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Convertible Debentures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of Convertible Debentures [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
14.
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
 
  Dec 23/21  June 23/21  Dec 28/20  Nov 2/23    
  $7.866MM  $1.58MM  $4.6MM  $6.0MM USD  Total 
Balance  December 31, 2019
 4,049,349  0  1,047,661  -  5,097,010 
                     
Interest and accretion expense  1,536,081   91,149   116,890   -   1,744,120 
Interest paid or accrued  (715,763)  (58,889)  (56,551)  -   (831,203)
Rollover to the 10% convertible debenture  -   -   (186,359)  -   (186,359)
Issuance of the 10% convertible debenture  -   1,113,657   -   -   1,113,657 
Repayment of 10.5% convertible debenture  -   -   (890,794)  -   (890,794)
Foreign exchange adjustment  186,165   -   (30,847)  -   155,318 
Convert $75,000 debentures into share capital  (40,980)  -   -   -   (40,980)
Balance December 31, 2020
  5,014,852   1,145,917   -   -   6,160,769 
                     
Interest and accretion expense  1,893,494   -   -   -   1,893,494 
Interest paid or accrued  (746,145)  -   -   -   (746,145)
Issuance of the $6MM debenture  -   -   -   4,395,881   4,395,881 
Repayment of 10% convertible debenture  -   (1,145,917)  -   -   (1,145,917)
Repayment of the 12% debenture  (6,162,201)  -   -   -   (6,162,201)
Unamortized fair value difference-opening  -    -   -   (1,341,948)  (1,341,948)
Amortization of fair value difference  -   -       111,830   111,830 
Change in fair value of debenture  -   -   -   177,530   177,530 
                     
Balance Dec 31, 2021
  -   -   -   3,343,293   3,343,293 
Current portion of debenture  
-
   
-
   
-
   (1,421,911)  (1,421,911)
Long term portion of debenture  
-
   
-
   
-
   1,921,382   1,921,382 
 
(a)On December 28, 2017, the Company issued 4,600 unsecured convertible debentures at a price of $1,000 CAD per unit. Each debenture was convertible into 11.5 common shares of the Company at $87.00 CAD per common share with a maturity date of June 28, 2020.
 
Each Convertible Debenture unit bore an interest rate of 10.5% per annum from the date of issue, payable in cash quarterly in arrears. Any unpaid interest payments was to accrue and be added to the principal amount of this Convertible Debenture. From January 1, 2020, until its maturity on June 28, 2020, the Company paid $56,550 in interest related to the convertible debentures, included within finance expense in profit and loss.
 
On December 22, 2019, a portion of the 10.5% debenture holders rolled over the net present value of their holdings totaling $2,287,452 with a maturity value of $2,423,656 ($3,155,00 CAD) into $2,549,155 ($3,319,000 CAD) of face value 12% convertibles debentures as more fully described below.
 
The exchange of debt instruments between the debenture holders and the Company satisfied the criteria under IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, as a substantial modification, and therefore was treated as an extinguishment of the previous debt and a recognition of a new financial liability. In connection, a loss of $136,204 was recorded within finance expense (income) in profit or loss, as the difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability extinguished and the consideration paid, which is comprised of the newly issued debentures.
 
The remaining portion of the 10.5% Convertible Debentures matured on June 28, 2020 and were repaid at their face value of 1,108,000 ($1,445,000 CAD) except for $186,359 ($250,000 CAD) that were rolled over, for a net repayment of $921,641 ($1,195,000 CAD) as more fully described in 14(d).
 
(b)On December 23, 2019, the Company issued 7,866,000 unsecured 12% convertible debentures at a price of $0.77 per unit ($1.00 CAD), convertible into 0.0153 common shares of the Company at $65.25 CAD (the “Conversion Price”) per common share. The discounted liability for this convertible debenture at December 23, 2019, is $4,049,349. The amount allocated to contributed surplus was $445,053 and the balance of $1,547,500 was the transaction costs incurred.
 
Each of this Convertible Debenture unit bears an interest rate of 12% per annum from the date of issue, payable in cash quarterly in arrears. Any unpaid interest payments will accrue and be added to the principal amount of the Convertible Debenture. From January 1, 2021, until December 23, 2021, the Company paid $746,145 (2020-$715,763) in interest related to these 12% convertible debentures, included within finance expense in profit and loss.
 
On June 24, 2020, $57,692 ($75,000 CAD) the face value of the 12% convertible debentures was converted into common shares of the Company. The discounted value of this debenture at the date of conversion was $40,980 ($54,975 CAD). This gain on conversion of $16,712 was recorded as a finance income in 2020.
 
The 12% Convertible Debentures matured and was fully paid on December 23, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”) in the amount of $6,162,201.

 
(c) On June 23, 2020, the Company entered into a non-brokered private placement financing agreement with Accel Telecom Inc. Accel Telecom subscribed for 1,330 senior unsecured 10% convertible debentures maturing one year from the issue date at an issue price of $745 (CDN$1,000) per 10% Convertible Debenture for aggregate gross proceeds of $991,427 ($1,330,000 CAD). Each Convertible Debenture can be convertible, at the option of the holder, into 23 common shares in the capital of the Company at a price of $34.11 (CDN$43.50) per Common Share and are redeemable at 101% of the face value at any time after the closing date. On the closing date, Accel will also receive 0.0069 non-transferrable common share purchase warrant for each $0.784 (CDN$1.00) principal amount of the Convertible Debentures purchased. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $34.11 (CDN$43.50) per warrant share for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of issu
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.
 
On January 6, 2021, the Company redeemed in full this senior unsecured 10% convertible debenture for an amount of $964,601.
 
(d) On June 28, 2020, one of the 10.5% convertible debenture holders, see 10 (a), elected to participate on the exact same terms and conditions in the 10% convertible debenture described in 11 (c) for their $186,359 ($250,000 CAD) face value that would otherwise have matured on June 28, 2020.
 
On January 6, 2021, the Company redeemed in full this senior unsecured 10% convertible debenture for an amount of $181,316.
 
(e)
On November 3, 2021, the Company issued a US$7,200,000 million convertible promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) and 2,142,857 warrants for gross proceeds of US$6,000,000.
 
The warrants allow for the purchase of 2,142,857 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of US4.00 per common share. The warrants expire 5 years from the issue date of the promissory note. Under the terms of the warrants, the exercise price of the warrant will be adjusted if the Company closes an offering where the common shares of the Company are offered at a price less than the exercise price, resulting in a revision of the exercise price equal to the common share offering. Because the exercise price of the warrants will vary if the Company issues common shares at a price lower than the exercise price of the warrants, the warrants are classified as liabilities.
 
The promissory note matures on November 2, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). The promissory note will be repaid commencing May 2022 in monthly instalments of US$400,000. At the Company’s option, the repayments will be made in cash or common shares of the Company, or a combination of both. If paid by the issuance of common shares, the repayment is paid at a redemption price equal to the greater of 90% of the average five lowest daily volume-weighted average prices during the twenty trading days prior to the issuance of the common shares or US$2.00 (the “Redemption Price”).
 
All or a portion of the US$7,200,000 is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of US$10.00 per common share (the “Conversion Price”), at the option of the holder, at any time subsequent to six months from the date of issuance to the maturity date of November 2, 2023. Under the terms of the promissory note, the conversion price of the promissory note will be adjusted if the Company closes an offering where the common shares of the Company are offered at a price less than the exercise price, resulting in a revision of the conversion price equal to the common share offering.

 
At any time during the promissory note outstanding, the Company can provide the holder of the promissory note written notice of its intention to repay the amount owing. If the notice is provided within the first 6 months post issuance, the Company is required to repay an amount equal to US$7,000,000. Subsequent to this time period, the amount outstanding must be converted in full. If the Company provides notice of prepayment, the holder has the option to convert up to 25% of the principal amount at the lesser of the Redemption Price and the Conversion Price, as defined above.
 
Furthermore, if at any time prior to November 2, 2023, the Company proposes to offer or sell new securities, the Company shall first offer the holder the opportunity to purchase ten percent of the new securities.
 
Finally, should the Company subsequently issue equity interests of the Company for aggregate proceeds to the Company of greater than US$10 million, excluding offering costs or other expenses, unless otherwise waived in writing by and at the discretion of the holder, the Company will direct twenty percent of such proceeds from such issuance to repay the promissory note.
 
The Company has elected to measure the promissory note (hybrid contract) at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) on initial recognition and, as such, the embedded conversion feature is not separated.
 
The Company paid legal fees and expenses of $1,145,538 related to the issuance of the promissory note and warrants which have been included in finance expense on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ending December 31, 2021.
 
On initial recognition, the fair value of the convertible promissory note was $4,395,881, and the warrants issued in conjunction with the instrument (see below) were valued at $2,946,066. The fair value of the components exceeded the transaction price of $6,000,000 and the resulting difference has been deferred and will be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations over the term of the instrument on a straight-line basis, in the change in fair value of the convertible promissory note.
 
The unamortized fair value difference at December 31, 2021, and relat
e
d activity during the year is as follows:
 
Balance, December 31, 2020   $ -  
Fair value difference on issuance     1,341,948  
Recognized in profit or loss     (111,830 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
 
$
1,230,118
 
 

The balance of the promissory notes is as follows:
 
 
 
Promissory Note
 
Balance, December 31, 2020 $- 
Fair value on initial recognition  4,395,881 
Change in fair value  177,530 
Unamortized day one fair value difference  (1,230,118)
Balance, December 31, 2021
 
$
3,343,293
 
Current portion
 
 
(1,421,911
)
Long term portion $1,921,382 
 
As at December 31, 2021 the total principal amount outstanding on the convertible promissory note is $6,000,000.
 
Fair value calculation
 
The Company estimated the fa
i
r value of the promissory note using a binomial lattice model with the following assumptions: risk-free rate of 0.47% -1.18%; share price of $3.93; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected volatility of 46%. Based on these estimates, the promissory note had a fair value of $4,395,881 upon issuance.
 
On December 31, 2021, the fair value of the promissory note was estimated at $4,573,411 using a binomial lattice model with the following assumptions: risk-free rate of 0.67% -1.27%, share price of $3.70, expected dividend yield of 0%, and expected volatility of 45%.
 
There was no change in the fair value due to changes in own credit risk during the year.
 
Subsequent events
 
Subsequent to year-end, the Company completed a secondary offering of its common shares at a price of $2.30 per common share. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, as the common shares of the secondary prices were offered at a price less than the stated Conversion Price (US$10.00 per common share) of the promissory note and the Exercise Price of the warrants (US$4.00 per common share), both the Conversion Price and the Exercise Price were revised to US$2.30 per common share. In addition, as the total gross proceeds of the secondary offering were in excess of $10,000,000, excluding offering costs or other expenses, the Company was required to direct 20% of the gross proceeds to the Lender. A total of US$4,000,000 was repaid to the Lender on January 13, 2022.