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Capital Disclosures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of changes in equity [abstract] |
Schedule of capital components |
| 2018 $ | 2017 $
Cash and cash equivalents | 13,699,881 |  | 11,836,119 |
Shareholders’ equity | 6,195,363 |  | 8,283,846 |

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