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Pensions and Other Benefits
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pensions and Other Benefits

In the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company made net contributions of $1 million (three months ended March 31, 2017 - $12 million), to its defined benefit pension plans, which is net of a $10 million refund of plan surplus (three months ended March 31, 2017 - $nil). Net periodic benefit costs for defined benefit pension plans and other benefits recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2018 included the following components:
 
For the three months ended March 31
 
Pensions
 
Other benefits
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees)
$
30

 
$
25

 
$
3

 
$
3

Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
110

 
113

 
4

 
5

Expected return on fund assets
(239
)
 
(223
)
 
—

 
—

Recognized net actuarial loss
29

 
38

 
1

 
1

Amortization of prior service costs
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
$
(101
)
 
$
(73
)
 
$
5

 
$
6

Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
$
(71
)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
8

 
$
9