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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of differences between tax provision and Federal and Provincial statutory income taxes
The reasons for the differences are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
 
2019

 
2018

Income before income taxes
 
$
39,991

 
$
21,417

Tax rate
 
26.50
%
 
27.00
%
Expected expense
 
$
10,598

 
$
5,783

(Decrease) increase related to:
 
 
 
 
Impact of enacted future statutory income tax rates
 
(5,797
)
 

Rate differential on equity earnings in affiliates and joint ventures
 
(859
)
 

Other
 
(1,097
)
 
313

Deferred income tax expense
 
$
2,845

 
$
6,096

Current income tax expense
 
13

 

Total income tax expense
 
$
2,858

 
$
6,096

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized below:
 
 
December 31, 2019

 
December 31, 2018

Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Non-capital and net capital loss carryforwards
 
$
44,763

 
$
24,478

Contract liabilities
 

 
572

Finance lease obligations
 
27,220

 
23,207

Stock-based compensation
 
3,393

 
3,545

Other
 
682

 
2,538

Subtotal
 
$
76,058

 
$
54,340

Less: valuation allowance
 
(881
)
 
(1,035
)
 
 
$
75,177

 
$
53,305

 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Contract assets
 
$
4,805

 
$
3,711

Accounts receivable – holdbacks
 
924

 
96

Property, plant and equipment
 
106,104

 
84,927

Deferred financing costs
 
190

 
86

 
 
$
112,023

 
$
88,820

 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred income tax liability
 
$
36,846

 
$
35,515

Classified as:
 
 
December 31, 2019

 
December 31, 2018

Deferred tax asset
 
$
15,655

 
$
9,272

Deferred tax liability
 
(52,501
)
 
(44,787
)
 
 
$
(36,846
)
 
$
(35,515
)
Schedule of non-capital losses for income tax purposes
At December 31, 2019, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $43,882 resulting from non-capital loss carryforwards of $185,614, which expire as follows:
  
 
December 31, 2019

2027
 
$
279

2032
 
5,099

2033
 
5,893

2034
 
3,531

2036
 
3,127

2037
 
18,955

2038
 
86,189

2039
 
62,541

 
 
$
185,614