Corporate and Administrative Expenses

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2018

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13. Corporate and Administrative Expenses

Corporate and administrative expenses for the years ended August 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 consist of the following:

		August 31,		August 31,		August 31,
		2018		2017		2016
Salaries and benefits (1)	$	1,387,249	$	1,509,865	$	1,607,078
Directors’ fees		78,850		83,404		86,321
Consulting and professional fees		398,244		368,610		546,675
Office, insurance and other expenses		286,460		336,744		381,710
Occupancy		317,305		310,842		303,096
Shareholders’ communications and filing fees		159,060		150,607		176,624
Travel and related costs		97,591		117,720		119,914
	$	2,724,759	$	2,877,792	$	3,221,418

⁽¹⁾ These figures do not include share based compensation. Employees’ salaries, benefits including share based compensation expensed for the year ended August 31, 2018 totaled $1,463,258 (2017 - $1,694,241, 2016 – $1,830,114).