12. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 6,508,962	$ 7,386,242
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	4,657,366	5,424,966
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 1,851,596	$ 1,961,276