Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
6  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
    $ 2013     $ 2012  
                 
Trade payables
    140,457       677,615  
Payable to related parties (note 9)
    109,030       447,777  
                 
      249,487       1,125,392  
 
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company issued 500,000 common shares valued at $253,050 (CDN $250,000) as partial settlement of the Company’s accounts payable balance with Valent (note 8). The fair value of the shares issued as partial settlement was based on the financing which occurred during the year ended December 31, 2012.