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Commitments (Details 4) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
First Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	500,000
Number of Vested Shares	500,000
Exercise Price	$ 1.60
Expiry Date	Jul. 05, 2023
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1,270,000
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	5 years 9 months 3 days
Second Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	75,000
Number of Vested Shares	75,000
Exercise Price	$ 1.20
Expiry Date	May 07, 2024
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 220,500
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	6 years 7 months 6 days
Third Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	125,000
Number of Vested Shares	93,750
Exercise Price	$ 1.32
Expiry Date	May 08, 2024
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 352,500
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	6 years 7 months 6 days
Four Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	718,750
Number of Vested Shares	718,750
Exercise Price	$ 0.92
Expiry Date	Apr. 02, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 2,314,375
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 6 months
Five Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	29,167
Number of Vested Shares	29,167
Exercise Price	$ 1.44
Expiry Date	Jun. 08, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 78,751
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 8 months 8 days
Six Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	50,000
Number of Vested Shares	33,333
Exercise Price	$ 1.76
Expiry Date	Jun. 15, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 119,000
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 8 months 15 days
Seven Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	266,250
Number of Vested Shares	199,688
Exercise Price	$ 5.04
Expiry Date	Sep. 18, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	7 years 11 months 19 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)	8 years
Nine Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	31,250
Number of Vested Shares	20,833
Exercise Price	$ 5.68
Expiry Date	Oct. 02, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 4 days
Ten Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	25,000
Number of Vested Shares	16,666
Exercise Price	$ 8.98
Expiry Date	Oct. 16, 2025
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 14 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)	8 years 3 months
Twelve Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,500
Exercise Price	$ 4.9
Expiry Date	Mar. 31, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 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)	8 years 6 months 25 days
Fourteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	19,697
Number of Vested Shares	19,697
Exercise Price	$ 4.09
Expiry Date	May 18, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 985
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 7 months 16 days
Fifteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	1,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,500
Exercise Price	$ 6.11
Expiry Date	Jun. 30, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 9 months
Sixteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	379,625
Number of Vested Shares	126,542
Exercise Price	$ 6.26
Expiry Date	Jul. 05, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 9 months 3 days
Seventeen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	861,429
Number of Vested Shares	287,143
Exercise Price	$ 7.06
Expiry Date	Jul. 18, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 9 months 18 days
Eighteen Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	13,333
Number of Vested Shares	13,333
Exercise Price	$ 3.06
Expiry Date	Sep. 07, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 14,400
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 11 months 8 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	$ 865,759
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	8 years 11 months 22 days
Twenty Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	69,166
Number of Vested Shares	29,164
Exercise Price	$ 3.63
Expiry Date	Oct. 03, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 35,275
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 3 days
Twenty One Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	15,000
Number of Vested Shares	5,000
Exercise Price	$ 4.35
Expiry Date	Dec. 09, 2026
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 2 months 8 days
Twenty Two Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	50,000
Number of Vested Shares
Exercise Price	$ 5.39
Expiry Date	Feb. 07, 2027
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 6 months 9 days
Twenty Three Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	40,000
Number of Vested Shares	10,000
Exercise Price	$ 5.26
Expiry Date	Feb. 17, 2027
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 4 months 16 days
Twenty Four Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	781,667
Number of Vested Shares	131,669
Exercise Price	$ 5.92
Expiry Date	May 12, 2027
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 7 months 9 days
Twenty Five Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	12,500
Number of Vested Shares	1,042
Exercise Price	$ 3.42
Expiry Date	Aug. 09, 2027
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 9,000
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 10 months 9 days
Twenty Six Stock Option [Member]
Total Number of Shares	15,000
Number of Vested Shares	1,250
Exercise Price	$ 4.33
Expiry Date	Sep. 19, 2027
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	9 years 11 months 19 days
2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Total Number of Shares	5,092,030	4,199,000	1,822,500
Number of Vested Shares	3,326,223
Exercise Price	$ 4.13	$ 3.76	$ 2.00
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 5,280,544

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