14. OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities consist of the following:


	As at		As at
	December 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Pension benefit obligations	$	49,822	$	40,490
Other		13,514		20,512
Total other liabilities	$	63,336	$	61,002

Defined Benefit Obligations

The Company provides the Executives Plan for certain current and former senior officers and the Retirement Program for eligible employees in Canada, and the Mexico Plans for eligible employees in Mexico, which are considered defined benefit plans under IAS 19 - Employee Benefits. The funded status of the plans are based on actuarial valuations performed as at December 31, 2020. The plans operate under similar regulatory frameworks and generally face similar risks.

The Executives Plan pension formula is based on final average earnings in excess of the amounts payable from the registered plan. Assets for the Executives Plan consist of deposits on hand with regulatory authorities that are refundable when benefit payments are made or on the ultimate wind-up of the plan.

The Company provides a Retirement Program for certain eligible employees that provides a lump-sum payment upon retirement. The payment is based on age and length of service at retirement. An eligible employee is entitled to a benefit if they have completed at least 10 years of service as a permanent employee and are 57 years of age or older. The Retirement Program is not funded.

The Mexico Plans provide a lump-sum payment upon retirement. The payment is based on age and length of service at retirement. Eligible employees are entitled to a benefit if they have completed 15 years of service as a permanent employee and are 60 years of age or older. The Mexico Plans are not funded.

The funded status of the Company's defined benefit obligations for 2020 and 2019, is as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019
Reconciliation of plan assets:
Plan assets, beginning of year	$	2,594	$	2,363
Employer contributions		2,800		862
Benefit payments		(2,570)		(643)
Administrative expenses		(115)		(109)
Interest on assets		77		93
Net return on assets excluding interest		(77)		(93)
Effect of exchange rate changes		59		121
Plan assets, end of year	$	2,768	$	2,594

Reconciliation of defined benefit obligation:
Defined benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	29,336	$	23,032
Current service cost		12,827		1,020
Benefit payments		(2,570)		(672)
Interest cost		809		889
Actuarial losses arising from changes in economic assumptions		1,861		1,989
Actuarial losses arising from changes in demographic assumptions		882		2,033
Actuarial gains arising from Plan experience		(321)		(251)
Effect of exchange rate changes		1,281		1,296
Defined benefit obligation, end of year		44,105		29,336
Net defined benefit liability, end of year	$	41,337	$	26,742

The components of Agnico Eagle’s pension expense recognized in the consolidated statements of net income relating to the defined benefit plans are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019
Current service cost	$	12,827	$	1,020
Administrative expenses		115		109
Interest cost on defined benefit obligation		809		889
Interest on assets		(77)		(93)
Pension expense	$	13,674	$	1,925

The remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability recognized in other comprehensive income relating to the Company's defined benefit plans are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019
Actuarial losses relating to the defined benefit obligation	$	2,584	$	3,771
Net return on assets excluding interest		77		93
Total remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability	$	2,661	$	3,864

In 2021, the Company expects to make contributions of $1.9 million and benefit payments of $3.7 million, in aggregate, related to the defined benefit plans. The weighted average duration of the Company’s defined benefit obligation in Canada is 14.4 years at December 31, 2020 (2019 – 12.4 years). The weighted average duration of the Company's defined benefit obligation for the Mexico Plans is 3.7 years at December 31, 2020.

The following table sets out significant assumptions used in measuring the Company’s Executives Plan defined benefit obligations:


	As at December 31,		As at December 31,
	2020		2019
Assumptions:
Discount rate - beginning of year	3.0	%	3.8	%
Discount rate - end of year	2.5	%	3.0	%

The following table sets out significant assumptions used in measuring the Company's Retirement Program defined benefit obligations:


	As at December 31,		As at December 31,
	2020		2019
Assumptions:
Discount rate - beginning of year	2.8	%	3.5	%
Discount rate - end of year	1.8	%	2.8	%
Range of mine closure dates	2026 - 2032		2026 - 2032
Termination of employment per annum	2.0% - 10.0	%	0.5% - 3.3	%

Other significant actuarial assumptions used in measuring the Company's Retirement Program defined benefit obligations as at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include assumptions of the expected retirement age of participants.

The following table sets out significant assumptions used in measuring the Company's defined benefit obligations for the Mexico Plans:


	As at December 31,
	2020
Assumptions:
Discount rate	5.5	%
Range of mine closure dates	2023 - 2026

The following table sets out the effect of changes in significant actuarial assumptions on the Company's defined benefit obligations:


	As at
		December 31,
	2020
Change in assumption:
0.5% increase in discount rate	$	(1,764)
0.5% decrease in discount rate	$	1,915

The summary of the effect of changes in significant actuarial assumptions was prepared using the same methods and actuarial assumptions as those used for the calculation of the Company's defined benefit obligations as at the end of the fiscal year, except for the change in the single actuarial assumption being evaluated. The modification of several actuarial assumptions at the same time could lead to different results.

Other Plans

In addition to its defined benefit pension plans, the Company maintains two defined contribution plans - the Basic Plan and the Supplemental Plan. Under the Basic Plan, Agnico Eagle contributes 5.0% of certain employees’ base employment compensation to a defined contribution plan. In 2020, $13.6 million (2019 - $13.3 million) was contributed to the Basic Plan, $0.3 million of which related to contributions for key management personnel (2019 - $0.2 million). The Company also maintains the Supplemental Plan for designated executives at the level of Vice‑President or above. The Supplemental Plan is funded by the Company through notional contributions equal to 10.0% of the designated executive’s earnings for the year (including salary and short-term bonus). In 2020, the Company made $1.3 million (2019 - $1.5 million) in notional contributions to the Supplemental Plan, $1.2 million (2019 - $1.0 million) of which related to contributions for key management personnel. The Company’s liability related to the Supplemental Plan is $11.5 million at December 31, 2020 (2019 - $11.5 million). At retirement date, the notional account balance is converted to a pension payable in five annual installments.