20. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The expenses included on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) were as follows:
|
Three months ended March 31, 2026
|
|
Pension Plans
|
|
Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Consolidated statements of income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
$
|
895 |
|
|
$
|
72 |
|
|
$
|
967 |
|
|
$
|
158 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
158 |
|
Interest (income) expense
|
|
$
|
(772 |
)
|
|
$
|
(20 |
)
|
|
$
|
(792 |
)
|
|
$
|
280 |
|
$
|
9 |
|
$
|
289 |
|
Three months ended March 31, 2025
|
|
Pension Plans
|
|
Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Consolidated statements of income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
$
|
1,061 |
|
|
$
|
138 |
|
$
|
1,199 |
|
|
$
|
167 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
167 |
|
Interest (income) expense
|
|
$
|
(618 |
)
|
|
$
|
36 |
|
$
|
(582 |
)
|
|
$
|
263 |
|
$
|
54 |
|
$
|
317 |
No amounts were recorded on the statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
The balance sheet obligations, distributed between pension and other post-employment benefits were as follows:
|
As at March 31, 2026
|
|
Pension Plans
|
|
Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Included in other long-term liabilities
|
|
$
|
42,903 |
|
$
|
(1,164 |
)
|
|
$
|
41,739 |
|
$
|
22,589 |
|
$
|
436 |
|
$
|
23,025 |
|
Included in other long-term assets
|
|
$
|
109,386 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
109,386 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
As at December 31, 2025
|
|
Pension Plans
|
|
Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Canadian
|
|
US
|
|
Total
|
|
Included in other long-term liabilities
|
|
$
|
43,288 |
|
$
|
(952 |
)
|
|
$
|
42,336 |
|
$
|
22,400 |
|
$
|
424 |
|
$
|
22,824 |
|
Included in other long-term assets
|
|
$
|
109,812 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
109,812 |
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|