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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]  
Expense composition
Years Ended December 31 (millions)202320222021
Current income tax expense (recovery)
For current reporting year$67 $96 $82 
Adjustments recognized in the current year for income tax of prior years
(5)1 1 
62 97 83 
Deferred income tax expense (recovery)
Arising from the origination and reversal of temporary differences(55)(31)(15)
Adjustments recognized in the current year for income tax of prior years
(2)1 (4)
(57)(30)(19)
$5 $67 $64 
Rate reconciliations
Our income tax expense and effective income tax rate differs from that calculated by applying the applicable statutory rates for the following reasons:
Years Ended December 31 (millions, except percentages)202320222021
Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates$5 7.8 %$57 22.7 %$32 22.6 %
Non-deductible items— — %9 3.6 %16 11.3 %
Withholding and other taxes18 31.2 %23 9.3 %18 12.7 %
Losses not recognized1 1.7 %7 2.8 %6 4.2 %
Foreign tax differential(12)(20.3)%(30)(12.0)%(3)(2.1)%
Adjustments recognized in the current year for income tax of prior years
(7)(11.9)%2 0.8 %(3)(2.1)%
Other— — %(1)(0.4)%(2)(1.5)%
Income tax expense$5 8.5 %$67 26.8 %$64 45.1 %
Temporary differences
Temporary differences comprising the net deferred income tax liability and the amounts of deferred income taxes recognized in the consolidated statement of income and other comprehensive income and the consolidated statement of changes in owners’ equity are estimated as follows:
(millions)Property, plant and equipment
and intangible
assets subject
to amortization
Net pension
and share-
based
compensation
amounts
Debt and
equity issue
costs
Provisions
and other
Non-capital
loss carried
forward
LeasesNet deferred
income tax
asset
(liability)
As at January 1, 2022
$(316)$4 $8 $4 $15 $3 $(282)
Deferred income tax (expense) recovery recognized in:
Net income32 (3)(2)9 (5)(1)30 
Other comprehensive income8 — — (1)— — 7 
Foreign currency translation— — — (5)— — (5)
As at December 31, 2022$(276)$1 $6 $7 $10 $2 $(250)
Acquired during the year & other
(83)— — 2 14 — (67)
Deferred income tax (expense) recovery recognized in:
Net income35 2 (2)4 16 2 57 
Other comprehensive income— — — 4 (2)— 2 
Foreign currency translation (3)— — — — — (3)
As at December 31, 2023$(327)$3 $4 $17 $38 $4 $(261)