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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Credit Risk (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable | $ 584.8 |  |
Gross contract assets | 642.4 |  |
Total | 1,227.2 |  |
Credit loss allowances | $ (27.9) | $ (34.4) | $ (27.5)
Expected credit loss rate (in percent) | 2.30% |  |
Civil Aviation |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable | $ 293.4 |  |
Gross contract assets | 137.2 |  |
Total | 430.6 |  |
Credit loss allowances | $ (25.7) |  |
Expected credit loss rate (in percent) | 6.00% |  |
Defense and Security |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable | $ 219.9 |  |
Gross contract assets | 500.9 |  |
Total | 720.8 |  |
Credit loss allowances | $ (0.8) |  |
Expected credit loss rate (in percent) | 0.10% |  |
Healthcare |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable | $ 53.2 |  |
Gross contract assets | 4.3 |  |
Total | 57.5 |  |
Credit loss allowances | $ (1.4) |  |
Expected credit loss rate (in percent) | 2.40% |  |
Amounts not allocated to a segment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable | $ 18.3 |  |
Gross contract assets | 0.0 |  |
Total | 18.3 |  |
Credit loss allowances | $ 0.0 |  |
Expected credit loss rate (in percent) | 0.00% |  |

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