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SHARE CAPITAL, EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDENDS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract] |
Earnings per share | Earnings per share computation The denominators for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations are as follows:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |  | 272,009,538 |  |  | 265,951,131 |
Effect of dilutive stock options |  | — |  |  | 1,644,353 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation |  | 272,009,538 |  |  | 267,595,484 |

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