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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings And Provision Recovery Of Income Taxes [Table Text Block] | The recovery of income taxes differs from the amount that would have resulted from applying the combined Canadian federal and provincial statutory income tax rate to loss from continuing operations before income taxes due to the following:
|  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | January 2, 2016
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (170,397) | (74,361) | (6,522)
Canadian statutory rate | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5%
Income tax recovery at statutory rate | (45,155) | (19,706) | (1,728)
Impact of changes in enacted tax rates(1) | (8,437) | 90 | (208)
Foreign tax rate differential | (9,324) | (11,329) | (3,097)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits | (452) | (1,268) | (855)
Goodwill impairment loss | 30,475 | 6,841 | -
Impact of stock-based compensation and other non- |  |  |
| deductible expenses | 1,590 | 1,238 | 1,470
Change in valuation allowance | 72 | (267) | 4,015
Impact of non-deductible acquisition expenses | - | - | 910
Impairment loss on investment | - | - | (4,029)
Other | (4,598) | 604 | 132
Recovery of income taxes | (35,829) | (23,797) | (3,390)
The components of loss from continuing operations before income taxes are shown below:
|  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | January 2, 2016
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Canada | (3,286) | 9,811 | 6,038
U.S. | (178,033) | (93,941) | (20,028)
Other | 10,922 | 9,769 | 7,468
|  |  |  | (170,397) | (74,361) | (6,522)
The components of the provision for (recovery of) income taxes are shown below:
|  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | January 2, 2016
|  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Current income tax provision (recovery): |  |  |
| Canada | (658) | 3,560 | -
| U.S. | (10,346) | (1,293) | (1,982)
| Other | 3,074 | 3,664 | 2,300
|  |  |  | (7,930) | 5,931 | 318
Deferred income tax provision (recovery): |  |  |
| Canada | 642 | (12) | 2,484
| U.S. | (28,606) | (29,463) | (5,971)
| Other | 65 | (253) | (221)
|  |  | (27,899) | (29,728) | (3,708)
Recovery of income taxes | (35,829) | (23,797) | (3,390)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Deferred income taxes of the Company are comprised of the following:
|  |  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Differences in property, plant and equipment |  |  |
| and intangible assets |  | (51,093) | (87,833)
Capital and non-capital losses |  | 22,144 | 31,494
Tax benefit of scientific research expenditures |  | 1,871 | 1,199
Tax benefit of costs incurred during share issuances |  | - | 944
Inventory basis differences |  | 5,193 | 5,761
Interest expense limitation (163j) |  | 10,311 | 3,356
Other accrued reserves |  | 5,249 | 10,653
|  |  |  | (6,325) | (34,426)
Less: valuation allowance |  | 9,162 | 9,090
Net deferred income tax liability |  | (15,487) | (43,516)
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 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Canada |  | 362 | 1,045
U.S. |  | (14,892) | (43,668)
Other |  | (957) | (893)
|  | (15,487) | (43,516)
Schedule Of Deferred Income Tax Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block] |
The components of the deferred income tax valuation allowance are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Balance, beginning of year |  | 9,090 | 9,347
Increase in valuation allowance |  | 72 | (267)
Foreign exchange |  | - | 10
Balance, end of year |  | 9,162 | 9,090
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) is presented below:
|  |  |  |  | December 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  | $ | $
Balance, beginning of year | 452 | 1,720
Reductions in tax positions of prior years | (452) | (1,268)
Balance, end of year | - | 452

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