Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency) (USD $)
Common stock
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Subscriptions Receivable/ Warrants
Deficit accumulated during the development stage
Total
Balance at Apr. 06, 2010                  
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 06, 2010             
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Loss for the period         (108,759) (108,759)
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) 256 31,835          32,091
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) (in shares) 256,250          
Comprehensive income loss for the period       1,588       1,588
Issuance of founders' shares (note 8(a)) 7,000 (333)          6,667
Issuance of founders' shares (note 8(a)) (in shares) 7,000,000          
Issuance of common shares (note 8(c)) 1,000 94,403    (28,506)    66,897
Issuance of common shares (note 8(c)) (in shares) 1,000,000          
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 8,256 125,905 1,588 (28,506) (108,759) (1,516)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010 8,256,250         8,256,250
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) 400 119,496          119,896
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) (in shares) 400,000          
Loss for the period             (1,333,011) (1,333,011)
Issuance of units for services (notes 7 and 9) 200 60,101          60,301
Issuance of units for services (notes 7 and 9) (in shares) 200,000          
Issuance of units for settlement of accounts payable (notes 7 and 9) 50 15,025          15,075
Issuance of units for settlement of accounts payable (notes 7 and 9) (in shares) 50,000          
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) 153 94,987          95,140
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) (in shares) 153,125          
Comprehensive income loss for the period       40,711       40,711
Collection of subscriptions receivable          28,506    28,506
Issuance of warrants related to share issuance costs of units    8,333       8,333
Issuance of warrants related to share issuance costs of units (in shares)             
Issuance of warrants for patents (notes 4 and 8)    89,432          89,432
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 9,059 513,279 42,299    (1,441,770) (877,133)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011 9,059,375          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) 4,400 1,358,172          1,362,572
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) (in shares) 4,400,000          
Shares issued for services (note 7(d)) 140 75,660          75,800
Shares issued for services (note 7(d)) (in shares) 140,000          
Stock-based compensation (note 8)    272,594          272,594
Loss for the period             (2,400,363) (2,400,363)
Issuance of units for services (notes 7 and 9) 360 116,915          117,275
Issuance of units for services (notes 7 and 9) (in shares) 360,000          
Units cancelled (note 7) (3,000) (938,813)          (941,813)
Units cancelled (note 7) (in shares) (3,000,000)          
Reclassification from additional paid-in capital to warrants upon the issuance of warrants(note 8)    (103,727)    103,727      
Issuance of warrants for services (notes 8)          49,379    49,379
Issuance of units for settlement of accounts payable (notes 7 and 9) 500 252,550          253,050
Issuance of units for settlement of accounts payable (notes 7 and 9) (in shares) 500,000          
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) 1,591 780,255          781,846
Shares issued from Del Mar Employee Share Purchase Trust for services - net (note 8(b)) (in shares) 1,590,625          
Comprehensive income loss for the period       (21,121)       (21,121)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 13,050 2,326,885 21,178 153,106 (3,842,133) (1,327,914)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012 13,050,000         13,050,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Effect of the Reverse Acquisition (note 3) 3,250 1,686,754       (3,731,684) (2,041,680)
Effect of the Reverse Acquisition (note 3) (in shares) 3,250,007          
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) 13,125 5,854,252          5,867,377
Issuance of units net of cash issue costs (note 7 & 8(f)) (in shares) 13,125,002          
Issuance of placement agent warrants as issue costs for the $0.80 unit issuance(note 8(f))    (4,087,586)    6,288,594    2,201,008
Issuance of placement agent warrants as issue costs for the $0.80 unit issuance(note 8(f)) (in shares)             
Issuance of common shares to Valent for future royalty reduction 1,150 596,850          598,000
Issuance of common shares to Valent for future royalty reduction (in shares) 1,150,000          
Exercise of placement agent warrants (note 7) 124 239,476    (239,600)      
Exercise of placement agent warrants (note 7) (in shares) 123,810          
Exercise of CDN $0.50 unit warrants (notes 6 and 7) 221 241,494          241,715
Exercise of CDN $0.50 unit warrants (notes 6 and 7) (in shares) 221,000          
Shares issued for services (note 7(d)) 615 1,042,942          1,043,557
Shares issued for services (note 7(d)) (in shares) 615,000          
Stock-based compensation (note 8)    890,648          890,648
Loss for the period             (8,290,689) (8,290,689)
Issuance of warrants for services (notes 8)           124,020
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 $ 31,535 $ 8,791,715 $ 21,178 $ 6,202,100 $ (15,864,506) $ (817,978)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013 31,534,819         31,534,819