Employee benefits - Fair value of plan assets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
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| Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] | ||
| Quoted equities | $ 196,682 | $ 260,103 |
| Quoted bonds | 159,475 | 158,739 |
| Cash | 22,877 | 3,191 |
| Other | 328,678 | 307,995 |
| Plan assets | 707,712 | 730,028 |
| U.K. | ||
| Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] | ||
| Quoted equities | 196,682 | 260,103 |
| Quoted bonds | 159,475 | 158,739 |
| Cash | 22,811 | 3,123 |
| Other | 232,072 | 220,573 |
| Plan assets | 611,040 | 642,538 |
| GERMANY | ||
| Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] | ||
| Quoted equities | 0 | 0 |
| Quoted bonds | 0 | 0 |
| Cash | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 13,254 | 12,599 |
| Plan assets | 13,254 | 12,599 |
| Other | ||
| Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] | ||
| Quoted equities | 0 | 0 |
| Quoted bonds | 0 | 0 |
| Cash | 66 | 68 |
| Other | 83,352 | 74,823 |
| Plan assets | $ 83,418 | $ 74,891 |
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- Definition The amount cash and cash equivalents contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Cash and cash equivalents; Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [domain]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The amount instruments representing debt (rather than equity) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [domain]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount instruments representing equity (rather than debt) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [domain]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The amount other types of assets not separately disclosed contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [domain]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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