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Current And Future Changes In Accounting Policies
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Disclosure of Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Current And Future Changes In Accounting Policies
NOTE 2: CURRENT AND FUTURE CHANGES
 
IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CURRENT CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING
 
POLICIES
The following new standard has been adopted
 
by the Bank on November 1, 2023.
Insurance Contracts
The IASB issued IFRS 17 which replaced
 
the guidance in IFRS 4,
Insurance Contracts
 
(IFRS 4) and became effective for annual
 
reporting periods beginning on or
after January 1, 2023, which was November
 
1, 2023 for the Bank. IFRS 17 establishes
 
principles for recognition, measurement,
 
presentation and disclosure of
insurance contracts.
Under IFRS 17, insurance contracts are
 
aggregated into groups which are measured
 
at the risk-adjusted present value of
 
cash flows in fulfilling the contracts.
Revenue is recognized as insurance services
 
are provided over the coverage period.
 
Losses are recognized immediately if
 
the contract group is expected to be
onerous. The liabilities presented by insurance
 
groups are
 
comprised of the liability for remaining
 
coverage (LRC) and the liability for incurred
 
claims (LIC) and are
reported as Insurance contract liabilities
 
on the Interim Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
The LRC is the obligation to investigate and
 
pay claims that have not yet
occurred and includes the loss component related
 
to onerous contract groups.
 
The LIC is the estimate of claims incurred, including
 
claims that have occurred but
have not been reported, and related insurance
 
costs.
 
IFRS 17 introduces two measurement models
 
that are applicable to the Bank, the premium
 
allocation approach model (PAA) and the general measurement
 
model
(GMM). The Bank measures the majority of
 
its insurance contract groups using
 
the PAA,
 
which includes property and casualty contracts
 
as well as short-term life
and health contracts. The PAA is a simplified model applied to insurance
 
contracts that are either one year or less
 
or where the PAA approximates the GMM.
Contracts using the GMM are longer-term life
 
and health contracts. The LRC for insurance
 
contract groups using the PAA is measured as unearned premiums
 
less
deferred acquisition cash flows allocated
 
to the group. The LRC is adjusted for the
 
recognition of insurance revenue and amortization
 
of acquisition cash flows
reported in insurance service expenses
 
on a straight-line basis over the contractual
 
terms of the underlying insurance contracts,
 
usually twelve months. The LRC
for longer term contracts using the GMM
 
model is measured using estimates and
 
assumptions that reflect the timing
 
and uncertainty of insurance cash flows.
When a group of contracts is expected
 
to be onerous, a loss component (expected
 
loss related to fulfilling the related insurance
 
contracts) is established which
increases the LRC and insurance service expenses.
 
The loss component
 
of the LRC is subsequently recognized in
 
income over the contractual term of
 
the
underlying insurance
 
contracts to offset claims incurred and related
 
expenses.
The Bank measures the LIC at the present
 
value of current estimates of claims and related
 
costs for insurable events occurring at or
 
before the Interim
Consolidated Balance Sheet date. The LIC
 
includes a risk adjustment, which represents
 
the compensation the Bank requires for bearing
 
the uncertainty related to
non-financial risks
 
in its fulfilment of insurance contracts.
 
Expenses related to claims incurred
 
and related costs are reported in insurance
 
service expenses and
changes related to discounting the liability are
 
recorded as insurance finance income
 
or expenses in other income (loss).
 
Prior to the adoption of IFRS 17, these
expenses were recorded in insurance
 
claims and related expenses and non-interest
 
expenses.
Reinsurance contracts held are recognized
 
and measured using the same principles as insurance
 
contracts issued. Reinsurance contract
 
assets are presented in
Other assets on the Interim Consolidated Balance
 
Sheet and the net results from reinsurance
 
contracts held are presented in Other income
 
(loss) on the Interim
Consolidated Statement of Income. Refer to
 
Note 14 for further detail on the balances and
 
results of insurance and reinsurance contracts.
The Bank initially applied IFRS 17 on
 
November 1, 2023 and restated the comparative
 
period. The Bank transitioned by primarily
 
applying the full retrospective
approach which resulted in the measurement
 
of insurance contracts as if IFRS 17
 
had always applied to them.
The following table sets out adjustments
 
to the
Bank’s insurance-related balances reported under
 
IFRS 4 as at October 31, 2022 used to derive
 
the insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance
 
contract assets
recognized by the Bank as at November
 
1, 2022 under IFRS 17.
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Amount
Insurance-related liabilities
$
7,468
Other liabilities
131
Other assets
(2,361)
Net insurance-related balances as at October
 
31, 2022
$
5,238
Changes in actuarial assumptions, including
 
risk adjustment and discount factor
 
(192)
Recognition of losses on onerous contracts
113
Other adjustments
(93)
Net insurance-related balances as at
 
November 1, 2022
$
5,066
Insurance contract liabilities
$
5,761
Reinsurance contract assets
(695)
Net insurance-related balances as at
 
November 1, 2022
$
5,066
On November 1, 2022, IFRS 17 transition
 
adjustments resulted in a decrease
 
to the Bank’s deferred tax assets of $
60
 
million and an after-tax increase to retained
earnings of $
112
 
million.
 
Upon the initial application of IFRS 17 on
 
November 1, 2023, the Bank applied transitional
 
guidance and reclassified certain securities
 
supporting insurance
operations to minimize accounting mismatches
 
arising from the application of the new
 
discount factor under IFRS 17. The transitional
 
guidance for such securities
is applicable for entities that previously used
 
IFRS 9,
Financial Instruments
 
and was applied without a restatement
 
of comparatives. The reclassification resulted
 
in
a decrease to retained earnings and an increase
 
in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(AOCI) of $
10
 
million.
FUTURE CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING
 
POLICIES
The following standard has been issued, but
 
is not yet effective on the date of issuance of
 
the Bank’s Interim Consolidated Financial
 
Statements.
Presentation and Disclosure in Financial
 
Statements
In April 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18,
Presentation and Disclosure in Financial
 
Statements
 
(IFRS 18), which replaces the guidance
 
in IAS 1,
Presentation of
Financial Statements
 
and sets out requirements for presentation
 
and disclosure of information, focusing
 
on providing relevant information to users
 
of the financial
statements. IFRS 18 focuses on the presentation
 
of financial performance in the statement of
 
profit or loss, it will be effective for the Bank’s annual
 
period
beginning November 1, 2027. Early application
 
is permitted. The Bank is currently assessing
 
the impact of adopting this standard.