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Revenue - Contract costs (Details) - CAD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Contract costs	$ 1,969,000	$ 1,016,000
Fulfillment costs
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Contract costs	1,432,000	1,016,000
Reimbursable bid costs
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Contract costs	537,000	0
Fulfillment costs	$ 2,256,000	$ 1,016,000

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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68051541&loc=SL49131252-203054

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