Annual Lease Payments Due in Canadian Dollars (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
2013	$ 31,974
2014	$ 10,658

Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for office leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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