SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

17. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized share-based payments of $8.1 million, (December 31, 2022 – $10.2 million) related to the amortization of deferred, restricted and performance share units and $nil (December 31, 2022 – $0.1 million) related to amortization of stock options.

(a)

Deferred Share Units (DSUs)


		Cash Settled
	Number of DSUs		Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2021		805,055	$	3,137
Granted		117,643		452
Changes in fair value		-		(121)
Outstanding, December 31, 2022		922,698		3,468
Granted		125,802		431
Changes in fair value		-		144
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		1,048,500	$	4,043

(b)

Restricted Share Units (RSUs)


		Cash Settled				Equity Settled
	Number of RSUs		Fair Value		Number of RSUs
Outstanding, December 31, 2021		1,859,139	$	5,503		1,644,461
Granted		1,348,538		5,264		-
Units paid out in cash		(1,256,288)		(5,737)		-
Vested and paid out in shares		-		-		(665,305)
Transferred from equity to cash settled		413,864		-		(413,864)
Transferred from cash to equity settled		(155,674)		-		155,674
Forfeited or cancelled		(260,870)		-		(15,111)
Changes in fair value and vesting		-		(1,190)		-
Outstanding, December 31, 2022		1,948,709		3,840		705,855
Granted		1,716,286		5,887		-
Units paid out in cash		(1,214,393)		(4,812)		-
Vested and paid out in shares		-		-		(297,275)
Transferred from equity to cash settled		406,487		-		(406,487)
Forfeited or cancelled		(188,892)		-		(2,093)
Changes in fair value and vesting		-		301		-
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		2,668,197		5,216		-
Less: current portion				(2,568)
Non-current portion			$	2,648


		Cash Settled			Equity Settled
	Number of PSUs		Fair Value		Number of PSUs
Outstanding, December 31, 2021		515,008	$	3,104	1,845,887
Granted		-		-	824,768
Forfeited or cancelled		-		-	(434,007)
Transferred from equity to cash settled		168,452		-	(168,452)
Units paid out in cash		(683,460)		(3,882)	-
Vested and paid out in shares		-		-	(228,740)
Changes in fair value and vesting		-		778	-
Outstanding, December 31, 2022		-		-	1,839,456
Granted		-		-	844,187
Forfeited or cancelled		-		-	(152,729)
Transferred from equity to cash settled		340,236		-	(340,236)
Units paid out in cash		(340,236)		(1,240)	-
Vested and paid out in shares		-		-	(350,666)
Change in fair value and vesting		-		1,240	-
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		-	$	-	1,840,012

(d) Stock Options

The Company’s Stock Option Plan, as amended and approved from time to time, permits the Company to issue up to 12,200,000 stock options. As at December 31, 2023, a total of 2,950,529 stock options are available for issuance under the plan.


	Number of stock options	Weighted average exercise price
		Canadian dollars
Outstanding, December 31, 2021	1,249,383	$	5.88
Expired unexercised	(612,565)		6.16
Outstanding, December 31, 2022	636,818		5.62
Exercised	(127,350)		3.22
Expired unexercised	(509,468)		6.21
Outstanding, December 31, 2023	-	$	-
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2022	636,818	$	5.62
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2023	-	$	-