12. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 7,785,775	$ 8,413,720
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	5,760,309	6,214,939
United States and abroad [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 2,025,466	$ 2,198,781