The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits. [Refer: Cash on hand]

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Financial instruments and financial risk factors - Narrative (Details) - 6 months ended Apr. 30, 2022	USD ($)	CAD ($)
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Cash		$ 4,128,174
Liabilities, net		$ 24,778,777
Currency risk
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Sensitivity analysis for types of market risk, reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on foreign exchange gain (loss)	$ (803,993)
Currency risk \| Currency in which supplementary information is displayed
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Sensitivity analysis for types of market risk, reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent	5.00%