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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Stock-based compensation - Performance and deferred stock unit plan (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Current portion of DSU liabilities \| $		$ 5,099,000	$ 0
Performance restricted share units (PSUs)
Number of units
Beginning balance (in shares)	492,557	426,569	492,557
Granted (in shares)		116,775	112,079
Vested/redeemed (in shares)		(111,630)	(178,067)
Ending balance (in shares)		431,714	426,569
Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Outstanding, beginning of period (CAD per unit) \| $ / shares	$ 8.86	$ 12.06	$ 8.86
Granted, Weighted average exercise price (CAD per unit) \| $ / shares		15.55	20.04
Vested/redeemed, Weighted average exercise price (CAD per unit) \| $ / shares		14.13	8.24
Outstanding, end of period (CAD per unit) \| $ / shares		$ 12.47	$ 12.06
Vested (in shares)		111,630	178,067
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate		3.14%	0.65%
Expected volatility		48.70%	50.96%
Performance restricted share unit plan \| Performance restricted share units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance restricted share unit plan granted to the services to be provided		2 years
Award vesting period		3 years
Restricted share unit plan \| Performance restricted share units (PSUs)
Number of units
Vested/redeemed (in shares)		(111,630)	(178,067)
Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested non-option share-based payment arrangements \| $		$ 3,251,000	$ 3,702,000
Period for award recognition		1 year 3 months 18 days	1 year 6 months
Vested (in shares)		111,630	178,067
Settlement ratio, per PSU (in shares)		1.14	2.0
Deferred stock unit plan \| Deferred stock units (DSUs)
Number of units
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,005,503	932,644	1,005,503
Granted (in shares)		87,569	66,265
Vested/redeemed (in shares)		0	(139,124)
Ending balance (in shares)		1,020,213	932,644
Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested non-option share-based payment arrangements \| $		$ 0
Vested (in shares)		0	139,124
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Required annual fixed remuneration in form of DSUs if shareholding guidelines are met, percentage	60.00%
Percentage of annual bonus eligible for deferred stock units	50.00%
Fair market value (CAD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 17.90	$ 18.78
Award units settled during the period \| $		$ 0	$ 2,300,000
Deferred stock unit plan \| Deferred stock units (DSUs) \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Required annual fixed remuneration in form of DSUs, percentage				50.00%
Required annual fixed remuneration in form of DSUs if shareholding guidelines are not met, percentage	0.00%
Deferred stock unit plan \| Deferred stock units (DSUs) \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Required annual fixed remuneration in form of DSUs, percentage				100.00%
Required annual fixed remuneration in form of DSUs if shareholding guidelines are not met, percentage	100.00%
Deferred stock unit plan \| Deferred stock units (DSUs) \| Accrued liabilities
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Current portion of DSU liabilities \| $		5,099,000	0
Deferred stock unit plan \| Deferred stock units (DSUs) \| Other liabilities
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Non-current portion of award obligation \| $		$ 13,159,000	$ 17,515,000