9975 |  |  |  |
Bottom of range |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Target adjusted EBITDA to net debt leverage ratio |  |  |  | 2.0 |
Top of range |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Target adjusted EBITDA to net debt leverage ratio |  |  |  | 2.5 |

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