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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
First Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 1,462,180
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 3.00
Expiry Date | Jul. 05, 2018
Second Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 30,000
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 4.00
Expiry Date | Feb. 24, 2019
Third Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 277,127
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 1.20
Expiry Date | Mar. 13, 2019
Four Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 1,252
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 1.68
Expiry Date | Mar. 13, 2019
Five Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 31,250
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 1.24
Expiry Date | May 31, 2019
Six Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 7,500
Exercise Price | $ / shares | $ 1.00
Expiry Date | May 31, 2019
Purchase Warrants [Member] |
Number | 1,809,309

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