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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Text Block]

9. Related Party Transactions

During the year, the Company incurred $138,978 ($180,000 CAD) (2017-$46,206; $60,000 CAD) in management fees expense with Travellers International Inc. (“Travellers”), an Ontario company controlled by a director and president of the Company (the “President”); $138,978 ($180,000 CAD) (2017-$46,206; $60,000 CAD) in management fees expense with Landfill Gas Canada Ltd. (“LFGC”), an Ontario company controlled by a director and chief executive officer of the Company (the “CEO”); $50,959 ($66,000 CAD) (2017-$36,965; $48,000 CAD) in management fees expense with the Company’s chief financial officer (the “CFO”); and $9,265 ($12,000 CAD) (2017-$36,965; $48,000 CAD) in management fees expense with the Company’s vice-president of corporate development (the “VPCD”). As at December 31, 2018, unpaid remuneration and unpaid expenses in the amount of $48,691 ($66,426 CAD) (2017-$111,426; $139,789 CAD) is included in accounts payable and $184,714 ($251,997 CAD) (2017-$102,935; $129,137 CAD) is included in accrued liabilities.

In addition, during the year, the Company incurred interest expense of $14,094 ($18,254 CAD) (2017-$15,056; $19,550 CAD) on the outstanding loans from Travellers and $4,772 ($6,510 CAD) (2017-$nil; $nil CAD) on the outstanding loans from the directors. As at December 31, 2018, interest of $17,882 ($24,395 CAD) (December 31, 2017-$22,120; $27,750 CAD) on these loans is included in accrued liabilities.

During the year, the Company incurred $66,068 ($85,569 CAD) (2017-$63,223; $82,097 CAD) in rent paid under a rental agreement to Haute Inc. (“Haute”), an Ontario company controlled by the President.

During the year, the Company sold $15,515 ($20,095 CAD) of compost product to LFGC.

For those independent directors providing their services throughout the year, the Company accrued directors' compensation totaling $52,000, based on the issuance of 20,000 common stock of the Company in 2019 to each of the four directors. This compensation was priced based on the trading price of the shares at the close of business on March 28, 2019.

Furthermore, the Company granted the CEO 3,000,000 restricted stock units (“RSU”), under a consulting agreement effective January 1, 2017, determined to be valued at $990,000 based on private placement pricing at the time. On January 1, 2018, 1,000,000 RSUs were exchanged into 1,000,000 common stock. The RSUs for the remaining two installments are expected to vest annually on January 1, 2019 and 2020, subject to meeting certain performance objectives. On May 17, 2018, at a meeting of the board of directors (the “Board”), approved an amendment to the President’s consulting agreement, to include the granting of 3,000,000 RSUs to the President, determined to be valued at $3,000,000, based on private placement pricing at the time, on the same terms and conditions as those granted to the CEO. Effective May 17, 2018, 1,000,000 RSUs were exchanged into 1,000,000 common stock. Based on private placement pricing at the time, the common stock issued to the President in exchange for the RSUs, was determined to be valued at $1,000,000, presented as management compensation expense.

The Company also recognized management compensation expense of $1,330,000 (2017-$330,000 on the award to the CEO) on the awards to the President and the CEO, who met their performance objectives in 2018.