14. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 3,891,732	$ 4,902,304
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	2,211,348	3,331,879
United States and abroad [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 1,680,384	$ 1,570,424