Loans Receivable

(in thousands of dollars)

Year ended March 31, 2007

 2007 2006
(a) Principal due:  
Performing loans$ 121,712$ 120,460
Impaired loans17,14723,415
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 138,859143,875
Allowance for credit losses (note 7)39,00043,005
 99,859100,870
Less current portion6,1296,883
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 $93,730$93,987

Included in the above loans receivable are loans with concessionary terms which have principal amounts outstanding of $327 (2006 - $461) and concessionary allowance of $51 (2006 - $88). The concessionary terms consist of interest free financing.

The concessionary allowance is calculated as the difference between the financing advances and the net present value of the anticipated future repayments at an interest rate similar to the usual established terms of the Corporation.

(b) Principal payments receivable in each of the next five years are as follows:

2008$ 6,129
20094,108
20107,108
20116,514
20126,350