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CAPITAL STOCK (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) yr $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD ($) yr shares | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD ($) yr shares
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement | $ 7,000,000 |  |
Shares issued for private placement (Shares) | shares | 5,000,000 |  |
Equity Issuance, Price per Unit | $ / shares | $ 1.40 |  |
Weighted average exercise price of warrants granted in share-based payment arrangement | $ 2.00 |  |
Share issue costs (units and cash) | $ 438,018 |  |
Finder's fees in units (Shares) | shares | 246,604 |  |
Finder's fees in units, percentage of units sold to investors introduced by finders | 6.00% |  |
Finder's fees in units | $ 345,246 |  |
Share issuance costs in cash | $ 92,772 |  |
Shares issued pursuant to an incentive stock grant program (shares) | shares | 245,000 | 140,000 | 163,000
Shares issued for exercise of options (shares) | shares | 75,000 | 165,000 | 0
Shares issued for exercise of options | $ 85,700 | $ 127,800 | $ 0
Employment and consulting agreements (Shares) | shares | 68,873 |  |
Employment and consulting agreements | $ 79,190 |  |
Commitment to issue shares | $ 23,825 | $ 0 |
Shares issued for property (shares) | shares | 0 | 250,000 | 0
Shares issued for property | $ 0 | $ 145,000 | $ 0
Description of stock option plan | The maximum number of shares that may be reserved for issuance under the plan is limited to 10% of the issued common shares of the Company at any time. |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options | yr | 3.10 | 2.92 | 3.56
Share-based Payments | $ 1,415,639 | $ 970,796 | $ 542,513
Restricted share units, fair value per unit on grant date | 1.01 |  |
Weighted average fair value of the stock options granted | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.36
RSU's vested [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based Payments | $ 27,575 |  |
Stock Options Granted August 28, 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Description of option vesting schedule | 25,000 Options granted for investor relations services vest 25% every 3 months from the date of grant. |  |
Capital stock [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement | $ 6,200,000 |  |
Finder's fees in units | 305,789 |  |
Share issuance costs in cash | 92,772 |  |
Shares issued pursuant to an incentive stock grant program | 279,300 | 166,600 | $ 233,950
Shares issued for exercise of options | 85,700 | $ 127,800 |
Share-based payments [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement | 800,000 |  |
Finder's fees in units | $ 39,457 |  |

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