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Stock-based compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of stock-based compensation expenses included in general and administrative expenses

Stock-based compensation expenses included in general and administrative expenses are as follows:

Year ended December 31,	Note		2019				2018
Restricted share unit plan	18(a)		$	1,933			$	2,110
Performance restricted share unit plan	18(b)		1,892				1,910
Deferred stock unit plan	18(c)		5,618				7,415
Share option plan	18(d)		—				97
			$	9,443			$	11,532

Schedule of performance restricted share units

		Number of units			Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		896,633			4.81
Granted		197,763			8.01
Vested		(353,279	)		4.27
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		741,117			5.92
Granted		122,274			13.12
Vested		(372,924	)		4.45
Forfeited		(8,560	)		8.09
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		481,907			8.85

Schedule of assumptions used in estimate of fair value

The Company estimated the fair value of the PSUs granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 using a Monte Carlo simulation with the following assumptions:

		2019			2018
Risk-free interest rate		1.43	%		1.98	%
Expected volatility		40.12	%		45.04	%

Schedule of stock plan activity

		Number of units
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		991,583
Granted		134,656
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		1,126,239
Granted		82,191
Redeemed		(307,385	)
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		901,045

Schedule of stock options activity

		Number of options			Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		913,540			5.36
Exercised(i)		(297,940	)		3.43
Forfeited or expired		(50,000	)		16.46
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		565,600			5.40
Exercised(i)		(327,000	)		5.97
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		238,600			4.61

⁽ⁱ⁾ All stock options exercised resulted in new common shares being issued (note 15(a)).

Summary of information about stock options outstanding

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019:

		Options outstanding and exercisable
Exercise price		Number			Weighted-average remaining life		Weighted- average exercise price
$2.75		85,100			2.7 years		$	2.75
$2.79		50,000			2.5 years		$	2.79
$5.91		46,300			3.4 years		$	5.91
$6.56		34,000			1.6 years		$	6.56
$9.33		5,300			0.5 years		$	9.33
$10.13		17,900			0.8 years		$	10.13
		238,600			2.4 years		$	4.61

Equity classified restricted share unit plan

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of restricted share unit plan activity

		Number of units			Weighted-average exercise price $ per share
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		1,189,933			4.22
Granted		266,196			8.02
Vested		(487,376	)		3.01
Forfeited		(20,660	)		5.45
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		948,093			5.88
Granted		193,450			13.40
Vested		(465,194	)		4.15
Forfeited		(26,272	)		6.01
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		650,077			9.35

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