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VALUE ADDED TAX RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Trade and other receivables [abstract] |
Schedule of value added tax receivable |
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
| $ |  | $ |
Current (note 5) | 7,004 |  | 13,462 |
Non-current (note 8) | 6,751 |  | 6,531 |
| 13,755 |  | 19,993 |

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