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Provisions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Provisions [abstract]  
Provisions Provisions
Restructuring1
Decommissioning liabilities2
Others3
Total
$ $ $ $
As at September 30, 2021 19,648  24,852  45,625  90,125 
Additional provisions 10,948  1,374  13,875  26,197 
Business acquisitions —  1,935  4,308  6,243 
Utilized amounts (19,140) (1,222) (27,096) (47,458)
Reversals of unused amounts —  (2,201) (18,008) (20,209)
Discount rate adjustment and imputed interest —  168  —  168 
Foreign currency translation adjustment (812) (1,976) (1,693) (4,481)
As at September 30, 2022 10,644  22,930  17,011  50,585 
Current portion 10,561  6,256  16,286  33,103 
Non-current portion 83  16,674  725  17,482 
1    Restructuring provisions include integration costs for terminations of employment.
2    As at September 30, 2022, the decommissioning liabilities were based on the expected cash flows of $23,641,000 and were discounted at a weighted average rate of 0.62%. The timing of settlements of these obligations ranges between one and eleven years as at September 30, 2022. The reversals of unused amounts are mostly due to favourable settlements.
3    As at September 30, 2022, others included litigation and claims, provisions on revenue-generating contracts and onerous supplier contracts.