Disclosure of detailed information about effective income tax expense recovery (Details) - CAD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statements [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 1,150,637	$ (683,299)
Statutory tax rate	27.00%	26.00%
Expected income tax expense (recovery) at the statutory tax rate	$ 310,672	$ (177,658)
Items not deductible for tax and other	618,099	110,724
Change in valuation allowance	(928,771)	199,596
Income tax recovery	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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The amount of profit (loss) for a period before deducting tax expense. [Refer: Profit (loss)]

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The applicable income tax rate.

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The amount of tax expense (income) relating to changes in deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets. [Refer: Deferred tax assets; Deferred tax liabilities]

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The amount that represents the difference between the tax expense (income) and the product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s) that relates to expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss). [Refer: Accounting profit]

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The product of the accounting profit multiplied by the applicable tax rate(s). [Refer: Accounting profit; Applicable tax rate]

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