4. Employee retirement benefits
The components of net benefit cost were as follows:
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Third Quarter |
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Nine
Months
to September 30 |
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millions of Canadian
dollars |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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Pension benefits:
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Current service cost
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50 |
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56 |
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152 |
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158 |
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Interest cost
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82 |
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77 |
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240 |
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231 |
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Expected return on plan assets
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(101 |
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(101 |
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(300 |
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(294 |
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Amortization of prior service cost
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2 |
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4 |
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7 |
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12 |
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Amortization of actuarial loss
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39 |
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50 |
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121 |
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149 |
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Net benefit cost
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72 |
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86 |
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220 |
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256 |
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Other post-retirement benefits:
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Current service cost
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4 |
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4 |
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12 |
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12 |
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Interest cost
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7 |
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7 |
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20 |
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19 |
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Amortization of actuarial loss
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3 |
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3 |
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10 |
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9 |
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Net benefit cost
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14 |
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14 |
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42 |
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40 |
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