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Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Entity Filer Category Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Small Business Entity Shell Company Entity Public Float Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Assets Current assets Cash Sales tax, tax credits and other receivables (Note 2) Prepaid expenses Total current assets Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 3) Intangible assets, net (Note 4) Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Convertible notes (Note 7) Warrants (Note 7) Current portion of long-term debt (Note 6) Total current liabilities Long-term debt (Note 6) Total liabilities Contingencies (Note 15) Stockholders' Equity Series A Preferred stock par value $0.0001; 25,000,000 shares authorized; one share issued and outstanding (Note 9) Common stock par value $0.0001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 33,805,706 shares issued and outstanding (2018 - 33,751,088) (Note 9) Additional paid-in capital (Note 10) Additional paid-in capital - Warrants (Note 7) Additional paid-in capital - Beneficial conversion feature (Note 7) Common stock issuable, 1,000,000 shares (Note 8) Accumulated deficit Accumulated other comprehensive loss Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Series A Preferred stock, par value Series A Preferred stock, share authorised Series A Preferred stock, share issued Series A Preferred stock, share outstanding Common stock, par value Common stock, shares authorized Common stock, shares issued Common stock, shares outstanding Common stock issuable Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] Revenue Operating Expenses Research and development (Note 2) General and administrative Legal settlement (Note 15) Depreciation and amortization (Notes 3 and 4) Impairment of intangible assets (Note 4) Interest and other finance costs (Note 7) Foreign exchange loss (gain) Total operating expenses Net loss Other comprehensive loss - Foreign currency translation adjustment Comprehensive loss Loss per share - Basic and diluted Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic and diluted Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Beginning balance, shares Beginning balance, amount Issuance of common shares for cash, shares Issuance of common shares for cash, amount Reclassification of common shares issuable to shares outstanding, shares Reclassification of common shares issuable to shares outstanding, amount Warrants issued for services Stock options issued for services Restricted stock units issued for services Cancellation of shares issued for services and as a settlement, shares Cancellation of shares issued for services and as a settlement, amount Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants for cash, shares Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants for cash, amount Issuance of shares for services, shares Issuance of shares for services, amount Issuance of shares upon cashless exercise of warrants, shares Issuance of shares upon cashless exercise of warrants, amount Issuance of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units, shares Issuance of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units, amount Fair value of common stock issuable for services - officer Legal settlement Issuance of convertible notes Foreign currency translation Ending balance, shares Ending Balance, amount Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Cash Flows from Operating Activities Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Impairment of intangible assets Warrants issued for legal settlement Shares issued for legal settlement Stock options issued for services Common stock issuable for services Accrued interest Loss on revaluation of warrants Convertible notes debt discount amortization Amortization of deferred financing costs Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Valued added tax and tax credits receivable Prepaid expenses Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Advances from majority stockholder Net cash used in operating activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Additions to property, plant and equipment Additions to intangible assets Net cash used in investing activities Cash Flows from Financing Activities Proceeds from sales of common shares and exercise of warrants, net of share issuance costs Repayment of advances from majority stockholder Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Share issue expenses Deferred financing costs Repayment of long-term debt Net cash provided by financing activities Effect of exchange rate changes Net change in cash Cash, beginning of year Cash, end of year Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Income tax paid Interest paid Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Note 1. The Company, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern Accounting Policies [Abstract] Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Note 3. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] Note 4. Intangible Assets, Net Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] Note 5. Joint Venture Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Note 6. Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt Note 7. Convertible Notes Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Note 8. Related Party Transactions Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Note 9. Stockholders' Equity Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] Note 10. Share-Based Payments Equity [Abstract] Note 11. Equity Incentive Plan Note 12. Warrants Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Note 13. Income Taxes Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Note 14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Note 15. Contingencies Subsequent Events [Abstract] Note 16. 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Assets, Current Assets [Default Label] Liabilities, Current Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Liabilities and Equity Foreign Currency Transaction Gain, before Tax Operating Expenses [Default Label] Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Shares, Issued Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross WarrantsIssuedForLegalSettlement SharesIssuedForLegalSettlement StockOptionsIssuedForService GainLossOnRevaluationOfWarrants Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities RepaymentOfAdvancesFromMajorityStockholder Payments of Stock Issuance Costs DeferredFinancingCosts Repayments of Long-term Debt Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value Convertible Debt [Table Text Block] Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities Convertible Notes Payable NumberOfOptionsExercised Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Exercise Price Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Research and Development, Amount Deferred Tax Assets, Property, Plant and Equipment Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Current Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAccrualAndReserves Deferred Tax Liabilities, Unrealized Currency Transaction Gains Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance