Related party transactions - Disclosure of information about key management personnel (Details) - CAD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [abstract]
Accounting fees	$ 31,132	$ 28,709
Directors' fees	71,427
Management fees	160,500	163,819
Stock-based compensation	355,333	283,194
Key management personnel compensation	$ 618,392	$ 475,722

The amount of compensation to key management personnel in the form of share-based payments. [Refer: Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 24
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph e
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=24&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_17_e&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

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