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INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of income tax expense (recovery) |
For the years ended December 31 | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Tax on profit |  |
Current tax |  |
Charge for the year |  | $423 |  |  | $1,125 |
Adjustment in respect of prior years | 45 |  | — |
|  | $468 |  |  | $1,125 |
Deferred tax |  |
Origination and reversal of temporary differences in the current year |  | $821 |  |  | $112 |
Adjustment in respect of prior years | (91 | ) | (6 | )
|  | $730 |  |  | $106 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,198 |  |  | $1,231 |
Tax expense related to continuing operations
Current |  |
Canada |  | $— |  |  | $7 |
International | 468 |  | 1,118 |
|  | $468 |  |  | $1,125 |
Deferred |  |
Canada |  | $628 |  |  | ($97 | )
International | 102 |  | 203 |
|  | $730 |  |  | $106 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,198 |  |  | $1,231 |
Reconciliation to Canadian statutory rate |
Reconciliation to Canadian Statutory Rate |
For the years ended December 31 | 2018 |  | 2017 |
At 26.5% statutory rate |  | ($63 | ) |  | $728 |
Increase (decrease) due to: |  |
Allowances and special tax deductions 1 | (59 | ) | (96 | )
Impact of foreign tax rates 2 | (4 | ) | 215 |
Expenses not tax deductible | 74 |  | 24 |
Non-taxable gains on sales of long-lived assets | — |  | (241 | )
Impairment charges not recognized in deferred tax assets | 168 |  | 66 |
Goodwill impairment charges not tax deductible | 54 |  | — |
Net currency translation losses on deferred tax balances | 41 |  | 10 |
Tax impact of profits from equity accounted investments | (15 | ) | (7 | )
Current year tax losses not recognized in deferred tax assets | 100 |  | 21 |
United States tax reform | — |  | (203 | )
De-recognition of deferred tax assets | 814 |  | — |
United States adjustment to one-time toll charge | (49 | ) | — |
Adjustments in respect of prior years | 3 |  | (6 | )
Increase to income tax related contingent liabilities | — |  | 172 |
Dominican Republic tax audit | 42 |  | — |
United States withholding taxes | (107 | ) | 252 |
Other withholding taxes | 14 |  | 18 |
Mining taxes | 184 |  | 266 |
Other items | 1 |  | 12 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,198 |  |  | $1,231 |
1 | We are able to claim certain allowances and tax deductions unique to extractive industries that result in a lower effective tax rate.
2 | We operate in multiple foreign tax jurisdictions that have tax rates different than the Canadian statutory rate

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