Share Capital and Reserves - Summary of Changes in Warrants (Detail) - CAD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Beginning balance 45,885,172 15,795,422
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.242  
Number of warrants expired (19,210) (78,251)
Ending balance 38,654,654 45,885,172
Beginning balance $ 3,983 $ 1,329
Amount of warrants expired 0 0
Ending balance $ 3,364 $ 3,983
Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.080  
Ending balance 2,981,476  
Warrants grant date Eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.310  
Ending balance 4,101,680  
Warrants grant date twenty eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.310  
Ending balance 9,548  
Warrants grant date thirteen May 2016 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.245  
Ending balance 8,510,812  
May Two Thousand Sixteen Issuance Of Warrants [Member] | Warrants grant date thirteen and twenty seven may two thousand sixteen [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Exercise price of warrants issued   $ 0.245
Grant date   May 13 and 27, 2016
Number of warrants issued   32,432,425
Amount of warrants issued   $ 2,832
July 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   January 18, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.08
Number of warrants exercised   (55,000)
August 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date One October 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   October 1, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.24
Number of warrants exercised   (100,000)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (15)
October 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date One October 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   October 1, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.24
Number of warrants exercised   (661,505)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (96)
November 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   January 18, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.08
Number of warrants exercised   (422,443)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (28)
November 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants Grant Date Twenty Fiive October Two thousand Fifteen[Member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   October 25, 2015
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.31
Number of warrants exercised   (460,877)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (31)
December 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   January 18, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.08
Number of warrants exercised   (511,252)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (7)
December 2016 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen December 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date   December 18, 2013
Exercise price of warrants exercised   $ 0.24
Number of warrants exercised   (53,347)
Amount of warrants exercised   $ (1)
January 2017 Exercise of Warrants [Member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (298,066)  
January 2017 Exercise of Warrants [Member] | Warrants grant date thirty January 2014 [Member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 30, 2014  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.71  
Number of warrants exercised (375,565)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (164)  
March 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date October 8, 2015  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.31  
Number of warrants exercised (1,140,351)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (117)  
April 2017 exercise of warrants [Member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (744,198)  
April 2017 exercise of warrants [Member] | Warrants grant date twenty eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date October 28, 2015  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.31  
Number of warrants exercised (350,877)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (66)  
May 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (165,377)  
May 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date twenty eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date October 28, 2015  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.31  
Number of warrants exercised (192,982)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (36)  
June 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (50,000)  
July 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (248,066)  
July 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date twenty eight October 2015 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date October 28, 2015  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.31  
Number of warrants exercised (157,894)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (30)  
August 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date thirteen May 2016 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date May 13, 2016  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.245  
Number of warrants exercised (2,300,000)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (202)  
September 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (951,064)  
September 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Twenty Seventeen May 2016 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date May 27, 2016  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.245  
Number of warrants exercised (48,720)  
Amount of warrants exercised $ (4)  
November 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (133,022)  
December 2017 exercise of warrants [member] | Warrants grant date Eighteen January 2013 [member]    
Disclosure of changes in warrants [line items]    
Grant date January 18, 2013  
Exercise price of warrants exercised $ 0.08  
Number of warrants exercised (55,126)