Plant and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Li Cycle Holdings Corp [Member]

Statement [Line Items]

Summary of Detailed Information about Property Plant and Equipment

	Plant equipment			Storage containers			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
	$			$			$			$			$
Cost
At October 31, 2019		1,043,231			53,610			90,707			58,848			1,246,396
Additions		3,519,013			13,914			68,243			1,506,493			5,107,663
Disposals		(150,690	)		—			—			—			(150,690	)
Foreign Exchange on Translation		23,320			95			(1,346	)		11,860			33,929
At October 31, 2020		4,434,874			67,619			157,604			1,577,201			6,237,298
Additions		17,674,983						62,017			4,642,255			22,379,255
Disposals		—						(40,323	)					(40,323	)
At October 31, 2021		22,109,857			67,619			179,298			6,219,456			28,576,230
Accumulated depreciation
At October 31, 2019		(170,691	)		(1,397	)		(2,187	)		(11,329	)		(185,604	)
Depreciation		(350,173	)		(5,977	)		(22,408	)		(115,958	)		(494,516	)
Disposals		43,744			—			—			—			43,744
Foreign Exchange on Translation		2,462			(36	)		(232	)		(536	)		1,658
At October 31, 2020		(474,658	)		(7,410	)		(24,827	)		(127,823	)		(634,718	)
Depreciation		(1,083,687	)		(6,762	)		(34,545	)		(437,113	)		(1,562,107	)
Disposals		—			—			10,058			—			10,058
At October 31, 2021		(1,558,345	)		(14,172	)		(49,314	)		(564,936	)		(2,186,767	)
Carrying amounts														—
At October 31, 2019		872,540			52,213			88,520			47,519			1,060,792
At October 31, 2020		3,960,216			60,209			132,777			1,449,378			5,602,580
At October 31, 2021		20,551,512			53,447			129,984			5,654,520			26,389,463