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Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
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6. Intangible Assets

    March 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Technology license (net of accumulated amortization of $781 (2018- $731)) $  1,220   $  1,270  
Trademarks-indefinite life-$14,327 CAD   10,721     -  
Environmental compliance approvals-indefinite life- $182,700 CAD   136,714     133,919  
  $  148,655   $  135,189  

On May 6, 2015, the Company acquired an exclusive license from Syngas SDN BHD (“Syngas”), a Malaysian company to use Syngas intellectual property within North America for a period of five years for $1 consideration, renewable every five years upon written request. Syngas manufactures equipment that produces liquid transportation fuel from plastic waste material. The Company issued 20,000 common shares of the Company to an introducing party, determined to be valued at $2,000.

On March 14, 2019, the Company incurred fees to register various trademarks in the United States and Canada.

On September 15, 2017, the Company acquired the environmental approvals on the purchase of certain assets of Astoria from BDO Canada Limited (‘BDO”) under an asset purchase agreement (the “APA”).