SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 7,885,710	$ 8,413,720
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	5,798,379	6,214,939
United States and abroad [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 2,087,331	$ 2,198,781