Share capital (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Summary of Stock option award

						Weighted
				Range		average
				of		remaining
				exercise		contractual
	Number			price		life (in years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2020		6,500,000		$	1.81		4.87
Expired / Cancelled		(200,000	)		1.81		-
Granted		98,000			1.75		9.62
Outstanding, September 30, 2021		6,398,000		$	1.81		4.08
Options exercisable		6,306,333		$	1.80		4.02

Summary of stock option-based compensation expense

	Three months				Nine months
	ended September 30,				ended September 30,
Employee expenses	2021		2020		2021		2020
Stock options and stock compensation granted in:
2015		142,316		324,153		556,331		1,128,203
2018		-		-		-		-
2019		-		-		-		-
2020		11,880		52,858		117,596		291,292
2021		20,250		-		1,208,209		-
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	174,446	$	377,011	$	1,882,136	$	1,419,495

Stock option -based compensation expense

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Stock-based compensation pertaining to general and administrative	$	91,408	$	162,077	$	1,486,374	$	564,102
Stock-based compensation pertaining to research and development		83,038		214,934		395,762		855,393
Total	$	174,446	$	377,011	$	1,882,136	$	1,419,495