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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Balances in Foreign Currencies (Details) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 CAD ($)
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Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ 11,836,119 |  | $ 12,034,282 | $ 24,016,275 | $ 14,152,825
Contract receivable |  |  | $ 4,767,100 |  | $ 0 |  |
US dollars $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | $ 1,948,573 |  |  |
Contract receivable |  |  |  | 3,800,000 |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  | (777,271) |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies |  |  |  | $ 4,971,302 |  |  |
British pounds £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | £ |  | £ 21,755 |  |  |  |  |
Contract receivable | £ |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | £ |  | (13,949) |  |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | £ |  | £ 7,806 |  |  |  |  |
Euro € |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | € | € 19,372 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract receivable | € | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | € | (1,100) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | € | € 18,272 |  |  |  |  |  |

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