SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS - Options Fair Value Measurements (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) year day	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD ($) year
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Maximum term of options granted	5 years
Share price (in CAD per share)	$ 4.27	$ 5.10
Exercise price (in CAD per share)	$ 4.55	$ 5.10
Risk free interest rate (%)	0.90%	0.60%
Option life (years) \| year	2.8	2.8
Option volatility (%)	100.00%	100.00%
Weighted average fair value of each share option granted (in CAD per share)	$ 1.87	$ 2.35
Bottom of range
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Forfeiture rate	3.00%	3.00%
Top of range
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Forfeiture rate	10.00%	10.00%
Share Options
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Number of trading days to determine weighted average trading price for options granted \| day	5
Share Options \| Tranche One
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Share Options \| Tranche Two
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Share Options \| Tranche Three
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The weighted average exercise price of share options exercised in a share-based payment arrangement. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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The weighted average fair value of share options granted during the period at the measurement date. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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The weighted average share price used as input to the option pricing model to calculate the fair value of share options granted. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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