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Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Employee Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Defined Benefit Liability (Asset) |
| December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Other non-current liabilities | $ | 2,580 |  |  | $ | 2,337 |
Employee future benefits | 98 |  |  | (475) |
Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits | $ | 2,678 |  |  | $ | 1,862 |
| December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Net defined benefit pension plan liability (asset) | $ | — |  |  | $ | (582) |
Net other post-retirement benefit plan liability | 98 |  |  | 107 |
Employee future benefits | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | (475) |
The following tables reconcile the opening balances to the closing balances for the net defined benefit liability and its components for the two plans. The expense recognized in statement of loss and comprehensive income (loss) is recorded in finance income and other (note 25). 19. Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits (cont'd): Employee future benefits (cont'd)
| Defined benefit obligation |  | Fair value of plan assets |  | Net defined benefit liability
Defined benefit pension plan | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Balance at January 1 | $ | 6,703 |  |  | $ | 14,402 |  |  | $ | (7,285) |  |  | $ | (14,054) |  |  | $ | (582) |  |  | $ | 348 |
Included in profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current service cost | 56 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |  |  | 26 |
Interest cost (income) | 163 |  |  | 700 |  |  | (215) |  |  | (683) |  |  | (52) |  |  | 17 |
| 219 |  |  | 726 |  |  | (215) |  |  | (683) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 43 |
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remeasurements loss (gain): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial loss (gain) arising from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assumptions | — |  |  | 113 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 113 |
Experience adjustment | (918) |  |  | (600) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (918) |  |  | (600) |
Return on plan assets excluding interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | (486) |  |  | 7 |  |  | (486) |
income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan expenses | (110) |  |  | (54) |  |  | 110 |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlements | (5,887) |  |  | (7,326) |  |  | 5,887 |  |  | 7,326 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| (6,915) |  |  | (7,867) |  |  | 6,004 |  |  | 6,894 |  |  | (911) |  |  | (973) |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefits paid | (7) |  |  | (558) |  |  | 7 |  |  | 558 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Transfer of excess assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,489 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,489 |  |  | — |
| (7) |  |  | (558) |  |  | 1,496 |  |  | 558 |  |  | 1,489 |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,703 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (7,285) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (582) |
| Defined benefit obligation |  | Fair value of plan assets |  | Net defined benefit liability
Other post-retirement benefit plan | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Balance at January 1 | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 107 |
Included in profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest cost | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
| 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remeasurements loss (gain): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial loss (gain) arising from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assumptions | (4) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | 1 |
Experience adjustment | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
| (2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 3 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions paid by the employer | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |
Benefits paid | (11) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |
| (11) |  |  | (8) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | (8) |
Balance at December 31 | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 107 |
19. Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits (cont'd): Employee future benefits (cont'd):
Schedule of Comprehensive Income by Plan Type |
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) | December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Defined benefit pension plan actuarial gain | $ | 911 |  |  | $ | 973 |
Other post-retirement benefit plan actuarial gain (loss) | 2 |  |  | (3) |
| $ | 913 |  |  | $ | 970 |
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets | Pension plan assets comprise:
| 2024 |  | 2023
Cash and cash equivalents | — | % |  | 100 | %
Equity securities | — | % |  | — | %
Debt securities | — | % |  | — | %
Total | — | % |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans | The significant actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring the fair value of benefit obligations at December 31 were as follows:
|  |  | 2024 |  |  |  | 2023
| Pension plan |  | Other benefit plan |  | Pension plan |  | Other benefit plan
Discount rate | n/a |  | 5.32 | % |  | 4.88 | % |  | 4.67 | %
Rate of compensation increase | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
The significant actuarial assumptions adopted in determining net expense for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
|  |  | 2024 |  |  |  | 2023
| Pension plan |  | Other benefit plan |  | Pension plan |  | Other benefit plan
Discount rate | n/a |  | 5.32 | % |  | 5.00 | % |  | 4.67 | %
Rate of compensation increase | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a

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