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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2018
Disclosure of significant accounting policies [line items] |  |
Flow through shares expended on property exploration period | Two years |
Right of use asset | $ 2,965,000 |
Lease liability related to the Company's office leases | Associated lease liability related to the Company’s office leases with a term of 12 months or more on the Statement of Financial Position at January 1, 2019. |
Impact of Adopting IFRS 9 [member] |  |
Disclosure of significant accounting policies [line items] |  |
Decrease to opening accumulated deficit |  | $ (503,146)
Top of Range [member] |  |
Disclosure of significant accounting policies [line items] |  |
maturity period of Guaranteed investment certificates | 3 months |
Bottom of Range [member] |  |
Disclosure of significant accounting policies [line items] |  |
Lease term period | 12 months |

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