v3.25.4
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Obligations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs Information about the Celgar and Peace River defined benefit plans, in aggregate for the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

 

2025

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

Other Post-
Retirement
Benefits

 

 

Total

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation, December 31, 2024

 

$

82,382

 

 

$

9,254

 

 

$

91,636

 

Service cost

 

 

2,658

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

2,798

 

Interest cost

 

 

4,023

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

4,465

 

Benefit payments

 

 

(4,123

)

 

 

(514

)

 

 

(4,637

)

Actuarial gains

 

 

(4,564

)

 

 

(1,206

)

 

 

(5,770

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

4,065

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

4,503

 

Benefit obligation, December 31, 2025

 

 

84,441

 

 

 

8,554

 

 

 

92,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2024

 

 

89,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,148

 

Actual returns

 

 

8,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,295

 

Surplus refund

 

 

(3,025

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,025

)

Benefit payments

 

 

(4,049

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,049

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

4,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,464

 

Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2025

 

 

94,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,833

 

Funded status, December 31, 2025

 

$

10,392

 

 

$

(8,554

)

 

$

1,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of the net benefit cost recognized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

2,658

 

 

$

140

 

 

$

2,798

 

Interest cost

 

 

4,023

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

4,465

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(5,504

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,504

)

Amortization of unrecognized items

 

 

(324

)

 

 

(743

)

 

 

(1,067

)

Net benefit cost

 

$

853

 

 

$

(161

)

 

$

692

 

 

Information about the Celgar and Peace River defined benefit plans, in aggregate for the year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:

 

 

2024

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

Other Post-
Retirement
Benefits

 

 

Total

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation, December 31, 2023

 

$

85,988

 

 

$

10,516

 

 

$

96,504

 

Service cost

 

 

2,745

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

2,870

 

Interest cost

 

 

3,861

 

 

 

461

 

 

 

4,322

 

Benefit payments

 

 

(3,059

)

 

 

(550

)

 

 

(3,609

)

Actuarial losses (gains)

 

 

27

 

 

 

(469

)

 

 

(442

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

(7,180

)

 

 

(829

)

 

 

(8,009

)

Benefit obligation, December 31, 2024

 

 

82,382

 

 

 

9,254

 

 

 

91,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2023

 

 

88,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,783

 

Actual returns

 

 

10,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,242

 

Contributions

 

 

675

 

 

 

 

 

 

675

 

Benefit payments

 

 

(2,996

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,996

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

(7,556

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,556

)

Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2024

 

 

89,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,148

 

Funded status, December 31, 2024

 

$

6,766

 

 

$

(9,254

)

 

$

(2,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of the net benefit cost recognized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

2,745

 

 

$

125

 

 

$

2,870

 

Interest cost

 

 

3,861

 

 

 

461

 

 

 

4,322

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(5,160

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,160

)

Amortization of unrecognized items

 

 

55

 

 

 

(815

)

 

 

(760

)

Net benefit cost

 

$

1,501

 

 

$

(229

)

 

$

1,272

 

Estimated Future Benefit Payments Estimated future benefit payments under these plans as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

Other Post-Retirement
Benefits

 

2026

 

$

4,002

 

 

$

505

 

2027

 

$

4,251

 

 

$

518

 

2028

 

$

4,490

 

 

$

531

 

2029

 

$

4,742

 

 

$

541

 

2030

 

$

4,968

 

 

$

549

 

2031-2035

 

$

27,627

 

 

$

2,870

 

 

Summary of Key Assumptions

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations at the measurement dates and the net benefit costs for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows for Celgar’s defined benefit plan:

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.10

%

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

4.60

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

Net benefit cost for year ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

5.00

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

Expected rate of return on plan assets

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

5.45

%

 

 

5.45

%

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations at the measurement dates and the net benefit costs for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows for Peace River’s defined benefit plan:

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

5.10

%

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

4.60

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.75

%

Net benefit cost for year ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.70

%

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

5.00

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.75

%

Expected rate of return on plan assets

 

 

6.23

%

 

 

6.18

%

 

 

6.18

%

Schedule of Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates

The assumed health care cost trend rates used to determine the other post-retirement benefit obligations as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

 

December 31,

 

2025

 

2024

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

4.25%

 

4.50%

Rate to which the cost trend is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)

 

3.50%

 

3.50%

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

 

2029

 

2029

Schedule of Defined Benefit Pension Plans' Assets Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the Celgar and Peace River defined benefit pension plans’ assets fair value measurements as of December 31, 2025 under the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

Fair value measurements as of December 31, 2025 using:

 

Asset Category

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Equity securities

 

$

 

 

$

58,286

 

 

$

 

 

$

58,286

 

Debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

33,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,655

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

2,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,892

 

Total assets

 

$

 

 

$

94,833

 

 

$

 

 

$

94,833

 

The following table presents the Celgar and Peace River defined benefit pension plans’ assets fair value measurements as of December 31, 2024 under the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

Fair value measurements as of December 31, 2024 using:

 

Asset Category

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Equity securities

 

$

 

 

$

57,338

 

 

$

 

 

$

57,338

 

Debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

29,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,621

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

2,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,189

 

Total assets

 

$

 

 

$

89,148

 

 

$

 

 

$

89,148

 

 

Schedule of Multiemployer Plan

Plan details for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

 

Provincially Registered Plan

 

Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining

 

Are the Company's Contributions Greater Than 5% of Total Contributions

Legal name

 

Number

 

Agreement

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

The Pulp and Paper Industry Pension Plan

 

P085324

 

April 30, 2029

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes