Equity Investment	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Investment	2 – EQUITY INVESTMENT On June 29, 2011 ZIM Corporation made an equity investment in Connecting People For Health Co-operative Ltd. Connecting People for Health Co-operative Ltd. (CP4H) is owned by a large and varied base of Co-operatives and Credit Unions that span Atlantic Canada. CP4H has created HealthConnex as a healthcare service for its members. CP4H has been promoting and working toward a more user-driven health care system since it was founded in 2006 by the co-op and credit union sector. HealthConnex is a health portal providing tools for patients to drive positive change in the health care system, from the patient up. The HealthConnex internet portal provides convenient services and a pay engine that allow patients to connect with their health care team in new and innovative ways. In addition, HealthConnex purchased Benneworth Advanced Systems and the Medical Office Manager product (MOM) which was developed using ZIM's core database technology and language. ZIM's investment in CP4H is strategic in nature as it provides the company with indirect access to more than 1800 medical professionals using MOM and future product opportunities. The equity interest in CP4H by ZIM is less than 10% and ZIM has no significant influence, as defined in ASC 323-10-15-6, over the corporate decisions of CP4H at this time. Based on these facts and the guidance provided by ASC 325-20 the investment has been accounted for using the cost method.

Equity Investment

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

2 – EQUITY INVESTMENT

On June 29, 2011 ZIM Corporation made an equity investment in Connecting People For Health Co-operative Ltd.

Connecting People for Health Co-operative Ltd. (CP4H) is owned by a large and varied base of Co-operatives and Credit Unions that span Atlantic Canada. CP4H has created HealthConnex as a healthcare service for its members. CP4H has been promoting and working toward a more user-driven health care system since it was founded in 2006 by the co-op and credit union sector.

HealthConnex is a health portal providing tools for patients to drive positive change in the health care system, from the patient up. The HealthConnex internet portal provides convenient services and a pay engine that allow patients to connect with their health care team in new and innovative ways. In addition, HealthConnex purchased Benneworth Advanced Systems and the Medical Office Manager product (MOM) which was developed using ZIM's core database technology and language.

ZIM's investment in CP4H is strategic in nature as it provides the company with indirect access to more than 1800 medical professionals using MOM and future product opportunities.

The equity interest in CP4H by ZIM is less than 10% and ZIM has no significant influence, as defined in ASC 323-10-15-6, over the corporate decisions of CP4H at this time. Based on these facts and the guidance provided by ASC 325-20 the investment has been accounted for using the cost method.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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