CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 28,048,644	$ 27,440,257
Sales tax recoverable	7,377	9,748
Prepaid expenses	235,390	335,928
Current assets	28,291,411	27,785,933
Deposits	52,396	52,396
Total Assets	28,343,807	27,838,329
Current
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,798,472	3,584,334
Current liabilities	2,798,472	3,584,334
Commitments - Note 5
Capital stock Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares, par value $0.001 per share Issued and outstanding: 44,421,992 common shares (September 30, 2017 - 43,330,817)	44,423	43,332
Additional paid-in capital	121,038,635	115,689,221
Accumulated deficit	(95,537,723)	(91,478,558)
Total Stockholders' Equity	25,545,335	24,253,995
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 28,343,807	$ 27,838,329

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.