Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [text block] |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | | December 31, 2016 | | | January 1, 2016 | | | | Canadian dollars | | | US dollars | | | Canadian dollars | | | US dollars | | Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 10,662 | | | $ | 7,940 | | | $ | 11,503 | | | $ | 8,311 | | Investments | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,245 | | | | 5,957 | | Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 663 | | | | 493 | | | | 1,067 | | | | 771 | | Total current assets | | | 11,325 | | | | 8,433 | | | | 20,815 | | | | 15,039 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equipment and intangibles | | | 285 | | | | 213 | | | | 434 | | | | 314 | | Total non-current assets | | | 285 | | | | | | | | 434 | | | | 314 | | Total assets | | $ | 11,610 | | | | 8,646 | | | $ | 21,249 | | | $ | 15,353 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 1,770 | | | $ | 1,318 | | | $ | 2,356 | | | $ | 1,702 | | Total current liabilities | | | 1,770 | | | | 1,318 | | | | 2,356 | | | | 1,702 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Share capital : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Common shares | | | 230,976 | | | | 218,034 | | | | 223,425 | | | | 212,308 | | Stock options | | | 8,133 | | | | 7,306 | | | | 6,256 | | | | 5,740 | | Contributed surplus | | | 22,267 | | | | 21,413 | | | | 22,037 | | | | 21,188 | | Warrants | | | - | | | | - | | | | 84 | | | | 85 | | Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | - | | | | (4,298 | ) | | | - | | | | (4,783 | ) | Deficit | | | (251,536 | ) | | | (235,127 | ) | | | (232,909 | ) | | | (220,887 | ) | Total shareholders’ equity | | | 9,840 | | | | 7,328 | | | | 18,893 | | | | 13,651 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 11,610 | | | $ | 8,646 | | | $ | 21,249 | | | $ | 15,353 | |
| | Year ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year ended December 31, 2015 | | | | Canadian dollars | | | US dollars | | | Canadian dollars | | | US dollars | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Research and development | | | 10,322 | | | | 7,834 | | | | 6,254 | | | | 4,865 | | General and administrative | | | 8,344 | | | | 6,439 | | | | 9,845 | | | | 7,992 | | | | | 18,666 | | | | 14,273 | | | | 16,099 | | | | 12,857 | | Finance expense | | | 66 | | | | 46 | | | | 43 | | | | 34 | | Finance income | | | (105 | ) | | | (79 | ) | | | (1,516 | ) | | | (1,180 | ) | Net finance (income) expense | | | (39 | ) | | | (33 | ) | | | (1,473 | ) | | | (1,146 | ) | Net loss for the year | | $ | (18,627 | ) | | | (14,240 | ) | | | (14,626 | ) | | $ | (11,711 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other comprehensive loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Items that may subsequently be reclassified to earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | | | - | | | | 485 | | | | - | | | | (3,519 | ) | Comprehensive loss for the year | | $ | (18,627 | ) | | $ | (13,755 | ) | | | (14,626 | ) | | $ | (15,230 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basic and diluted loss per common share | | $ | (1.46 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | $ | (0.98 | ) |
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