12. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 5,669,927	$ 5,999,991
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	4,012,578	4,258,075
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property and equipment, and patents	$ 1,657,349	$ 1,741,916