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Derivative liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative liabilities [Text Block]
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Derivative liabilities


  Balance, December 31, 2013 $ 5,118,454  
  Fair value change of derivative liabilities   (1,203,575 )
  Fair value of preferred shares issued as dividends   101,112  
  Fair value of warrants issued and extended   1,095,294  
  Conversion of preferred shares   (315,596 )
  Balance, September 30, 2014 $ 4,795,689  

The derivative liability consists of the fair value of share purchase warrants that were issued in unit private placements that have an exercise price in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company, as well as conversion options and dividends on Series A Shares.

The fair value of the warrants and dividends were determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the conversion options were valued using the Binomial Lattice model using the following current market assumptions:

      September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
  Volatility   92% - 176%     92% - 186%  
  Risk-free interest rate   0.44% - 1.73%     0.63% - 1.39%  
  Expected life   1.84 – 5.00 yrs     2.19 – 4.75 yrs