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Financial risk management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Financial risk management [abstract]

Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Financial Liabilities

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities on an undiscounted basis:

		December 31, 2017
						Less than												Over 5
		Total				1 year				2-3 years				4-5 years				years
Trade and other payables		$	10,393			$	10,393			$	-			$	-			$	-
Pre-payment facility			15,000				4,000				11,000				-				-
Interest on pre-payment facility			1,601				856				745				-				-
Leases			1,438				290				563				540				45
Other long-term liabilities			564				-				95				-				469
		$	28,996			$	15,539			$	12,403			$	540			$	514

Schedule of Market Risks

Financial instruments that may impact the Company’s net earnings or other comprehensive income due to currency fluctuations include CAD and MXP denominated assets and liabilities which are included in the following table:

		As at December 31, 2017
		CAD				MXP
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,436			$	1,681
Trade and other receivables			19				2,814
Trade and other payables			1,831				4,385

Schedule of Sensitivity Analysis for Market Risks

The sensitivity of the Company’s net loss and comprehensive loss due to changes in the exchange rates as at December 31, 2017 is included in the following table:

		CAD/USD				MXP/USD
		Exchange rate				Exchange rate
			+/- 10%				+/- 10%
Approximate impact on:
Net loss		$	732			$	850
Other comprehensive loss			(93	)			110

Schedule of Fair Value Measurements

		December 31,				December 31,
		2017				2016
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,325			$	24,055
Restricted cash			331				151
Available-for-sale investment			-				503
Long-term investments			4				28
Level 2
Trade and other receivables			6,631				4,002
Credit facilities			-				7,758
Pre-payment facility			15,000				-

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