13. SEGMENTED, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 9,386,074	$ 9,045,818
Interest expense	$ 12,729	$ 11,614	24,296	22,558
Depreciation and amortization			135,537	268,695
Segment profit (loss)			3,526,290	1,303,031
Segment property, equipment, leaseholds, and patents			1,783,323	3,856,328
Expenditures for segment assets			(56,306)	(79,750)
BPCA [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue			8,911,056	8,427,012
Interest expense			24,243	22,500
Depreciation and amortization			96,807	106,612
Segment profit (loss)			1,191,137	1,659,122
Segment property, equipment, leaseholds, and patents			1,433,869	1,652,939
Expenditures for segment assets			(7,406)	(79,750)
EWCP [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue			475,018	618,806
Interest expense			53	58
Depreciation and amortization			38,730	162,083
Segment profit (loss)			2,335,153	(356,091)
Segment property, equipment, leaseholds, and patents			349,454	2,203,389
Expenditures for segment assets			$ (48,900)	$ 0