Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Combined Canadian Federal and Provincial Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate (Detail) - CAD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax (Expense) Benefits [abstract]    
Income before income taxes $ 2,789 $ (1,758)
Combined statutory tax rate 26.50% 26.50%
Theoretical tax expense (recovery) $ 739 $ (466)
Stock-based payments 494 81
Non-taxable portion of capital gains (762)  
Effect of provincial tax rate difference 5 4
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets (178) (187)
Income tax expense (recovery) $ 298 $ (568)