Share Capital - Summary of Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) yr $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($) yr $ / shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [abstract]
Expected stock price volatility	62.38%	60.42%
Expected life of options \| yr	5	5
Risk free interest rate	2.87%	1.03%
Expected forfeitures	0.00%	0.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted average fair value per option granted \| $	$ 3.01	$ 2.88
Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 5.47	$ 5.61

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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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The weighted average share price used as input to the option pricing model to calculate the fair value of share options granted. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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