Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Oct. 06, 2016
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Trading Symbol	tmq
Entity Registrant Name	Trilogy Metals Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001543418
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		105,271,984
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3