Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined Contributions Plan Expense (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Disclosure of defined contribution plans [line items]
Expense recognized in consolidated statement of income	$ 254	$ 220
Defined contribution pension plans [member]
Disclosure of defined contribution plans [line items]
Expense recognized in consolidated statement of income	60	49
Government pension plans [member]
Disclosure of defined contribution plans [line items]
Expense recognized in consolidated statement of income	$ 194	$ 171

The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 19
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 53
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

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