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INVESTMENT IN AN ASSOCIATED COMPANY (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Statements Line Items  
Disclosure of detailed information about changes in investment explanatory [Table Text Block]
    IGC  
Balance - December 31, 2016   4,992,823  
   Additional investments in IGC   3,077,171  
   Dilution gain   503,543  
   Share of equity loss   (994,548 )
Balance - December 31, 2017   7,578,989  
   Additional investments in IGC   2,265,157  
   Dilution loss   (577,963 )
   Share of equity income   98,919,337  
   Equity investment share based payments   246,718  
   Distributions received   (89,489,936 )
   Loss on derecognition of an investment in associated entity   (18,030,825 )
   Derecognized as an investment in associated entity   (911,477 )
Balance - December 31, 2018 $  -  
Disclosure of detailed information about associates [Table Text Block]
IGC   December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  
Aggregate assets   N/A   $  6,127,735  
Aggregate liabilities   N/A     (1,108,694 )
Income (loss) for the year   N/A     (2,713,490 )
The Company's ownership %   19.9%     41%  
The Company's share of income (loss) for the year   98,919,337     (994,548 )