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Description of expected estimated life.

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Number of warrants exercised.

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The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The exercise price of outstanding share options.

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The increase (decrease) in reimbursement rights related to defined benefit obligation, resulting from the remeasurement of reimbursement rights. [Refer: Reimbursement rights related to defined benefit obligation, at fair value]

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The number of shares issued by the entity.

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The cash inflow from issuing shares.

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The amount of warrant liabilities.

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The weighted average share price. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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DERIVATIVE WARRANT LIABILITY (Details Narrative)								12 Months Ended
DERIVATIVE WARRANT LIABILITY (Details Narrative)	Dec. 03, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 03, 2024 CAD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 25, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 25, 2024 CAD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 19, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 19, 2024 CAD ($)	Dec. 04, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 23, 2024 $ / shares
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuing shares	$ 25,000,002	$ 35,000,003	$ 15,000,000	$ 20,400,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 13,700,003	$ 1,607,400
Number of shares issued \| shares	5,555,556		4,000,000		3,333,334		1,786,000
Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 6.00				$ 4.00		$ 1.12				$ 5.09
Expected dividend as percentage, share options granted	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Risk free interest rate, share options granted	2.91%	2.91%	2.79%	2.79%	3.35%	3.35%	3.54%	2.93%	3.54%
Expected volatility, share options granted	88.05%	88.05%	87.63%	87.63%	85.93%	85.93%	75.66%	88.05%	75.66%	83.51%
Description of expected estimated life	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Derivative financial liabilities \| $							$ 954,537
Description of expected common shares	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Warrant \| $	$ 8,127,620		$ 4,842,347		$ 6,430,362
Share price \| (per share)	$ 4.50	$ 6.29	$ 3.75	$ 5.10				$ 2.12	$ 4.11	$ 3.32
Warrants exercised \| shares								1,598,200
Increase (decrease) in reimbursement rights related to defined benefit obligation, resulting from gain (loss) on remeasurement \| $								$ 20,631,082	$ 24,865
Warrants [member]
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Number of shares issued \| shares	2,777,778		2,000,000		3,333,334		1,786,000