Annual reports filed by certain Canadian issuers pursuant to Section 15(d) and Rule 15d-4

Note 3 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Note 3 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [text block]
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position   December 31, 2016     January 1, 2016  
    Canadian
dollars
    US
dollars
    Canadian
dollars
    US
dollars
 
Assets                                
Current assets:                                
Cash and cash equivalents   $
10,662
    $
7,940
    $
11,503
    $
8,311
 
Investments    
-
     
-
     
8,245
     
5,957
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets    
663
     
493
     
1,067
     
771
 
Total current assets    
11,325
     
8,433
     
20,815
     
15,039
 
                                 
Non-current assets:                                
Equipment and intangibles    
285
     
213
     
434
     
314
 
Total non-current assets    
285
     
 
     
434
     
314
 
Total assets   $
11,610
     
8,646
    $
21,249
    $
15,353
 
                                 
Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity                                
Current liabilities:                                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $
1,770
    $
1,318
    $
2,356
    $
1,702
 
Total current liabilities    
1,770
     
1,318
     
2,356
     
1,702
 
                                 
Shareholders’ equity:                                
Share capital :                                
Common shares    
230,976
     
218,034
     
223,425
     
212,308
 
Stock options    
8,133
     
7,306
     
6,256
     
5,740
 
Contributed surplus    
22,267
     
21,413
     
22,037
     
21,188
 
Warrants    
-
     
-
     
84
     
85
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income    
-
     
(4,298
)    
-
     
(4,783
)
Deficit    
(251,536
)    
(235,127
)    
(232,909
)    
(220,887
)
Total shareholders’ equity    
9,840
     
7,328
     
18,893
     
13,651
 
                                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $
11,610
    $
8,646
    $
21,249
    $
15,353
 
    Year ended
December 31, 2016
    Year ended
December 31, 2015
 
    Canadian
dollars
    US
dollars
    Canadian
dollars
    US
dollars
 
                         
Revenue   $
-
    $
-
     
-
    $
-
 
                                 
Expenses:                                
Research and development    
10,322
     
7,834
     
6,254
     
4,865
 
General and administrative    
8,344
     
6,439
     
9,845
     
7,992
 
     
18,666
     
14,273
     
16,099
     
12,857
 
Finance expense    
66
     
46
     
43
     
34
 
Finance income    
(105
)    
(79
)    
(1,516
)    
(1,180
)
Net finance (income) expense    
(39
)    
(33
)    
(1,473
)    
(1,146
)
Net loss for the year   $
(18,627
)    
(14,240
)    
(14,626
)   $
(11,711
)
                                 
Other comprehensive loss                                
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to earnings                                
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)    
-
     
485
     
-
     
(3,519
)
Comprehensive loss for the year   $
(18,627
)   $
(13,755
)    
(14,626
)   $
(15,230
)
                                 
Basic and diluted loss per common share   $
(1.46
)    
(1.12
)    
(1.23
)   $
(0.98
)
Disclosure of Detailed Information About Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]
Office furniture (years)    
3
 
Laboratory equipment (years)    
5
 
Computer hardware (years)    
3
 
Computer software    
Estimated

useful life
 
Leasehold improvements    
Life of lease