Disclosure of detailed information about options, valuation assumptions (Details) - CAD	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement [Line Items]
Expected stock price volatility	81.72%	87.15%
Expected life of options	5.0	5.0
Risk free interest rate	1.53%	0.68%
Expected forfeitures	0.00%	0.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted average fair value per option granted in the year	CAD 2.13	CAD 1.65

The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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