SHARE CAPITAL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the status of the stock option plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and changes during the fiscal years is presented below:

	Year Ended						Year Ended
	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (C$)		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (C$)
Balance, beginning of the year		6,026,200	$	1.61				6,066,200	$	1.60
Granted		250,000	$	1.35				-		-
Exercised		-		-				(40,000)	$	0.50
Expired		(1,650,000)	$	3.17				-		-
Cancelled		(149,200)	$	1.24				-		-
Balance, end of the year		4,477,000	$	1.03	$	38,220		6,026,200	$	1.61	$	183,930

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

Stock options outstanding are as follows:

	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
Expiry Date	Exercise Price (C$)		Number of Options		Exercisable		Exercise Price (C$)		Number of Options		Exercisable
August 24, 2017	$	-		-		-	$	3.17		1,675,000		1,675,000
March 14, 2018*	$	2.18		300,000		300,000	$	2.18		319,000		319,000
February 25, 2022	$	1.11		1,030,000		1,030,000	$	1.11		1,030,000		1,030,000
February 25, 2022	$	0.73		540,000		540,000	$	0.73		594,000		594,000
March 10, 2022	$	1.11		430,000		430,000	$	1.11		430,000		430,000
March 16, 2023	$	1.00		1,260,000		1,260,000	$	1.00		1,260,000		839,999
March 16, 2023	$	0.50		637,000		637,000	$	0.50		688,200		445,466
June 9, 2023	$	1.00		30,000		30,000	$	1.00		30,000		20,000
February 1, 2025	$	1.35		250,000		83,333	$	-		-		-
				4,477,000		4,310,333				6,026,200		5,353,465

* Expired subsequently

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the non-vested options as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and changes during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

Non-vested options:	Number of options		Weighted average grant-date fair value (CAD)
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		2,030,136	$	0.34
Granted		-		-
Vested		(1,357,401)	$	0.38
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		672,735	$	0.25
Granted		250,000	$	0.40
Vested		(756,068)	$	0.27
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		166,667	$	0.40

Schedule of Other Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]

DSUs outstanding are as follows:

	Year Ended				Year Ended
	December 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Number of Units		Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)		Number of Units		Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)
Balance, beginning of the year		-	$	-		-	$	-
Issued		778,122	$	0.62		-	$	-
Exercised		(129,687)	$	0.62		-	$	-
Balance, end of the year		648,435	$	0.62		-	$	-

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The following weighted average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model calculations:

	Year ended December 31, 2017
Expected life of options		6 years
Risk-free interest rate		1.75	%
Expected volatility		93.02	%
Dividend rate		0.00	%
Exercise price (C$)	$	1.35