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Employee compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Disclosure Of Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
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The total employee compensation comprising salaries and benefits, excluding government assistance and acquisition-related compensation, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, was $396,926 (2022 - $341,851).
Share-based compensation and related costs were included in the following expenses:
20232022
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Direct cost of revenues6,945 6,345 
General and administrative33,963 26,377 
Research and development35,504 29,705 
Sales and marketing47,255 46,639 
Restructuring5,637 — 
Total share-based compensation and related costs129,304 109,066 
Total share-based compensation and related costs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 includes a reversal of $6,925 of share-based compensation expense for forfeited unvested stock options and forfeited unvested RSUs in connection with the restructuring announced in January 2023.
The amount recognized as an expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 for our defined contribution plans was $5,258 (2022 - $4,264).