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Financial instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments | The following exchange rates applied during the year ended December 31, 2018:
| $U.S. to $1.00 CDN |  | $CDN to $1.00 U.S.
January 1, 2018 Opening rate | $0.798 |  | $1.254
December 31, 2018 Closing rate | $0.734 |  | $1.363
Fiscal 2018 Average rate | $0.772 |  | $1.296

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- Definition The disclosure of information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which the entity is exposed. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_31&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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