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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
21. Employee Benefit Plans  
Changes in benefit obligation and plan assets, and the funded status for all plans
For the
 
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
("PBO") and Accumulated Post-
retirement Benefit Obligation ("APBO")
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Balance, January 1
$
 
2,624
$
 
318
$
 
2,759
$
 
339
Service cost
 
41
 
4
 
43
 
5
Plan participant contributions
 
6
 
6
 
6
 
4
Interest cost
 
80
 
9
 
67
 
8
Benefits paid
 
(174)
(31)
(160)
(27)
Actuarial gains
(480)
(79)
(89)
(10)
Settlements and curtailments
(6)
-
 
-
 
-
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
67
 
16
(2)
(1)
Balance, December 31
$
 
2,158
$
 
243
$
 
2,624
$
 
318
Change in plan assets
Balance, January 1
$
 
2,702
$
 
51
$
 
2,605
$
 
52
Employer contributions
 
45
 
24
 
42
 
21
Plan participant contributions
 
 
6
 
6
 
6
 
4
Benefits paid
(174)
(31)
(160)
(27)
Actual return on assets, net of expenses
(489)
(7)
 
214
 
2
Settlements and curtailments
(6)
-
 
-
 
-
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
79
 
3
(5)
(1)
Balance, December 31
$
 
2,163
$
 
46
$
 
2,702
$
 
51
Funded status, end of year
 
$
 
5
$
(197)
$
 
78
$
(267)
Plans with PBO/APBO in Excess of Plan Assets and Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation ("ABO") in Excess of Plan Assets
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
PBO/APBO
$
 
1,006
$
 
221
$
 
140
$
 
290
Fair value of plan assets
 
914
-
 
 
35
-
 
Funded status
$
(92)
$
(221)
$
(105)
$
(290)
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Defined benefit
pension plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
ABO
$
 
111
$
 
133
Fair value of plan assets
 
33
 
35
Funded status
$
(78)
$
(98)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at
December 31
December 31
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Other current liabilities
$
(13)
$
(20)
$
(7)
$
(20)
Long-term liabilities
(80)
(201)
(100)
(270)
Other long-term assets
 
98
 
24
 
185
 
23
AOCI, net of tax and regulatory assets
 
358
 
22
 
230
 
90
Less: Deferred income tax (expense)
recovery in AOCI
(7)
(1)
(8)
 
1
Net amount recognized
$
 
356
$
(176)
$
 
300
$
(176)
Amounts Recognized in AOCI and Regulatory Assets
Regulatory assets
Actuarial
 
(gains) losses
millions of dollars
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Balance, January 1, 2022
$
 
192
$
 
30
Amortized in current period
(21)
(10)
Current year addition to AOCI or regulatory assets
 
147
(5)
Change in FX rate
 
18
-
 
Balance, December 31, 2022
$
 
336
$
 
15
Non-pension benefits plans
Balance, January 1, 2022
$
 
91
$
-
 
Amortized in current period
(2)
-
 
Current year addition to AOCI or regulatory assets
(62)
(10)
Change in FX rate
 
4
-
 
Balance, December 31, 2022
$
 
31
$
(10)
As at
December
31
December
31
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Actuarial losses (gains)
$
 
15
$
(10)
$
 
30
$
-
 
Deferred income tax expense (recovery)
 
7
 
1
 
8
(1)
AOCI, net of tax
 
22
(9)
 
38
(1)
Regulatory assets
 
336
 
31
 
192
 
91
AOCI, net of tax and regulatory assets
$
 
358
$
 
22
$
 
230
$
 
90
Benefit Cost Components
As at
Year ended December 31
millions of dollars
2022
2021
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Service cost
$
 
41
$
 
4
$
 
43
$
 
5
Interest cost
 
80
 
9
 
67
 
8
Expected return on plan assets
(144)
-
 
(132)
(1)
Current year amortization of:
 
Actuarial losses
 
8
-
 
 
21
 
3
 
Regulatory assets (liability)
 
21
 
2
 
24
 
2
Settlement, curtailments
 
2
-
 
-
 
-
 
Total
$
 
8
$
 
15
$
 
23
$
 
17
Pension Plan Asset Allocations
Canadian Pension Plans
Asset Class
Target Range at Market
Short-term securities
0%
to
5%
Fixed income
35%
to
50%
Equities:
 
Canadian
7%
to
17%
 
Non-Canadian
36%
to
60%
Non-Canadian Pension Plans
Asset Class
Target Range at Market
Weighted average
Fixed income
30%
to
50%
Equities
50%
to
70%
Cassification of the methodology used by the Company to fair value its investments
millions of dollars
NAV
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Percentage
As at
December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents
$
-
$
70
$
-
$
70
3
%
Net in-transits
-
(70)
-
(70)
(3)
%
Equity securities:
 
Canadian equity
-
87
-
87
4
%
 
United States equity
 
-
233
-
233
11
%
 
Other equity
-
186
-
186
8
%
Fixed income securities:
 
Government
-
-
104
104
5
%
 
Corporate
-
-
83
83
4
%
 
Other
-
3
11
14
1
%
Mutual funds
-
68
-
68
3
%
Other
-
-
(3)
(3)
-
%
Open-ended investments
measured at NAV
 
(1)
790
-
-
790
36
%
Common collective trusts
measured at NAV
(2)
601
-
-
601
28
%
Total
 
$
1,391
$
577
$
195
$
2,163
100
%
As at
December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents
$
-
$
60
$
-
$
60
2
%
Net in-transits
-
(84)
-
(84)
(3)
%
Equity securities:
 
Canadian equity
-
97
-
97
4
%
 
United States equity
 
-
366
-
366
14
%
 
Other equity
-
215
-
215
8
%
Fixed income securities:
 
Government
-
-
132
132
5
%
 
Corporate
-
-
117
117
4
%
 
Other
-
8
3
11
-
%
Mutual funds
-
86
-
86
3
%
Other
-
1
(1)
-
-
%
Open-ended investments
measured at NAV
 
(1)
952
-
-
952
35
%
Common collective trusts
measured at NAV
(2)
750
-
-
750
28
%
Total
 
$
 
1,702
$
 
749
$
 
251
$
 
2,702
100
%
(1) NAV investments are open-ended registered
 
and non-registered mutual funds, collective investment trusts, or pooled funds.
NAV’s are calculated at least monthly
 
and the funds honor subscription and redemption activity regularly.
(2) The common collective trusts are private funds valued at NAV.
 
The NAVs are calculated based on bid prices
 
of the underlying
securities. Since the prices are not published to external sources, NAV
 
is used as a practical expedient. Certain funds invest
primarily in equity securities of domestic and foreign issuers while others invest in long duration U.S. investment grade fixed
income assets and seeks to increase return through active management of interest rate and credit risks. The funds honor
subscription and redemption activity regularly.
Expected cash flows for defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans
millions of dollars
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Expected employer contributions
2023
$
 
44
$
 
20
Expected benefit payments
2023
 
164
 
22
2024
 
161
 
23
2025
 
168
 
23
2026
 
172
 
22
2027
 
178
 
22
2028 – 2032
 
919
 
105
Assumptions that have been used in accounting for defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans
Assumptions
The following table shows the assumptions that have been used in accounting for defined benefit
pension and other post-retirement benefit plans:
2022
2021
(weighted average assumptions)
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Defined benefit
pension plans
Non-pension
benefit plans
Benefit obligation – December 31:
Discount rate - past service
5.33
%
5.31
%
3.05
%
2.81
%
Discount rate - future service
5.34
%
5.32
%
3.18
%
2.92
%
Rate of compensation increase
3.62
%
3.61
%
3.31
%
3.29
%
Health care trend
 
- initial (next year)
-
5.40
%
-
5.09
%
 
- ultimate
 
-
3.77
%
-
3.77
%
 
- year ultimate reached
2043
2042
Benefit cost for year ended December 31:
Discount rate - past service
3.05
%
2.81
%
2.49
%
2.48
%
Discount rate - future service
3.18
%
2.92
%
2.64
%
2.51
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
6.07
%
1.32
%
5.86
%
-
%
Rate of compensation increase
3.31
%
3.29
%
2.89
%
3.04
%
Health care trend
 
- initial (current year)
-
5.09
%
-
5.64
%
 
- ultimate
 
-
3.77
%
-
4.35
%
 
- year ultimate reached
2042
2038
Actual assumptions used differ by plan.