Interest in equity investees - Reconciliation to Carrying Amount (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018
Interest in equity investees
Opening balance	$ 4,966
Closing balance	9,311	$ 4,966
Althea
Interest in equity investees
Opening balance	4,966
Transfer from long-term investments		2,483
Cash contributions, net of share issuance costs	3,258	2,497
Total gain on dilution of ownership in equity investee	2,210
Share of reported net loss	(1,123)	(14)
Closing balance	$ 9,311	$ 4,966

The net amount of cash contributions to equity method.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale of ownership of equity investees.

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The amount of transfer from investments accounted for using the equity method.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of investments accounted for using the equity method. The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The investor's profit or loss includes its share of the profit or loss of the investee. The investor's other comprehensive income includes its share of the other comprehensive income of the investee. [Refer: At cost [member]]

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The entity's share of the profit (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method; Profit (loss)]

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