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INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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3. INVESTMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had the following investments:

					Accumulated
December 31, 2017		Cost			unrealized loss			Fair value
Fair value through profit or loss
Marketable securities	$	2,396,251		$	(1,256,804	)	$	1,139,447
Total Fair value through profit or loss		2,396,251			(1,256,804	)		1,139,447
Available-for-sale
Marketable securities		2,287,141			(87,942	)		2,199,199
Total investments	$	4,683,392		$	(1,344,746	)	$	3,338,646

					Accumulated
December 31, 2016		Cost			unrealized loss			Fair value
Fair value through profit or loss
Marketable securities	$	1,641,751		$	(1,378,995	)	$	262,756
Total Fair value through profit or loss		1,641,751			(1,378,995	)		262,756
Available-for-sale
Marketable securities		910,473			(697,675	)		212,798
Total investments	$	2,552,224		$	(2,076,670	)	$	475,554

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a loss of $Nil (2016 - $697,675) related to the permanent impairment of certain available-for-sale marketable securities. The Company had sustained significant unrealized losses for which there was no expectation of reversal in the forseable future.