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INVENTORIES - Narrative (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Inventories [Abstract] |  |
Cost of inventories recognised as expense during period | $ 394.9 | $ 500.3
Impairment of inventories to net realizable value | $ 34.0 | $ 6.4

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- Definition Adjustments for impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) on inventories recognised in profit or loss to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Inventories; Impairment loss; Adjustments for impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss; Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 20 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_20&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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