RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

4. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Application of new and revised accounting standards:

IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

On February 1, 2018, the Company adopted the requirements of IFRS 15. IFRS 15 covers principles that an entity shall apply to report useful information to users of the financial statements about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from a contract with a customer. The Company currently has no revenues, and there was no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments

In July 2014, the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) to replace IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement in its entirety. IFRS 9 provides a revised model for recognition and measurement of financial instruments and a single, forward-looking ‘expected-loss’ impairment model, as well as a substantially reformed approach to hedge accounting. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Application of the expected credit loss model at the date of adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial assets because the Company determined that the expected credit losses on its financial assets were nominal. There were no impairment losses recognized on financial assets during the years ended January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2018. The standard did not impact the Company’s classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities except for royalty receivable which was reclassified from loans and receivables to amortized costs. There was no significant impact on the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at the transition date.

Changes in accounting standards not yet effective:

IFRS 16 Leases

In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 – Leases (“IFRS 16”) which replaces IAS 17 – Leases and its associated interpretative guidance, and will be effective for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, provided the Company has adopted IFRS 15. This standard sets out a new model for lease accounting. A lessee can choose to apply IFRS 16 using either a full retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach. The Company plans to apply IFRS 16 at the date it becomes effective and has not yet selected a transition approach.

The Company has identified existing agreements that may contain right-of-use assets. At this time, the Company does not believe that the new standard will give rise to a material change, and is currently finalizing the expected impact on the consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 3 – Definition of a Business

In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 3 – Definition of a Business which:

· Clarify that to be considered a business, an acquired set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs;

· Narrow the definitions of a business and of outputs by focusing on goods and services provided to customers and by removing the reference to an ability to reduce costs;

· Add guidance and illustrative examples to help entities assess whether a substantive process has been acquired;

· Remove the assessment of whether market participants are capable of replacing any missing inputs or processes and continuing to produce outputs; and

· Add an option concentration test that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business.

The amendments are effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and to asset acquisitions that occurred on or after the beginning of that period. Earlier application is permitted. The Company does not expect the application of the standard will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

IFRIC 23 - Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

IFRIC 23 (the "Interpretation") sets out how to determine the accounting tax position when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. The Interpretation requires an entity to determine whether uncertain tax positions are assessed separately or as a group; and assess whether it is probable that a tax authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment used, or proposed to be used, by an entity in its income tax filings. If yes, the entity should determine its accounting tax position consistently with the tax treatment used or planned to be used in its income tax filings. If no, the entity should reflect the effect of uncertainty in determining its accounting tax position. The Interpretation is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Entities can apply the Interpretation with either full retrospective application or modified retrospective application without restatement of comparatives retrospectively or prospectively. The Company does not expect the application of the Interpretation will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Annual Improvements 2015-2017 Cycle

In December 2017, the IASB issued the Annual Improvements 2015-2017 cycle, containing amendments to IFRS 3 - Business Combinations ("IFRS 3"), IFRS 11 - Joint Arrangements, IAS 12 - Income Taxes, and IAS 23 - Borrowing Costs. These amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements