12. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 6,951,596	$ 7,386,242
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	5,045,160	5,424,966
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 1,906,436	$ 1,961,276