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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS - Plan Assets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
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Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | $ 542.0 | $ 641.7
Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Private and property investments | 180.9 | 191.7
Cash and cash equivalents | 9.9 | 14.4
Other | 2.3 | 1.1
Plan assets | 535.0 | 635.3
Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 2.5 | 2.3
Other | 1.1 | 0.8
Plan assets | 7.0 | 6.4
Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 117.4 | 133.3
Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 58.7 | 74.4
Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 3.4 | 3.3
Quoted |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | 5.9 | 5.6
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 | 2.5 | 2.3
Other | 0.0 | 0.0
Plan assets | 5.9 | 5.6
Quoted | Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Quoted | Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Quoted | Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 3.4 | 3.3
Unquoted |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Plan assets | 536.1 | 636.1
Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Private and property investments | 180.9 | 191.7
Cash and cash equivalents | 9.9 | 14.4
Other | 2.3 | 1.1
Plan assets | 535.0 | 635.3
Unquoted | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Other | 1.1 | 0.8
Plan assets | 1.1 | 0.8
Unquoted | Government | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 117.4 | 133.3
Unquoted | Corporate | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 58.7 | 74.4
Unquoted | Corporate | Foreign plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Bond funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Canadian | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 35.0 | 45.6
Canadian | Quoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Canadian | Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 35.0 | 45.6
Foreign | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 130.8 | 174.8
Foreign | Quoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | 0.0 | 0.0
Foreign | Unquoted | Canadian plans |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |
Equity funds | $ 130.8 | $ 174.8

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