GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

General and Administrative Expense [Abstract]

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15. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE

The amount of each significant category of general and administrative expense recognized, are as follows:

		For the three months ended
		March 31,
		2023		2022
Employee salaries and benefits	$	1,471,167	$	2,380,447
Stock based compensation expense		328,993		1,290,143
Professional, legal, and advisory		1,203,939		770,904
Travel and accommodation		28,803		41,455
Software		111,954		42,132
Operating lease and variable lease costs		132,150		88,365
Office and administration		164,589		113,241
Recoveries		-		(250,000	)
Total general and administrative expense	$	3,441,595	$	4,476,687