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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Balances in Foreign Currencies (Details) | Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD ($)
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Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 13,699,881 |  |  |  | $ 11,836,119 | $ 12,034,282 | $ 24,016,275
US dollars $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 8,889,796 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | (304,801) |  |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies |  | $ 8,584,995 |  |  |  |  |
British pounds £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | £ |  |  |  | £ 26,936 |  |  |
Accounts payable | £ |  |  |  | (32,735) |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | £ |  |  |  | £ (5,799) |  |  |
Euro € |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | € |  |  | € 31,499 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | € |  |  | (661) |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | € |  |  | € 30,838 |  |  |  |

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