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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS - Plan Assets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
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Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | $ 623.9 | $ 641.9
Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Private and property investments | 164.8 | 80.2
Cash and cash equivalents | 12.1 | 11.2
Other | 0.8 | 0.5
Plan assets | 617.1 | 574.7
Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 2.6 | 2.6
Insured annuities | 0.0 | 60.3
Other | 0.6 | 0.6
Plan assets | 6.8 | 67.2
Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 115.4 | 113.0
Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 105.7 | 104.3
Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 3.6 | 3.7
Quoted |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | 6.2 | 6.3
Quoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Private and property investments | 0.0 | 0.0
Cash and cash equivalents | 0.0 | 0.0
Other | 0.0 | 0.0
Plan assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Quoted | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 2.6 | 2.6
Insured annuities | 0.0 | 0.0
Other | 0.0 | 0.0
Plan assets | 6.2 | 6.3
Quoted | Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Quoted | Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Quoted | Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 3.6 | 3.7
Unquoted |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | 617.7 | 635.6
Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Private and property investments | 164.8 | 80.2
Cash and cash equivalents | 12.1 | 11.2
Other | 0.8 | 0.5
Plan assets | 617.1 | 574.7
Unquoted | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Insured annuities | 0.0 | 60.3
Other | 0.6 | 0.6
Plan assets | 0.6 | 60.9
Unquoted | Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 115.4 | 113.0
Unquoted | Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 105.7 | 104.3
Unquoted | Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Debt instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Canadian | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 72.9 | 78.2
Canadian | Quoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Canadian | Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 72.9 | 78.2
Foreign | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 145.4 | 187.3
Foreign | Quoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | 0.0 | 0.0
Foreign | Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds and instruments | $ 145.4 | $ 187.3

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