INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
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| Deferred tax assets and liabilities [abstract] | ||
| Non-capital losses | $ 62,773,915 | $ 63,740,497 |
| Qualifying research and development expenditure | 1,493,309 | 1,493,309 |
| Share issue costs and other | 1,868,633 | 1,999,584 |
| Total tax assets | 66,135,857 | 67,233,390 |
| Tax assets not recognized | (66,135,857) | (67,233,390) |
| Net deferred tax assets |
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- Definition The amounts of income taxes recoverable in future periods in respect of: (a) deductible temporary differences; (b) the carryforward of unused tax losses; and (c) the carryforward of unused tax credits. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]; Unused tax credits [member]; Unused tax losses [member]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities, when the absolute amount of deferred tax assets is greater than the absolute amount of deferred tax liabilities. [Refer: Deferred tax assets; Deferred tax liabilities] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Deferred tax assets not recognized. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred tax non capital losses. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred tax qualifying research and development expenditures. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred tax share issue costs and other. No definition available.
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