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Commitments (Details) - Purchase Warrants [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Purchase Warrants Balance, at beginning	350,000	678,379
Weighted Average Exercise Price Balance, at beginning	$ 4.19	$ 2.87
Share Purchase Warrants Exercised		(8,750)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised		$ 1.13
Share Purchase Warrants Expired		(319,629)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired		$ 1.46
Share Purchase Warrants Granted	150,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$ 3.17
Share Purchase Warrants Balance, at ending	500,000	350,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Balance, at ending	$ 3.88	$ 4.19

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