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Pension and Other Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pensions and Other Benefits Pension and other benefits

In the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made contributions of $9 million (three months ended September 30, 2019 - $17 million) to its defined benefit pension plans. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made contributions of $24 million (nine months ended September 30, 2019 - $40 million) to its defined benefit pension plans.

Net periodic benefit costs for defined benefit pension plans and other benefits included the following components:
 
For the three months ended September 30
 
Pensions
Other benefits
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
2020
2019
2020
2019
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees)
$
35

$
27

$
3

$
3

Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost:
 
 
 
 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
102

113

4

4

Expected return on fund assets
(236
)
(236
)
—

—

Recognized net actuarial loss
44

20

1

1

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

—

Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
(91
)
(104
)
5

5

Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
$
(56
)
$
(77
)
$
8

$
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
For the nine months ended September 30
 
Pensions
Other benefits
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
2020
2019
2020
2019
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees)
$
105

$
81

$
9

$
9

Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost:
 
 
 
 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
305

338

13

14

Expected return on fund assets
(709
)
(710
)
—

—

Recognized net actuarial loss
132

61

3

3

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

1

Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
(273
)
(312
)
16

18

Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
$
(168
)
$
(231
)
$
25

$
27