Cash Flow and Additional Information

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

CASH FLOW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(a) Certain consolidated statements of cash flow information related to interest and income taxes paid is summarized as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 31, 2021		August 31, 2020		August 31, 2021		August 31, 2020
Interest paid during the period	$	2	$	6	$	3	$	11
Income taxes paid during the period	3		2		4		2
Income tax refunds received during the period	3		—		5		1

(b) Additional Information

Foreign exchange

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of transactions in currencies other than its functional currency, the U.S. dollar. The majority of the Company’s revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was transacted in U.S. dollars. Portions of the revenue were denominated in Canadian dollars, euros and British pounds. Other expenses, consisting mainly of salaries and certain other operating costs, were incurred primarily in Canadian dollars, but were also incurred in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds. At August 31, 2021, approximately 31% of cash and cash equivalents,

33% of accounts receivable and 31% of accounts payable were denominated in foreign currencies (February 28, 2021 – 20%, 25% and 34%, respectively). These foreign currencies primarily include the Canadian dollar, euro and British pound. As part of its risk management strategy, the Company maintains net monetary asset and/or liability balances in foreign currencies and engages in foreign currency hedging activities using derivative financial instruments, including currency forward contracts and currency options. The Company does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

Interest rate risk

Cash and cash equivalents and investments are invested in certain instruments of varying maturities. Consequently, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk as a result of holding investments of varying maturities. The fair value of investments, as well as the investment income derived from the investment portfolio, will fluctuate with changes in prevailing interest rates. The Company has also issued Debentures with a fixed interest rate, as described in Note 6. The fair value of the 1.75% Debentures will fluctuate with changes in prevailing interest rates. Consequently, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk as a result of the 1.75% Debentures. The Company does not currently utilize interest rate derivative instruments to hedge its investment portfolio or changes in the market value of the 1.75% Debentures.

Credit risk

The Company is exposed to market and credit risk on its investment portfolio. The Company reduces this risk by investing in liquid, investment-grade securities and by limiting exposure to any one entity or group of related entities. As at August 31, 2021, no single issuer represented more than 11% of the total cash, cash equivalents and investments (February 28, 2021 - no single issuer represented more than 13% of the total cash, cash equivalents and investments), representing cash balances at one of the Company’s banking counterparties. As at August 31, 2021, the Company had $1 million in collateral posted with counterparties (February 28, 2021 - nil in collateral held or posted).

Liquidity risk

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments were approximately $772 million as at August 31, 2021. The Company’s management remains focused on efficiently managing working capital balances and managing the liquidity needs of the business. Based on its current financial projections, the Company believes its financial resources, together with expected future operating cash generating and operating expense reduction activities and access to other potential financing arrangements, should be sufficient to meet funding requirements for current financial commitments and future operating expenditures not yet committed, and should provide the necessary financial capacity for the foreseeable future.

Government subsidies

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) for Canadian employers whose businesses were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, initially running for a thirty-six week period between March and November 2020. The program was subsequently extended to June 2021 and the Government of Canada has announced an additional extension to October 2021. The CEWS provides a subsidy of up to 75% of eligible employees’ employment insurable remuneration, subject to certain criteria. The extension also includes a gradual decrease to the subsidy rate. The Company applied for the CEWS to the extent it met the requirements to receive the subsidy and during the three and six months ended August 31, 2021, recorded $11 million and $27 million, respectively, in government subsidies as a reduction to operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations (August 31, 2020 - $18 million and $27 million, respectively). CEWS received after June 5, 2021 may be repayable in the future under certain circumstances if certain terms and conditions are not met by the Company, which is not probable at this time.