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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - CAD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Operating activities    
Net earnings $ 1,631,249,000 $ 1,466,142,000
Adjustments for:    
Amortization, depreciation and impairment 519,648,000 474,622,000
Deferred income tax recovery (109,496,000) (7,496,000)
Foreign exchange gain (766,000) (254,000)
Share-based payment costs 58,214,000 48,996,000
Gain on lease terminations and sale of property, plant and equipment (3,065,000) (6,119,000)
Net change in non-cash working capital items and others 16,465,000 (110,893,000)
Cash provided by operating activities 2,112,249,000 1,864,998,000
Investing activities    
Net change in short-term investments (81,131,000) (4,881,000)
Business acquisitions (considering bank overdraft assumed and cash acquired) (13,039,000) (571,911,000)
Loan receivable (15,846,000) 0
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (159,769,000) (156,136,000)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 0 3,790,000
Additions to contract costs (102,082,000) (84,283,000)
Additions to intangible assets (147,200,000) (137,621,000)
Purchase of long-term investments (93,275,000) (11,905,000)
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments 50,484,000 51,000,000
Cash used in investing activities (561,858,000) (911,947,000)
Financing activities    
Increase of long-term debt 948,000 0
Repayment of long-term debt (79,150,000) (401,654,000)
Payment of lease liabilities (161,211,000) (153,996,000)
Repayment of debt assumed in business acquisitions (56,994,000) (113,036,000)
Settlement of derivative financial instruments 2,921,000 6,258,000
Withholding taxes remitted on the net settlement of performance share units 13,879,000 0
Purchase of Class A subordinate voting shares held in trusts (74,455,000) (70,303,000)
Purchase and cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares (788,020,000) (913,388,000)
Issuance of Class A subordinate voting shares 88,316,000 41,691,000
Net change in clients' funds obligations (110,852,000) 13,330,000
Cash used in financing activities (1,192,376,000) (1,591,098,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and cash included in funds held for clients 8,884,000 (46,500,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and cash included in funds held for clients 366,899,000 (684,547,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and cash included in funds held for clients, beginning of year 1,471,184,000 2,155,731,000
Cash, cash equivalents and cash included in funds held for clients, end of year 1,838,083,000 1,471,184,000
Cash composition:    
Cash and cash equivalents 1,568,291,000 966,458,000
Cash included in funds held for clients $ 269,792,000 $ 504,726,000