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INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Income tax [Abstract] |
Schedule of income tax expense (recovery) |
| For the three months ended June 30 | For the six months ended June 30
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021
Current | $206 |  | $237 |  | $483 |  | $502 |
Deferred | 73 |  | 106 |  | 97 |  | 215 |
Total | $279 |  | $343 |  | $580 |  | $717 |

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