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Pensions and Other Benefits
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pensions and Other Benefits In the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company made contributions of $11 million (three months ended March 31, 2018 - $1 million, which is net of a $10 million refund of plan surplus) to its defined benefit pension plans. Net periodic benefit costs for defined benefit pension plans and other benefits recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 included the following components:
 
For the three months ended March 31
 
Pensions
 
Other benefits
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
2019
2018
 
2019
2018
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees)
$
27

$
30

 
$
3

$
3

Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
112

110

 
5

4

Expected return on fund assets
(237
)
(239
)
 
—

—

Recognized net actuarial loss
21

29

 
2

1

Amortization of prior service costs
—

(1
)
 
—

—

Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
(104
)
(101
)
 
7

5

Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost
$
(77
)
$
(71
)
 
$
10

$
8