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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET APPLIED
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2021
Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors [Abstract]  
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET APPLIED NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET APPLIED:
Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
On January 23, 2020, the IASB issued narrow-scope amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, to clarify how to classify debt and other liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments (which affect only the presentation of liabilities in the statement of financial position) clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current should be based on rights that are in existence at the end of the reporting period to defer settlement by at least twelve months and make explicit that only rights in place at the end of the reporting period should affect the classification of a liability; clarify that classification is unaffected by expectations about whether an entity will exercise its right to defer settlement of a liability; and make clear that settlement refers to the transfer to the counterparty of cash, equity instruments, other assets, or services. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 and are to be applied retrospectively. Earlier application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the amendment on its consolidated financial statements.

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform
On September 26, 2019, the IASB published "Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 1 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7)" as a first reaction to the potential effects the IBOR reform could have on financial reporting. Interbank offered rates ("IBORs") are interest reference rates, such as LIBOR, EURIBOR and TIBOR, that represent the cost of obtaining unsecured funding, in a particular combination of currency and maturity, and in a particular interbank term lending market. The amendments from Phase 1 modified specific hedge accounting requirements so that entities would apply those hedge accounting requirements assuming that the interest rate benchmark on which the hedged cash flows and cash flows from the hedging instrument are based will not be altered as a result of interest rate benchmark reform. The Company has floating rate debt with a variable rate of interest linked to U.S. LIBOR as a benchmark for establishing the rate in the amount of $800 million outstanding as at January 3, 2021, a portion of which is hedged with $275 million of floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges. The Company early adopted the Phase 1 amendments effective September 30, 2019 (first day of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019).

On August 27 2020, the IASB published "Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16) to address issues relating to the modification of financial assets, financial liabilities and lease liabilities, specific hedge accounting requirements, and disclosure requirements when an existing interest rate benchmark is actually replaced. The amendment introduces a practical expedient for modifications required by the reform (modifications required as a direct consequence of the IBOR reform and made on an economically equivalent basis). These modifications are accounted for by updating the effective interest rate. All other modifications are accounted for using the current IFRS requirements. A similar practical expedient is proposed for lessee accounting under IFRS 16. Under the amendments, hedge accounting is not discontinued solely because of the IBOR reform. Hedging relationships (and related documentation) must be amended to reflect modifications to the hedged item, hedging instrument, and hedged risk. Amended hedging relationships should meet all qualifying criteria to apply hedge accounting, including effectiveness requirements. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021 and are to be applied retrospectively. Earlier application is permitted. There is no expected impact of the amendment on the Company's consolidated financial statements upon its initial adoption date (January 4, 2021) as the Company has not made any modifications as a direct consequence of the IBOR reform to date. The Company, its lenders, and its counterparties will negotiate the substitution of reference rates in its debt agreements (such as a new widely recognized benchmark rates for newly originated loans) for the calculation of interest rates under its floating rate debt as part of its next extension amendments. In addition, the Company and its counterparties under interest rate swap agreements will negotiate the substitution of reference rates in such agreements at that time. It is too early to determine if any upcoming potential modifications will meet the requirements for the application of the practical expedient.