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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments [Text Block]

5. Financial Instruments

The carrying value of the Company's financial instruments, such as cash, funds held in trust, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the long-term debt, obligations under capital lease and convertible promissory notes also approximates fair value due to their market interest rate.

Interest, Credit and Concentration Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk borne by an interest-bearing asset or liability as a result of fluctuations in interest rates. Financial assets and financial liabilities with variable interest rates expose the Company to cash flow interest rate risk.

The Company is exposed to significant interest rate risk on the current portion of its long-term debt of $3,909,422 (C$5,285,860) (December 31,2022-$7,285,747; C$9,868,274).

Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counterparty's inability to perform its payment obligations. As at September 30, 2023, the Company's credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and trade receivables. As at September 30, 2023, the Company's cash was held with reputable Canadian chartered banks and a United States of America bank.

With regards to credit risk with customers, the customers' credit evaluation is reviewed by management and account monitoring procedures are used to minimize the risk of loss. The Company believes that no additional credit risk beyond amounts provided for by the allowance for doubtful accounts is inherent in accounts receivable. As at September 30, 2023, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $nil (C$nil) (December 31, 2022-$nil; C$nil).

As at September 30, 2023, the Company is exposed to concentration risk as it had five customers (December 31, 2022-four customers) representing greater than 5% of total trade receivables and five customers (December 31, 2022-four customers) represented 98% (December 31, 2022-90%) of trade receivables. The Company had certain customers whose revenue individually represented 10% or more of the Company's total revenue. These customers accounted for 93% (37%, 31%, 13% and 12%) (September 30, 2022-85%; 36%, 24%, 13% and 12%) of total revenue.

Certain of the prior period's comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. The reclassification on the interim condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the sale of carbon credits from other expenses to revenue.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company is unable to meet its obligations as they fall due. The Company takes steps to ensure it has sufficient working capital and available sources of financing to meet future cash requirements for capital programs and operations. Management is considering all its options to repay its creditors. Refer also to going concern, note 2.

The Company actively monitors its liquidity to ensure that its cash flows and working capital are adequate to support its financial obligations and the Company's capital programs. In order to continue operations, the Company will need to raise capital, and complete the refinancing of its real property and organic waste processing and composting facility. There is no assurance of funding being available or available on acceptable terms. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown. Refer also to going concern, note 2.

Currency Risk

Although the Company's functional currency is the C$, the Company realizes a portion of its expenses in United States Dollars ("$"). Consequently, certain assets and liabilities are exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. As at September 30, 2023, $352,299 (December 31, 2022-$80,843) of the Company's net monetary liabilities were denominated in $. The Company has not entered into any hedging transactions to reduce the exposure to currency risk.