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Going Concern
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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2. Going Concern

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for the next twelve months.

As at December 31, 2019, the Company had a working capital deficit of $8,203,742 (2018-$4,830,948), incurred a net loss of $2,895,185 (2018-$3,894,016) for the year and had an accumulated deficit of $11,449,497 (December 31, 2018-$8,554,312) and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business. 

On August 28, 2019, Pace Savings & Credit Union Limited ("PACE") informed the Company via letter that the credit facilities and corporate term loan (the "Debt") was in default due to the Company's going concern disclosure in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and as a result of the Company's failure to respond to an e-mail request from PACE with respect to the Company's efforts to arrange for a payout. As a result, PACE was not agreeable to continue with the Debt and had requested that the Company's indebtedness to PACE be repaid in full on or before December 31, 2019. After numerous discussions between the parties and their legal representatives, PACE agreed to revise their request for the final payout date. On March 31, 2020, PACE and the Company reached an agreement for the repayment of the outstanding amounts owing to PACE. Refer also to note 24(g), subsequent events.

 

As a result of the PACE default, the advance is also in default (refer to advance, note 13), the obligations under capital lease are also in default (refer to obligations under capital lease, note 15) and the convertible promissory notes are also in default (refer to convertible promissory notes, note 16).

 

Beginning in March 2020 the Governments of Canada and Ontario, as well as foreign governments instituted emergency measures as a result of the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19). The virus has had a major impact on Canadian and international securities and currency markets and consumer activity which may impact the Company's financial position, its results of operations and its cash flows significantly. As these are subsequent events, these financial statements do not reflect such impact. The situation is constantly evolving, however, so the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will impact businesses and the economy is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial position, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.


These factors cast substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, which is dependent upon its ability to obtain necessary financing to further the development of its business and satisfy its obligations to PACE and its other creditors, and upon achieving profitable operations. There is no assurance of funding being available, or available on acceptable terms. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as recorded on these consolidated financial statements.

 

These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the potential effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result if the Company was unable to continue as a going concern.  Such adjustments could be material.