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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings And Provision Recovery Of Income Taxes [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Income tax provision (recovery) at combined |  |  |
| statutory rate | (232) | 9,392 | 7,773
Income (decrease) by the effects of: |  |  |
| Change in valuation allowance | 3,434 | (1,354) | (1,054)
| Impairment loss on investments | 2,799 | - | -
| Foreign tax rate differential | 2,535 | 2,820 | 824
| Change in unrecognized tax benefits | 153 | 180 | -
| Impact of substantively enacted tax rates | 29 | (406) | 1,036
| Benefits of intercompany financing structures | (626) | (210) | (1,231)
| Impact of foreign exchange | (224) | 18 | 194
| Impact of goodwill and intangible asset |  |  |
| Expiring non-capital losses and R&D credits |  |  |
|  | plus a change in Canadian capital losses | - | - | 2,002
| Other | (88) | 494 | 352
| Provision for income taxes | 7,780 | 10,934 | 9,896
The components of earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes are shown below:
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Canada | (15,945) | 9,070 | (1,559)
U.S. | 13,462 | 15,416 | 17,136
Other | 1,609 | 10,959 | 12,185
|  |  |  | (874) | 35,445 | 27,762
The components of the provision for (recovery of) income taxes are shown below:
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Current income tax provision (recovery): |  |  |
| Canada | 402 | 250 | (468)
| U.S. | 5,434 | 3,123 | 3,534
| Other | 806 | 3,041 | 2,724
|  |  |  | 6,642 | 6,414 | 5,790
Deferred income tax provision (recovery): |  |  |
| Canada | 1,766 | 889 | 613
| U.S. | (728) | 3,648 | 3,121
| Other | 100 | (17) | 372
|  |  | 1,138 | 4,520 | 4,106
Provision for income taxes | 7,780 | 10,934 | 9,896
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Deferred income taxes of the Company are comprised of the following:
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Differences in property, plant and equipment |  |  |
| and intangible assets | (32,654) | (33,476) | (29,088)
Capital and non-capital losses | 14,822 | 16,076 | 16,240
Tax benefit of scientific research expenditures | 4,974 | 5,086 | 4,908
Tax benefit of costs incurred during share issuances | 354 | 368 | 191
Inventory basis differences | 2,106 | 1,944 | 2,423
Other accrued reserves | 3,863 | 1,241 | 2,124
|  |  | (6,535) | (8,761) | (3,202)
Less: valuation allowance | 6,535 | 3,145 | 4,547
Net deferred income tax liability | (13,070) | (11,906) | (7,749)
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities By Geographic Segment [Table Text Block] |
The components of the deferred income tax asset (liability) are shown below:
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Canada | 6,053 | 7,848 | 11,278
U.S. | (15,475) | (16,721) | (16,009)
Other | (3,648) | (3,033) | (3,018)
| (13,070) | (11,906) | (7,749)
Schedule Of Deferred Income Tax Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block] |
The components of the deferred income tax valuation allowance are as follows:
|  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Balance, beginning of year | 3,145 | 4,547 | 5,880
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance | 3,434 | (1,354) | (1,054)
Adjustments to valuation allowance as a result of |  |  |
| acquisitions and foreign exchange | (44) | (48) | (279)
Balance, end of year | 6,535 | 3,145 | 4,547
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Balance, beginning of year | 2,757 | 2,568
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 153 | 189
Balance, end of year | 2,910 | 2,757

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