RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Statement [Line Items]

Disclosure of information about key management personnel [Table Text Block]

		For the years ended
		December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Short-term compensation (1)	$	4,101,441	$	3,189,845
Share-based payments (stock options) (2)		8,830,606		7,686,442
	$	12,932,047	$	10,876,287