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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Income taxes [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes
Accounting Policy Tax expense recognized in profit or loss comprises the sum of current and deferred taxes not recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income or equity. Current tax assets and liabilities Current tax assets and/or liabilities comprise those claims from, or obligations to, fiscal authorities relating to the current or prior reporting periods that are unpaid at the reporting date. Current tax is payable on taxable profit, which differs from profit or loss in the financial statements. Calculation of current tax is based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period. Current tax assets arise when the amount paid for taxes exceeds the amount due for the current and prior periods. Deferred tax assets and liabilities Deferred taxes are calculated using the liability method on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated, without discounting, at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective periods of realization, provided they are enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are always provided for in full. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that they will be able to be utilized against future taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only when the Company has a right and intention to offset current tax assets and liabilities from the same taxation authority. Changes in deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized as a component of tax income or expense in profit or loss, except where they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or equity, in which case the related deferred tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or equity, respectively. Significant estimates are required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes and uncertain tax positions. Some of these estimates are based on interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations. Various internal and external factors may have favorable or unfavorable effects on the Company’s future effective tax rate. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in tax laws, regulations and/or rates, changing interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations, changes in estimates of prior years’ items, results of tax audits by tax authorities, future levels of research and development spending, changes in estimates related to repatriation of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and changes in overall levels of pre-tax earnings. The realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is primarily dependent on whether the Company is able to generate sufficient capital gains and taxable income prior to expiration of any loss carry forward balance. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The assessment of whether or not a valuation allowance is required often requires significant judgment with regard to management’s assessment of the long-range forecast of future taxable income and the evaluation of tax planning initiatives. Adjustments to the deferred tax valuation allowances are made to earnings in the period when such assessments are made. The Company records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. There is inherent uncertainty in quantifying income tax positions. The Company has recorded tax benefits for those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will result upon ultimate settlement with a tax authority that has all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will result, no tax benefit has been recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
The net tax provision differs from that expected by applying the combined federal and provincial tax rates of 27.0% (June 30, 2019 – 27.0%) to loss before income tax for the following reasons:
| 2020 |  | Restated Note 2(h) 2019 |
| $ |  | $ |
Loss from continuing operations before tax | (3,383,896 | ) | (330,649 | )
Combined federal and provincial rate | 27.0 | % | 27.0 | %
Expected tax recovery from continuing operations | (913,652 | ) | (89,275 | )
Change in estimates from prior year | (115 | ) | 2,984 |
Foreign exchange | (373 | ) | — |
Non-deductible expenses | 20,081 |  | 34,552 |
Non-deducible (non-taxable) portion of capital items | 20,839 |  | (11,344 | )
Non-deducible loss on conversion of debt | 46,598 |  | — |
Goodwill and other impairment items | 659,980 |  | — |
Tax impact on divestitures | (5,170 | ) | — |
Difference in statutory tax rate | 17,414 |  | (665 | )
Effect of change in tax rates | 711 |  | 3,793 |
Changes in deferred tax benefits not recognized | 70,284 |  | 30,046 |
Income tax recovery from continuing operations | (83,403 | ) | (29,909 | )
(1) | Excludes tax expense from discontinued operations of $0.5 million (2019 - $1.3 million recovery) and the tax expense from the loss on the sale of the discontinued operation of nil (2019 - nil). These amounts are included in net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax on the statement of comprehensive loss.
Deferred taxes reflect the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of asset and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their tax values. Movements in deferred tax assets (liabilities) at June 30, 2020 and 2019 are comprised of the following:
| As of June 30, 2019 |  | Discontinued operations |  | Recovered through (charged to) earnings |  | Recovered through (charged to) other comprehensive income |  | Recovered through (charged to) equity |  | As of June 30, 2020 |
| $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-capital losses | 44,303 |  | (1,358 | ) | 82,761 |  | 81 |  | — |  | 125,787 |
Capital losses | — |  | — |  | 501 |  | — |  | — |  | 501 |
Finance costs | 11,545 |  | — |  | (4,087 | ) | — |  | 2,231 |  | 9,689 |
Investment tax credit | 728 |  | — |  | (159 | ) | — |  | — |  | 569 |
Property, plant and equipment | 13,701 |  | 401 |  | (14,102 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |
Derivatives | 37,462 |  | — |  | (37,042 | ) | — |  | — |  | 420 |
Leases | — |  | — |  | 13,050 |  | 25 |  | — |  | 13,075 |
Others | 9,470 |  | — |  | (9,470 | ) |  |  | — |  | — |
Total deferred tax assets | 117,209 |  | (957 | ) | 31,452 |  | 106 |  | 2,231 |  | 150,041 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debenture | (47,089 | ) | — |  | 11,599 |  | — |  | 1,703 |  | (33,787 | )
Marketable securities | (6,141 | ) | — |  | 4,916 |  | 624 |  | 601 |  | — |
Investment in associates | (4,409 | ) | — |  | 4,409 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Derivatives | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Intangible assets | (129,562 | ) | — |  | 38,807 |  | (197 | ) | — |  | (90,952 | )
Property, plant and equipment | — |  | — |  | (7,100 | ) | (18 | ) | — |  | (7,118 | )
Inventory | (11,665 | ) | — |  | (3,007 | ) | — |  | — |  | (14,672 | )
Biological assets | (9,313 | ) | — |  | 2,404 |  | — |  | — |  | (6,909 | )
Others | — |  | — |  | (549 | ) | — |  | — |  | (549 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (208,179 | ) | — |  | 51,479 |  | 409 |  | 2,304 |  | (153,987 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | (90,970 | ) | (957 | ) | 82,931 |  | 515 |  | 4,535 |  | (3,946 | )
Restated (Note 2(h)) | As of June 30, 2018 |  | Discontinued operations |  | Deferred tax assets (liabilities) assumed from acquisition |  | Recovered through (charged to) earnings |  | Recovered through (charged to) other comprehensive income |  | Recovered through (charged to) equity |  | As of June 30, 2019 |
| $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-capital losses | 30,186 |  | 739 |  | 10,552 |  | 2,826 |  | — |  | — |  | 44,303 |
Finance costs | 7,888 |  | — |  | 4,710 |  | (1,053 | ) | — |  | — |  | 11,545 |
Investment tax credit | 593 |  | — |  | — |  | 135 |  | — |  | — |  | 728 |
Property, plant and equipment | — |  | — |  | 7,835 |  | 5,866 |  | — |  | — |  | 13,701 |
Derivatives | — |  | — |  | — |  | 37,462 |  | — |  | — |  | 37,462 |
Others | 658 |  | (55 | ) | 90 |  | 8,777 |  | — |  | — |  | 9,470 |
Total deferred tax assets | 39,325 |  | 684 |  | 23,187 |  | 54,013 |  | — |  | — |  | 117,209 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debenture | (10,905 | ) | — |  | — |  | (36,597 | ) | — |  | 413 |  | (47,089 | )
Marketable securities | (3,799 | ) | — |  | — |  | (20,145 | ) | 17,803 |  | — |  | (6,141 | )
Investment in associates | (10,313 | ) | — |  | — |  | 5,384 |  | 520 |  | — |  | (4,409 | )
Derivatives | (15,530 | ) | — |  | — |  | 15,530 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Intangible assets | (44,433 | ) | — |  | (93,201 | ) | 8,072 |  | — |  | — |  | (129,562 | )
Property, plant and equipment | (1,738 | ) | (420 | ) | — |  | 2,158 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Inventory | (4,975 | ) | — |  | (8,456 | ) | 1,766 |  | — |  | — |  | (11,665 | )
Biological assets | (3,041 | ) | — |  | — |  | (6,272 | ) | — |  | — |  | (9,313 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (94,734 | ) | (420 | ) | (101,657 | ) | (30,104 | ) | 18,323 |  | 413 |  | (208,179 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | (55,409 | ) | 264 |  | (78,470 | ) | 23,909 |  | 18,323 |  | 413 |  | (90,970 | )
Deferred tax assets not recognized in respect of deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses, and tax credits are as follows:
| 2020 |  | 2019 |
| $ |  | $ |
Non-capital losses carried forward | 220,292 |  | 85,484 |
Investment in associates | 33,629 |  | 87,704 |
Capital losses | 131,295 |  | — |
Fixed assets | 154,523 |  | — |
Intangible assets | 3,668 |  | — |
Marketable Securities | 23,792 |  | — |
Investment tax credits | 5,034 |  | — |
Derivatives | 2,860 |  | — |
Capital lease obligations | 5,408 |  | — |
Other | 6,198 |  | — |
| 586,699 |  | 173,188 |
The Company has income tax loss carryforwards of approximately $595.7 million (June 30, 2019 – $173.2 million) which are predominately from Canada and if unused, will expire between 2022 to 2040.

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