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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | $ 473.8 | $ 479.3
Investment in finance leases (Note 15) | 11.9 | 13.5
Receivables from related parties (Note 31) | 58.2 | 57.5
Other receivables | 101.7 | 90.9
Total accounts receivable | 624.7 | 615.7
Gross carrying amount | Current trade receivables |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 232.3 | 280.6
Gross carrying amount | 1-30 days |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 132.1 | 68.4
Gross carrying amount | 31-60 days |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 33.7 | 28.3
Gross carrying amount | 61-90 days |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 16.0 | 16.8
Gross carrying amount | Greater than 90 days |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 59.7 | 85.2
Accumulated impairment |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Credit loss allowances | (20.9) | (25.5)
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Credit loss allowances, beginning of year | (25.5) |
Credit loss allowances, end of year | (20.9) | (25.5)
Accumulated impairment | Accounts receivable |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Credit loss allowances | (20.9) | (25.5)
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Credit loss allowances, beginning of year | (25.5) | (27.9)
Additions | (8.3) | 3.2
Amounts charged off | 9.4 | 4.7
Unused amounts reversed | 2.2 | 1.9
Disposal of discontinued operations (Note 2) | 0.9 | 0.0
Foreign currency exchange differences | 0.4 | (1.0)
Credit loss allowances, end of year | (20.9) | (25.5)
Accumulated impairment | Civil Aviation |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Credit loss allowances | (19.9) | (23.1)
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Credit loss allowances, beginning of year | (23.1) |
Credit loss allowances, end of year | (19.9) | (23.1)
Accumulated impairment | Defense and Security |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Credit loss allowances | (1.0) | (1.0)
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Credit loss allowances, beginning of year | (1.0) |
Credit loss allowances, end of year | $ (1.0) | $ (1.0)

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