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Earnings per share (Details) - CAD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Earnings per share [abstract]
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders - basic	$ 163	$ 2,076
Dividends declared per common share (in cad per share)	$ 3.99	$ 3.87
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	912,300,000	912,200,000
Assumed exercise of stock options (in shares)	0	0
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	912,300,000	912,200,000
Shares excluded from calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	6,545,819	6,395,513

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The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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The amount, per share, of dividends recognised as distributions to owners.

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