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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Text Block [Abstract]  
Summary of detailed information about intangible assets
 
     
Patents and
trademarks
    
Customer
relationships
    
Technology
    
Total
  
         
Cost:
                                 
         
At January 1, 2019
    $         192,032     $ 2,118,739     $ 1,590,958     $ 3,901,729  
         
Additions
      –       –       –       –  
         
Acquisitions
      –       14,168,830       10,212,390       24,381,220  
         
Effect of movements in exchange rates
      (9,374 )      (46,579 )      (47,366 )      (103,319 ) 
         
Balance at December 31, 2019
   
$
182,658
 
  
$
16,240,990
 
  
$
11,755,982
 
  
$
28,179,630
 
         
Additions
      –       –       2,333,666       2,333,666  
         
Acquisitions
      –       3,434,334       3,846,189       7,280,523  
         
Effect of movements in exchange rates
      (2,957 )      (38,494 )      (32,016 )      (73,467 ) 
         
Balance at December 31, 2020
   
$
179,701
 
  
$
19,636,830
 
  
$
17,903,821
 
  
$
37,720,352
 
         
Additions
      –       –       440,965       440,965  
         
Effect of movement in exchange rates
      (343 )      (3,217 )      1,556       (2,004 ) 
         
Balance at December 31, 2021
   
$
179,358
 
  
$
19,633,613
 
  
$
18,346,342
 
  
$
38,159,313
 
         
Accumulated amortization and impairments:
                                 
         
At January 1, 2019
    $ 51,238     $ 333,430     $ 349,188     $ 733,856  
         
Amortization
1
      36,564       1,668,090       1,618,368       3,323,022  
         
Impairment
      –       –       507,433       507,433  
         
Effect of movements in exchange rates
      (3,219 )      (23,895 )      (28,656 )      (55,770 ) 
         
Balance at December 31, 2019
    $ 84,583     $ 1,977,625     $ 2,446,333     $ 4,508,541  
         
Amortization
1
      35,243       2,696,767       2,753,602       5,485,612  
         
Effect of movements in exchange rates
      (3,078 )      (19,774 )      (17,788 )      (40,640 ) 
         
Balance at December 31, 2020
   
$
116,748
 
  
$
4,654,618
 
  
$
5,182,147
 
  
$
9,953,513
 
         
Amortization
1
      32,073       3,099,234       4,479,503       7,610,810  
         
Effect of movement in exchange rates
      85       3,820       5,252       9,157  
         
Balance at December 31, 2021
   
$
148,906
 
  
$
7,757,672
 
  
$
9,666,902
 
  
$
17,573,480
 
         
Carrying amounts:
                                 
         
Balance at December 31, 2020
    $ 62,953     $ 14,982,212     $ 12,721,674     $ 27,766,839  
         
Balance at December 31, 2021
    $ 30,452     $ 11,875,941     $ 8,679,440     $ 20,585,833  
 
 
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Amortization charges are included in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Summary of reconciliation changes in goodwill The carrying amount of goodwill is as follows:
 
     
December 31, 2021 
     
December 31, 2020 
  
     
Opening balance
    $                  27,086,727       $ 18,758,975   
     
Acquisitions, business combinations (Note 18)
      –         8,405,341   
     
Effect of movements in exchange rates
      (4,932)         (77,589)   
     
Total goodwill
   
$
27,081,795 
 
   
$
                27,086,727