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Share capital (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2026 CAD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2025 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 CAD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2025 CAD ($) | Aug. 04, 2026 | May 01, 2026 shares | Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares | $ | $ 33 | $ 32 | $ 95 | $ 96 |  |  |
First Preferred Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased and retired (in shares) | 1,369,920 |  | 2,886,461 |  |  |  |
Cancellation of treasury shares | $ | $ 34 |  | $ 72 |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares | $ | 30 |  | 62 |  |  |  |
Reduction of issued capital | $ | $ 4 |  | $ 10 |  |  |  |
Series AM Preferred Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share conversion ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Dividend rate reset term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years
Annual fixed dividend rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.837%
Series AG Preferred Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share conversion ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Dividend rate reset term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Annual fixed dividend rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.30% |
Number of shares converted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 121,070 |
Number of shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 8,032,285 |
Series AH Preferred Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share conversion ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Number of shares converted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,464,469 |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 4,175,513 |
Series AI Preferred Shares | Major ordinary share transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate reset term |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Annual fixed dividend rate |  |  |  |  | 5.10% |  |
Series AJ Preferred Shares | Major ordinary share transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share conversion ratio |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |

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