Share-Based Payments - Additional Information (Detail) - Employee stock options [member]	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025 CAD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2024 CAD ($)
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Number of share options, granted	1,586,630
Exercise price of options granted \| $ / shares	$ 79.13
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted	$ 8.26
Increase to equity	$ 8,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Vesting period of 3 Years [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Stock options vesting percentage	50.00%
Vesting period of 4 Years [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Stock options vesting percentage	50.00%

Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award vesting rights percentage.

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) in equity. [Refer: Equity]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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- Definition

The exercise price of share options granted.

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The number of share options granted in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The weighted average fair value of share options granted during the period at the measurement date. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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