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Financial Risks
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Financial Risks

17 - FINANCIAL RISKS

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK

 

The Company operates internationally, giving rise to significant exposure to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s financial assets are in the form of cash and cash equivalents held at institutions with high quality credit ratings. A hypothetical 10% change in the value of one Brazilian real expressed in U.S. dollars during the year ended March 31, 2017 would have caused an approximate $24,547 change in the Company’s revenue for the fiscal year 2017. The Company is exposed to exchange risk due to the timing of the movement of funds between subsidiaries and the parent company related to the transfer pricing agreement and the pricing of contracts in non-functional currencies. Financial instruments denominated in foreign currencies that lead to foreign exchange risk when funds are moved include:

 

Cash and cash equivalents includes the following amounts in their source currency:

 

   March 31, 2017  March 31, 2016
       
Canadian dollars  231,785  165,874
US dollars  78,366  17,292
Brazilian reals  523,305  1,161,324

Accounts receivable include the following amounts receivable in their source currency:

 

   March 31, 2017  March 31, 2016
       
Canadian dollars  86,759  20,113
US dollars  -  8,970
Brazilian reals  51,968  120,097

 

Accounts payable include the following amounts payable in their source currency:

 

   March 31, 2017  March 31, 2016
       
Canadian dollars  20,288  9,729
US dollars  -  1,661
Brazilian reals  16,399  -

 

Accrued liabilities include the following accruals in their source currency:

 

   March 31, 2017  March 31, 2016
       
Canadian dollars  23,506  41,674
Brazilian reals  4,611  33,333

 

The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to reduce its foreign exchange risk exposure.

 

CREDIT RISK

 

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial instruments. Credit exposure is minimized by dealing with only creditworthy counterparties in accordance with established credit approval policies.

 

Concentration of credit risk in accounts receivable is indicated below by the percentage of the total balance receivable from customers in the specified geographic area:

 

 

   March 31, 2017  March 31, 2016
       
Canada  80%  27%
North America, excluding Canada  -%  15%
South America  20%  58%
   100%  100%

 

FAIR VALUE

 

The carrying values of accounts receivable, investment tax credits receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to the relatively short periods to maturity of the instruments.