
		in thousands of dollars
		$
Balance as at November 30, 2021		482
Net amortization		(80)
Balance as at May 31, 2022		402

(b)	Lease liabilities

The Company’s lease arrangements primarily consist of an operating lease for our office space ending in June 2024. There are no extension options.

Total lease expense recorded within general and administrative expenses was comprised of the following components:


	in thousands of dollars
	Six months ended	Six months ended
	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
	$	$
Operating lease costs	93	93
Variable lease costs	82	50
Total lease expense	175	143

Variable lease costs consist primarily of the Company’s portion of operating costs associated with the office space lease as the Company elected to apply the practical expedient not to separate lease and non-lease components.

As of May 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining lease term is 2.1 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 8%. Significant judgment was used in the determination of the incremental borrowing rate which included estimating the Company’s credit rating.

Supplemental cash and non-cash information relating to our leases during the six-month period ending May 31, 2022 are as follows:

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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $101,951.

Future minimum payments relating to the lease recognized in our balance sheet as of May 31, 2022 are as follows:


		in thousands of dollars
		May 31, 2022
Fiscal year		$
2022		105
2023		212
2024		35
Total undiscounted lease payments		352
Effect of discounting		(21)
Present value of lease payments recognized as lease liability		331