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Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

29. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries consisted of the following:
As at	December 31		December 31
millions of Canadian dollars		2017		2016
ICDU	$	52	$	53
Preferred shares of GBPC		19		34
Domlec		21		25
	$	92	$	112

Schedule of Sale of Stock by Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Preferred shares of GBPC:
Authorized:
35,000 non-voting cumulative redeemable variable perpetual preferred shares
	2017			2016
Issued and outstanding:	number of shares		millions of dollars	number of shares		millions of dollars
Outstanding as at December 31	20,000	$	19	35,000	$	34

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