
		in thousands of dollars
		$
Balance as at November 30, 2022		319
Net amortization		(43)
Balance as at February 28, 2023		276

(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
	Three months ended	Three months ended
	February 28, 2023	February 28, 2022
	$	$
Operating lease costs	47	47
Variable lease costs	36	35
Total lease expense	83	82

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 February 28, 2023, the weighted-average remaining lease term is 1.2 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 three-month period ending February 28, 2023 are as follows:

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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $49,310.

Future minimum payments relating to the lease recognized in our balance sheet as of February 28, 2023 are as follows:


		in thousands of dollars
		February 28, 2023
Fiscal year		$
2023		149
2024		33
2025		—
Total undiscounted lease payments		182
Effect of discounting		(6)
Present value of lease payments recognized as lease liability		176