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General and administrative
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Selling, general and administrative expense [abstract]  
General and administrative

18. General and administrative

 

Components of general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

  2019  2018 
  $  $ 
Professional fees 3,730,556  1,955,253 
Stock promotion 2,902,453  2,803,588 
Salaries, wages and benefits 2,267,308  1,740,720 
Consulting fees 2,288,129  2,037,049 

General office, travel and adminsitration expenditures

 2,172,824  726,509 

Repairs, maintenance and utilities

 924,945  1,360,477 
Shareholder and public company costs 440,746  124,973 
Listing expense   7,991,791 
Foreign exchange loss 84,568   
  14,811,529  18,740,360