Government funding (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Government Funding [Abstract]

Summary of Government Grants and Investment Tax Credits

	2020			2019			2018
	$			$			$
Research and development expenses, gross		2,809,537			3,134,468			677,235
Less: Government grants		(2,032,869	)		(629,346	)		(46,843	)
Less: Investment tax credits		—			(393,464	)		(233,322	)
Research and development expenses, net		776,668			2,111,658			397,070

Summary of Deferred Government Funding

The following table summarizes the deferred government funding at end of each year relating to services in future periods.

	2020		2019		2018
	$		$		$
Current		—		1,067,318		—
Non-current		—		—		—
Deferred government funding at October 31		—		1,067,318		—