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Significant accounting policies - Schedule of Subsidiaries (Details) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 10, 2017 | Jan. 05, 2017 | Jul. 19, 2016 | Jan. 18, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Ballard Motive Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Guangzhou Ballard Power Systems Co., Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00% |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  | 100.00% |  | 45.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard Hong Kong Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard US Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard Services Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard Fuel Cell Systems Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ballard Power Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of joint ventures [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00%

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