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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 CAD	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 355,336		$ 102,908
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member]
Monthly Salary Agreement Amount					$ 6,489
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures \| shares					75,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Value					$ 64,223
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense					$ 53,519
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number \| shares					250,000
Compensation of Rendered Service				$ 2,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Salaries	0
Compensation	12,900
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period					10 years
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Range One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares					$ 0.26
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Range Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares					1
Officer [Member] \| Employment Agreement [Member] \| Range Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares					$ 1.25
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number \| shares					150,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period					10 years
Compensation of Rendered Service \| CAD		CAD 3,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Salaries	0
Compensation	$ 6,799
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member] \| Range One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares					$ 1
Stockholder [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member] \| Range Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares					$ 1.25