Share-Based Payments - Share-Based Payment Plans of MFS (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Compensation expense	$ 757	$ 540
MFS Investment Management Share-Based Awards
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Compensation expense	529	387
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (79)	$ (64)

The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees. [Refer: Expense from share-based payment transactions]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2021-01-01
-Paragraph 112
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2021-03-24

Name:	ifrs-full_ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration