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Compensation of key management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Disclosure of employee benefits | Key management includes the Company’s directors, members of the Executive Committee and members of Senior Management. Compensation to key management included:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |
Salaries and short-term employee benefits |  | 11,412 |  |  | 6,841 |
Share-based payments |  | 2,920 |  |  | 4,881 |
|  | 14,332 |  |  | 11,722 |

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