RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure Of Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Disclosure of detailed information about about key management personnel [Table Text Block]

		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
		2021		2020		2019
Management compensation	$	720,923	$	641,845	$	540,692
Management bonus*		-		28,423		496,894
Share-based expense**		104,250		335,155		255,902
Directors' fees		163,000		163,000		120,500
	$	988,173	$	1,168,423	$	1,413,988