General and administrative

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

19. General and administrative

Components of general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021	2020		2019
	$	$		$
Professional fees	6,256,165	2,734,123		3,101,136
General office, insurance and administration expenditures	3,479,801	3,616,159		1,742,550
Consulting fees	2,196,812	1,775,269		1,675,258
Salaries, wages and benefits	2,856,887	2,656,162		1,705,696
Investor relations	1,642,653	541,944		2,241,275
Building and facility costs	759,590	586,926		676,798
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	146,587	(186,959	)	-
	17,338,495	11,723,624		11,142,713
Allocated to:
Continuing operations	15,926,103	10,058,083		8,407,427
Discontinued operations	1,412,392	1,665,541		2,735,286