Class of Stock [Axis] Series A Preferred Stock Equity Components [Axis] Common Stock Preferred Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Deficit Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Common Stock Issuable Award Type [Axis] Equity Incentive Plan Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] Building Land Building Improvements Machinery and Equipment Office Equipment and Furniture Additional Paid-In Capital - Warrants Additional Paid-In Capital - Benificial Conversion Feature Debt Instrument [Axis] November 2018 January 2019 Range [Axis] Issue Date Stock Option 1 Stock Option 2 Stock Option 3 Stock Option 4 Stock Option 5 Stock Option 6 Stock Option 7 Stock Option 8 Warrants Warrants 1 Warrants 2 Warrants 3 Warrants 4 Warrants 5 Warrants 6 Document And Entity Information Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Document Type Document Period End Date Amendment Flag Current Fiscal Year End Date Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Entity Filer Category Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Small Business Entity Shell Company Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Sales tax, tax credits and other receivables (Note 3) Prepaid expenses Total current assets Investment in joint venture (Note 8) Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 4) Intangible assets, net (Note 5) Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Notes 7) Convertible notes (Notes 6 and 10) Warrants (Note 10) Current portion of long-term debt (Notes 6 and 9) Total current liabilities Long-term debt (Notes 6 and 9) Total liabilities Stockholders' Equity Series A Preferred stock par value $0.0001; 25,000,000 shares authorized; one share issued and outstanding (Note 11) Common stock par value $0.0001: 250,000,000 shares authorized; 34,875, 032 shares issued and outstanding (February 28, 2019 - 33, 805,706) Additional paid-in capital Additional paid-in capital - Warrants (Notes 10 and 11) Additional paid-in capital - Beneficial conversion feature (Note 10) Common stock issuable, 1,000,000 shares (Note 11) Accumulated deficit Accumulated other comprehensive loss Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Preferred stock, par value Preferred stock, share authorized Preferred stock, share issued Preferred stock, share outstanding Common stock, par value Common stock, shares authorized Common stock, shares issued Common stock, shares outstanding Common stock issuable Income Statement [Abstract] Revenue Operating Expenses Research and development, net (Note 12) General and administrative (Note 12) Depreciation and amortization (Notes 4 and 5) Interest and other finance costs Interest income Foreign exchange (gain) loss Total 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 Beginning balance, shares Beginning balance, amount Issuance of common shares for cash, net of share issuance costs, shares Issuance of common shares for cash, net of share issuance costs, amount Issuance of shares for legal settlement, shares Issuance of shares for legal settlement, amount Issuance of shares upon conversion of convertible notes, shares Issuance of shares upon conversion of convertible notes, 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 Issuance of shares upon the cashless exercise of stock options, shares Issuance of shares upon the cashless exercise of stock options, amount Issuance of shares upon exercise of warrants, shares Issuance of shares upon exercise of warrants, amount Stock options issued for services Warrants issued for services Restricted stock units issued for services Foreign currency translation Net loss 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 Stock-based compensation expense Accrued interest Loss on revaluation of warrants Debt accretion Deferred financing costs Gain on conversion of convertible notes Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Sales tax and tax credits receivable Prepaid expenses Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Net cash used in operating activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Investment in joint venture Additions to property, plant and equipment Additions to intangible assets Net cash used in investing activities Cash Flows from Financing Activities Proceeds from sale of common shares Share issuance costs Repayment of long-term debt Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities Effect of exchange rate changes Net change in cash Cash, beginning of period Cash, end of period Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Income tax paid Interest paid Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] The Company, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern Accounting Policies [Abstract] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Receivables [Abstract] Sales Tax, Tax Credits and Other Receivables Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Property, Plant and Equipment Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] Intangible Assets, Net Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value of Financial Instruments Payables and Accruals [Abstract] Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] Joint Venture Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract] Long-Term Debt Convertible Notes Payable [Abstract] Convertible notes Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Stockholders' Equity Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] Share-based Payments Equity [Abstract] Equity Incentive Plan Warrants Warrants Interest And Other Finance Costs Interest and Other Finance Costs Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments Subsequent Events [Abstract] Subsequent Event Use of estimates Foreign currency translations and transactions Stock-based compensation Income taxes Research and development expenses Net earnings (loss) per share Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Sales tax, tax credits and other receivables Property, plant and equipment Schedule of intangible assets Schedule of fair value of financial instruments Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Schedule of long-term debt Principal repayments Schedule of convertible notes Schedule of common stock Stock option activity Stock options outstanding Key inputs into the valuation model RSU activity Equity incentive plan Warrant activity Warrants outstanding Interest and other finance costs Sales tax Research and development tax credits Other receivables Sales tax, research and development tax credits and other receivables Statistical Measurement [Axis] Property, plant and equipment, gross Less: accumulated depreciation Property, plant and equipment, net Depreciation expense Intangible assets, at cost - beginning of period Intangible assets, accumulated depreciation - beginning of period Intangible assets, net Intangible assets, net beginning Add: additions in the period Deduct: amortization of intangibles Deduct: impairment of intangibles Add (deduct): foreign exchange effect Intangible assets, net ending Amortization expense Warrants (First Issuance), carrying amount Warrants (First Issuance), fair value Long-term debt, carrying amount Long-term debt, fair value Convertible notes (First Issuance), carrying amount Convertible notes (First Issuance), fair value Convertible notes (Second Issuance), carrying amount Convertible notes (Second Issuance), fair value Trade accounts payable Accrued liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Installment loan Less current portion Non-current portion 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Thereafter Total Interest paid Convertible notes - liability Accrued interest - liability Deferred financing costs Total Warrants - liability Beneficial conversion option - equity Warrants - equity Issuance of common shares for cash, shares Issuance of common shares for cash, amount Issuance of shares for services rendered, shares Issuance of shares for services rendered, amount Issuance of shares upon settlement of legal matter, shares Issuance of shares upon settlement of legal matter, amount Issuance of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units, shares Issuance of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units, amount Number of options outstanding, beginning Number of options, granted Number of options, exercised Number of options, forfeited Number of options, expired Number of options outstanding, ending Number of options outstanding, exercisable Weighted average exercise price outstanding, beginning Weighted average exercise price, granted Weighted average exercise price, exercised Weighted average exercise price, forfeited Weighted average exercise price, expired Weighted average exercise price outstanding, ending Weighted average exercise price outstanding, exercisable Exercise price Number of stock options, outstanding Number of stock options, exercisable Weighted average remaining life, outstanding Weighted average remaining life, exercisable Exercise price Risk-free interest rate Expected dividend yield Expected volatility Expected life Number of units outstanding, beginning Number of units, granted Number of units, issued as common stock Number of units, forfeited Number of units outstanding, ending Number of units outstanding, vested Weighted average exercise price outstanding, beginning Weighted average exercise price, granted Weighted average exercise price, issued as common stock Weighted average exercise price, forfeited Weighted average exercise price outstanding, ending Weighted average exercise price outstanding, vested Share reserve increase Number of units, granted Number of units, forfeited Number of units, expired Number of units, issued Number of units, exercised Weighted average exercise price, issued Weighted average exercise price, exercised Weighted average exercise price, expired Expiration date Number of warrants outstanding Weighted average exercise price Interest on long-term debt Interest on convertible notes Accretion expense Amortization of deferred finance costs Revaluation of warrants Gain on conversion of November 2018 Notes Other Interest and other finance costs Custom Element. Assets, Current Assets [Default Label] Liabilities, Current Liabilities Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Liabilities and Equity Interest and Dividend Income, Operating Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax Operating Expenses [Default Label] Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted Shares, Issued Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities ShareIssuanceCosts Repayments of Long-term Debt Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block] WarrantsDisclosureTextBlock Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block] ScheduleOfInterestAndOtherFinanceCostsTableTextBlock Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Default Label] Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities DeferredFinancingCostsConvertibleNotes Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 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, 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 InterestAndOtherFinanceCosts