Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits

In fiscal 2020, the Canadian federal government implemented the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS") program in response to the negative impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on businesses operating in Canada. Some of our Canadian legal entities qualified for and applied for these CEWS cash benefits to partially offset the impacts of revenue reductions and on-going staffing costs. The $21 million total received was initially recorded in "Other long-term liabilities" until all potential amendments to the qualification criteria, including some that were proposed with retroactive application, were finalized in fiscal 2022. In the first nine months of fiscal 2024 (all in the first quarter of fiscal 2024), we distributed approximately $10 million to our Canadian employees. The remaining $11 million, which we expect to distribute within one year, is reported in "Accrued compensation". We do not expect there will be any related impact on our operating income, and we have no outstanding applications for further government assistance.