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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Balances in Foreign Currencies (Details) | Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($)
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Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 31,219,574 |  |  |  | $ 14,148,021 | $ 13,699,881 | $ 11,836,119
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,805,015) |  |  |  | (3,173,218) |  |
Warrant derivative | $ (531,228) |  |  |  | $ (8,508,764) |  |
U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 23,134,113 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | (455,588) |  |  |  |  |
Warrant derivative |  | (417,238) |  |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies |  | $ 22,261,287 |  |  |  |  |
British pounds |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | £ |  |  | £ 26,768 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | £ |  |  | (2,244) |  |  |  |
Warrant derivative | £ |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | £ |  |  | £ 24,524 |  |  |  |
Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency1 [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | € |  |  |  | € 37,347 |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | € |  |  |  | (930) |  |  |
Warrant derivative | € |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Balances in foreign currencies | € |  |  |  | € 36,417 |  |  |

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