12. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details 2) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 3,991,769	$ 3,891,732
Canada [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	2,273,793	2,211,348
United States and abroad [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, equipment, leasehold and patents	$ 1,717,976	$ 1,680,384