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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Notes and other explanatory information [abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Compensation to key management personnel were as follows:

 

   2024   2023   2022 
             
Salaries  $2,435,726   $2,245,853   $2,244,111 
Share-based payments (1)   3,021,067    2,411,669    1,997,891 
                
Total  $5,456,793   $4,657,522   $4,242,002 

 

(1)Share-based payments are the fair value of options granted to key management personnel and expensed during the various years as calculated using the Black-Scholes model.

 

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amounts, which are the amounts of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.