Entity Addresses, Address Type [Axis] Business Contact [Member] Components of equity [axis] Issued capital [member] Retained earnings [member] Underwriting commissions and issue expenses [Member] Unit premiums and reserves [Member] Measurement [axis] Recurring fair value measurement [member] Ifrs Statement Scenario [Axis] Scenario [Member] Types of risks [axis] Other price risk [member] Currency risk [member] Concentration Risk [Member] Liquidity risk [member] Entity Addresses [Table] Entity Addresses [Line Items] Document Type Amendment Flag Amendment Description Document Registration Statement Document Annual Report Document Quarterly Report Document Transition Report Document Shell Company Report Document Shell Company Event Date Document Period Start Date Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity File Number Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Entity Primary SIC Number Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line Two Entity Address, Address Line Three Entity Address, City or Town Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address, Country Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Country Region City Area Code Local Phone Number Extension Written Communications Soliciting Material Pre-commencement Tender Offer Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer Title of 12(b) Security No Trading Symbol Flag Trading Symbol Security Exchange Name Title of 12(g) Security Security Reporting Obligation Annual Information Form Audited Annual Financial Statements Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Filer Category Entity Small Business Entity Emerging Growth Company Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period Document Accounting Standard Other Reporting Standard Item Number Entity Shell Company Entity Public Float Entity Bankruptcy Proceedings, Reporting Current Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] Contact Personnel Name ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag Auditor Name Auditor Location Auditor Firm ID Profit or loss [abstract] Income Net realized gains (losses) on redemptions and sales of gold bullion Change in unrealized gains (losses) on gold bullion   Expenses Management fees (note 8) Bullion storage fees Sales tax Listing and regulatory filing fees Unitholder reporting costs Legal fees Custodial fees Administrative fees Audit fees Trustee fees Independent Review Committee fees Net foreign exchange gains (losses)   Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) Weighted average number of units Increase (decrease) in total equity from operations per Unit Statement of financial position [abstract] Assets Cash Gold bullion Total assets Liabilities Accounts payable Total liabilities Equity Unitholders’ capital Unit premiums and reserves Retained earnings (deficit) Underwriting commissions and issue expenses Total equity (note 7) Total liabilities and equity Total equity per Unit Statement of changes in equity [table] Statement of changes in equity [line items] Balance Balance (in number of units) Proceeds from issuance of Units (note 7) Proceeds from issuance of Units (in number of units) (note 7) Cost of redemption of Units (note 7) Cost of redemption of Units (in number of units) (note7) Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the year Underwriting commissions and issue expenses Underwriting commissions and issue expenses Balance Balance (in number of units) Statement of cash flows [abstract] Cash flows from operating activities Net income (loss) for the year Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) for the year to net cash from operating activities Net realized (gains) losses on redemptions and sales of gold bullion Change in unrealized (gains) losses on gold bullion Net changes in operating assets and liabilities (Increase) decrease in prepaid assets Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Purchases of gold bullion Sales of gold bullion Net cash provided by (used in) in investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issuance of Units (note 7) Payments on redemption of Units (note 7) Underwriting commissions and issue expenses Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash during the year Cash at beginning of year Cash at end of year Trust Specific Information Trust specific information Organization Of Trusts Organization of the Trusts Basis Of Preparation Basis of Preparation Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgments Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements Financial Risk Management And Objectives Financial Risk, Management and Objectives Unitholders Capital Unitholders’ Capital Related Party Disclosures Related Party Disclosures Independent Review Committee Independent Review Committee (“IRC”) Personnel Personnel Physical bullion Other assets and liabilities Income taxes Functional and presentation currency The reconciliation of bullion holdings for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented as follows: The date of inception and trading symbols of each of the Trusts is as follows: Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [table] IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] Balance at beginning of year Purchases Sales Redemptions for physical bullion Realized gains (losses) on sales and redemptions for physical bullion Change in unrealized gains (losses) Balance at end of year Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [table] Physical gold bullion cost Percentage increase in market value of gold Increase (decrease) in equity Percentage decrease in market value of gold Other assets and accounts payable Percent change in the exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. Dollars Percentage of physical gold bullion that constitutes total equity Percent value of net assets of the Trust Threshold percent value of net assets of trust to calculate management fee Capital losses available for tax purposes Number of days for advance notice required Redemption price percentage Redemption price percentage for Units redeemed for cash Period of last business days in month in which redemption request processed Percentage reduction to the redemption price Represents the net realized gains (losses) on redemptions/sales of bullion. The amount of fees paid for Bullion storage. Represents the amount of listing and regulatory filing fees. The amount of Unitholder reporting costs. Fees charged annually for the professional services of a trustee, usually quoted as a percentage of the funds being managed. The fee for appointing an offshore Trustee is included in the trust price. The amount of Independent Review Committee fees paid. Represents increase (decrease) in total equity from operations per Unit. The amount of current gold bullion assets. The element represents unit premiums and reserves. Amount of underwriting commissions and issue expenses. The element represents equity per unit. The member represents underwriting commissions and issue expenses. The member represents unit premiums and reserves. The element represents ifrs offering costs partnership interests. The number of shares issued during the period. The number of shares redeemed or called during the period. Adjustments for net realized (gains) losses on redemptions and sales of gold bullion to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. The abstract represents net changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments for increase (decrease) in prepaid assets to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. Represents the cash outflow for underwriting commissions and issue expenses. Disclosure of the entity's trust specific information including Fair Value Measurements, Market Risk, tax loss carryforwards and Related Party information. Tabular disclosure of detailed information about fair value measurements for the reconciliation of bullion holdings. The decrease in the fair value measurement of bullion holdings resulting from redemptions for physical bullion. The entire disclosure of the Organization of the Trusts. Tabular disclosure of detailed information about organization of trusts. The description of accounting policy for physical bullion. The description of accounting policy for other assets and liabilities. The entire disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities, which includes financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, which may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The entire disclosure for the formation, structure, control and ownership of the partnership. Disclosures related to accounts comprising partners' capital. Includes balances of general partners' capital account, limited partners' capital account, preferred partners' capital account and total partners' capital account and units outstanding; accumulated other comprehensive income; amount and nature of changes to amount of partner's capital and units outstanding by class, rights and privileges for each class of units; distribution policies and distributions paid by unit class; impact of and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; limitations of partners' liability; redemption, conversion and distribution policies; and deferred compensation related to the issuance of units. The entire disclosure of the Independent Review Committee ("IRC"). The entire disclosure of personnel. The cost of physical gold bullion. n/a. This member represent scenario member. The reasonably possible percentage of the increase in the market value of gold used to determine the resulting decrease in total equity and comprehensive income. The reasonably possible percentage of the decrease in the market value of gold used to determine the resulting decrease in total equity and comprehensive income. Net amount of other assets and accounts payable. The percentage change in the exchange rate between a foreign currency and the functional currency. The percentage of physical gold bullion that constitutes total equity. This member stands for a type of market risk representing the risk that equity is concentrated in physical silver bullion. The percentage of the value of net assets of the Trust that serves as a basis for calculating management fees (per the Trust Agreement). Threshold percent value of net assets of trust to calculate management fee. The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Represents the number of days before which advance notice has to be given for redemption of units on monthly basis. Represents percentage at which Units redeemed for physical bullion will be entitled to a redemption price of the Net Asset Value ("NAV") of the redeemed Units. Represents percentage at which Units redeemed for cash will be entitled to a redemption price of the lesser of two parameters. Represents the percentage of reduction to the redemption price for Units redeemed for cash. Represents the period of last business days in month in which redemption request are processed. Gross profit Foreign exchange gain (loss) Expenses, by nature Comprehensive income Assets [Default Label] Liabilities [Default Label] Ifrs other ownership interests offering costs Equity [Default Label] Equity and liabilities Number of shares outstanding Purchase of treasury shares Ifrs stock redeemed or called during period shares Adjustments for increase decrease in prepaid assets Cash flows from (used in) operating activities Outflows of cash from investing activities Cash flows from (used in) investing activities Proceeds from issuing shares Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares Payments for underwriting commissions and issue expenses Cash flows from (used in) financing activities Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes Cash and cash equivalents Ifrs fair value measurement inputs disclosure [Text block] Disclosure of related party [text block] Personnel explanatory [Text block] Redemptions for physical bullion