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It represents the amount of investment in joint venture in JCU.

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Financial information for 100% of JCU, prior to applying ownership interest.

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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint operation attributable to the entity. [Refer: Total for all joint operations [member]]

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Investment in Joint Venture - Narrative (Details) - CAD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Statement [Line Items]
100% JCU	100.00%
Arrears term of equity shares in JCU	1 month
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 108,518,000	$ 131,054,000	$ 50,915,000
JCU
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Incremental investment in JCU	$ 3,357,000
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,226,000	$ 525,000
JCU \| Wheeler River Joint Venture
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	10.00%
JCU \| Millennium Project
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	30.099%
JCU \| Cameco Corporation
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	69.901%
JCU \| Kiggavik Project
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	33.8118%
JCU \| Orano Canada Inc.
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	66.1882%
JCU \| Christie Lake
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	34.4508%
JCU \| UEC
Statement [Line Items]
Acquisition percentage	65.5492%