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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
First Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	500,000
Number of Vested Shares	500,000
Exercise Price	$ 1.6
Expiry Date	Jul. 05, 2023
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1,015,000
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	6 years 9 months 4 days
Second Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	75,000
Number of Vested Shares	50,000
Exercise Price	$ 1.2
Expiry Date	May 07, 2024
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 182,250
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 7 months 6 days
Third Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	125,000
Number of Vested Shares	62,250
Exercise Price	$ 1.32
Expiry Date	May 08, 2024
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 288,750
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 7 months 6 days
Four Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	718,750
Number of Vested Shares	479,170
Exercise Price	$ 0.92
Expiry Date	Apr. 02, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1,947,813
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 6 months
Five Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	50,000
Number of Vested Shares	20,834
Exercise Price	$ 1.44
Expiry Date	Jun. 08, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 109,500
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 8 months 9 days
Six Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	50,000
Number of Vested Shares	16,667
Exercise Price	$ 1.76
Expiry Date	Jun. 15, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 93,500
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 8 months 16 days
Seven Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	278,750
Number of Vested Shares	116,146
Exercise Price	$ 5.04
Expiry Date	Sep. 18, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 11 months 20 days
Eight Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,500
Exercise Price	$ 5.64
Expiry Date	Sep. 30, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years
Nine Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	31,250
Number of Vested Shares	10,416
Exercise Price	$ 5.68
Expiry Date	Oct. 02, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years
Ten Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	25,000
Number of Vested Shares	8,333
Exercise Price	$ 8.98
Expiry Date	Oct. 16, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 15 days
Eleven Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,500
Exercise Price	$ 5.57
Expiry Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 3 months
Twelave Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares
Exercise Price	$ 4.9
Expiry Date	Mar. 31, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 6 months
Thirteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,500
Exercise Price	$ 5.66
Expiry Date	Apr. 27, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 6 months 26 days
Fourteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	50,000
Number of Vested Shares	12,121
Exercise Price	$ 4.09
Expiry Date	May 18, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 7 months 17 days
Fifteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares
Exercise Price	$ 6.11
Expiry Date	Jun. 30, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 9 months
Sixteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	379,625
Number of Vested Shares
Exercise Price	$ 6.26
Expiry Date	Jul. 05, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 9 months 4 days
Seventeen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	861,429
Number of Vested Shares
Exercise Price	$ 7.06
Expiry Date	Jul. 18, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 9 months 18 days
Eighteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	40,000
Number of Vested Shares	3,333
Exercise Price	$ 3.06
Expiry Date	Sep. 07, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 22,800
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 11 months 9 days
Nineteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,006,696
Number of Vested Shares	1,006,696
Exercise Price	$ 3.28
Expiry Date	Sep. 22, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 352,344
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 11 months 23 days
2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Total Number of Shares	4,199,000	1,822,500	792,500
Number of Vested Shares	2,290,716
Exercise Price	$ 3.76	$ 2.00	$ 2.82
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 4,011,956

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