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Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Intangible assets |
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets | ​
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As at December 31, 2020 | ​ | Cost | ​ | amortization | ​ | Net book value |
Trade names and trademarks | ​ | $ | 53,871 | ​ | $ | (1,595) | ​ | $ | 52,276 | ​
Customer relationships | ​ |  | 196,407 | ​ |  | (47,752) | ​ |  | 148,655 | ​
Software and technology assets | ​ |  | 206,829 | ​ |  | (108,127) | ​ |  | 98,702 | ​
Software under development | ​ |  | 1,315 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1,315 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 458,422 | ​ | $ | (157,474) | ​ | $ | 300,948 | ​
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As at December 31, 2019 | ​ | Cost | ​ | amortization | ​ | Net book value | ​
Trade names and trademarks | ​ | $ | 53,319 | ​ | $ | (2,028) | ​ | $ | 51,291 | ​
Customer relationships | ​ |  | 124,865 | ​ |  | (34,666) | ​ |  | 90,199 | ​
Software and technology assets | ​ |  | 157,776 | ​ |  | (78,330) | ​ |  | 79,446 | ​
Software under development | ​ |  | 12,444 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,444 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 348,404 | ​ | $ | (115,024) | ​ | $ | 233,380 | ​
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Schedule of Annual Amortization Expense | ​
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2021 |  | $ | 45,996
2022 | ​ |  | 39,561
2023 | ​ |  | 27,825
2024 | ​ |  | 19,087
2025 | ​ |  | 11,322
​ | ​ | $ | 143,791

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