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Nature of the business, Description (Details) - Algonquin [Member]		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021
Nature of the business [Abstract]
Ownership interest	44.20%	44.20%
Proportion of voting rights held by non-controlling interests		41.50%

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The proportion of ownership interests in the entity held by non-controlling interests.

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The proportion of the voting rights in a subsidiary held by non-controlling interests. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]; Non-controlling interests]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph d
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