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period in which the performance and/or service conditions are fulfilled.
The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at
each reporting date until the vesting period reflects the extent to which
the vesting period has expired and AGI’s best estimate of the number of
the shares that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit recognized for
a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognized
as at the beginning and end of that period and is recognized in the
consolidated statements of income in the respective function line. When
options and other share-based compensation awards are exercised or
exchanged, the amounts previously credited to contributed surplus are
reversed and credited to shareholders’ equity. The amount of cash, if
any, received from participants is also credited to shareholders’ equity.
Where the terms of an equity-settled transaction award are modified,
the minimum expense recognized is the expense as if the terms had not
been modified, if the original terms of the award are met. An additional
expense is recognized for any modification that increases the total fair
value of the share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial
to the employee as measured at the date of modification.
Where an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it vested
on the date of cancellation and any expense not yet recognized for
the award [being the total expense as calculated at the grant date]
is recognized immediately. This includes any award where vesting
conditions within the control of either the Company or the employee are
not met. However, if a new award is substituted for the cancelled award,
and designated as a replacement award on the date that it is granted,
the cancelled and new awards are treated as if they were a modification
of the original award.
The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share
dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.
Cash-settled transactions
The cost of cash-settled transactions is measured initially at fair value
at the grant date using the Black-Scholes model. This fair value is
expensed over the period until the vesting date, with recognition of a
corresponding liability. The liability is remeasured to fair value at each
reporting date up to and including the settlement date, with changes in
fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of income in the
line of the function the respective employee is engaged in.
POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
AGI contributes to retirement savings plans subject to maximum
limits per employee. AGI accounts for such defined contributions as
an expense in the period in which the contributions are required to be
made.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research expenses, net of related tax credits, are charged to the
consolidated statements of income in the period they are incurred.
Development costs are charged to operations in the period of the
expenditure unless they satisfy the condition for recognition as an
internally generated intangible asset.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Government grants are recognized at fair value where there is
reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attaching
conditions will be complied with. Where the grants relate to an asset,
the fair value is credited to the cost of the asset and is released to the
consolidated statements of income (loss) over the expected useful life
in a consistent manner with the depreciation method for the relevant
assets.
INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS
Federal and provincial investment tax credits are accounted for as a
reduction of the cost of the related assets or expenditures in the year in
which the credits are earned and when there is reasonable assurance
that the credits can be used to recover taxes.
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
In November 2016, the IFRS interpretations Committee [“the
Committee”] published a summary of its meeting discussion regarding
a request to clarify how an entity determines the expected manner
of recovery of an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life for the
purposes of measuring deferred tax in accordance with IAS 12 Income
Taxes. Although the Committee decided not to add this issue to its
agenda, the Committee noted that an intangible asset with an indefinite
useful life is not a non-depreciable asset because a non-depreciable
asset has an unlimited [or infinite] life, and that indefinite does not
mean infinite. Consequently, the fact that an entity does not amortize
an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life does not necessarily
mean that the entity will recover the carrying amount of that asset only
through sale and not through use. As such, the Company changed its
accounting policy retrospectively for the accounting of deferred tax
on intangible assets with indefinite useful lives to be in line with the
Committee discussions.
The following table summarizes the impact of adopting this change
of accounting policy retrospectively on the consolidated statements
of financial position. The change of accounting policy did not have an
impact on the previously reported consolidated statements of income or
consolidated statements of cash flows.
INCREASE (DECREASE)
4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS,
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
2016
$
2015
$
Goodwill 997 6,181
Deferred income tax liabilities 977 8,744
Deficit — (2,563)
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires
management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, expenses
and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. The estimates and related
assumptions are based on previous experience and other factors
considered reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis of making the assumptions about carrying values of
assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could
result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying
amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing
basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period
in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period,
or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects
both current and future periods. The key assumptions concerning the
future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting
date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year
are described below.
IMPAIRMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSETS
Assessments about the recoverability of financial assets, including
accounts receivable, require significant judgment in determining
whether there is objective evidence that a loss event has occurred and
estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. The Company
maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability to collect on its trade receivables. A portion
of the Company’s sales are generated in overseas markets, a significant
portion of which are in emerging markets such as countries in Eastern
Europe. Emerging markets are subject to various additional risks,
including currency exchange rate fluctuations, economic conditions
and foreign business practices. One or more of these factors could
have a material effect on the future collectability of such receivables.
In assessing whether objective evidence of impairment exists at
each reporting period the Company considers its past experience of
collecting payments, historical loss experience, customer credit ratings
and financial data as available, collateral on amounts owing including
insurance coverage from export credit agencies, as well as observable
changes in national or local economic conditions. Future collections of
accounts receivable that differ from the Company’s current estimates
would affect the results of the Company’s operations in future
periods as well as the Company’s trade receivables and general and
administrative expenses, and amounts may be material.
IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
AGI’s impairment test is based on value in use calculations that use
a discounted cash flow model. The cash flows are derived from the
forecast for the next five years and do not include restructuring
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