16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | Transactions with related parties are incurred in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to between the related parties. (a) The Companys current and former officers and shareholders have advanced funds on an unsecured, non-interest bearing basis to the Company, unless stated otherwise below, for travel related and working capital purposes. The Company has not entered into any agreement on the repayment terms for these advances. Advances from related parties were as follows: June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Advances by and amounts payable to Officers of the Company, two of which are also Directors $ 356,953 $ 133,820 Advances by and consulting fees payable to a corporation owned by two Officers of the Company, one of which is also a Director 523,799 523,824 Consulting fees owing to persons related to an Officer who is also a Director of the Company 46,469 49,255 Advances by Officers of the Company, one of which is also a Director, bears interest at 1.5% per month 453,618 401,264 Amounts payable to a corporation related by virtue of a common Officer of the Company 30,294 30,294 Amounts payable to a corporation related by virtue of common Officers and a common Director of the Company 62,423 - Consulting fees and director fees payable to Directors of the Company 57,000 6,332 $ 1,530,556 $ 1,144,789 During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company settled $50,000 of amounts owing to an Officer of the Company with the issuance of a $50,000 Convertible Debenture (note 12). During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company settled $220,075 of the loans owing to an Officer and Director of the Company with cash. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company settled $40,379 of amounts owing to persons related to a Director of the Company with the issuance of 269,190 Common Shares at $0.15 (note 13). During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company settled $142,298 of amounts owing to Directors of the Company with the issuance of 948,650 Common Shares at $0.15 (note 13). During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company owed an amount of $100,000 to an Officer and Director of the Company. The amount is non-interest bearing and payable on January 1, 2016. (b) Interest accrued to related parties were as follows: June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Interest accrued on advances by Officers of the Company, one of which is also a Director $ 81,278 $ 39,279 $ 81,278 $ 39,279 c) Transactions with related parties were as follows: During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company expensed $19,433 (June 30, 2014: Nil) in rent expense payable to a corporation related by virtue of a common Officer and a common Director of the Company. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company expensed Nil (June 30, 2014: $7,651) in rent expense payable to a corporation related by virtue of a common Officer of the Company. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company expensed $6,357 in costs related to a vehicle for the benefit of an Officer who is also a Director. The Company also expensed $44,591 (June 30, 2014: $126,994) in travel and entertainment expenses incurred by Officers and Directors of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company received $21,000 in cash proceeds from a Director of the Company as part of a private placement at $0.15. As a result the Company issued 140,000 shares. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company settled $358 of interest payable on Convertible Debentures with a Director of the Company at $0.15 per share, the Common Shares were issued on April 13, 2015. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 228,572 Common Shares at $0.07 per share to a Director of the Company as a result of the conversion of $16,000 of Convertible Debentures, the shares were issued on April 13, 2015. The Company expensed consulting fees payable to related parties as follows: June 30. 2015 June 30, 2014 Directors $ 49,500 $ 33,900 Officers 108,582 - Corporation related by virtue of commons Officer and a common Director 36,436 - Corporation owned by two Officers, one of which is also a Director 95,949 108,428 Persons related to a Director 31,981 19,500 $ 322,448 $ 161,828 The Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are both participants of the consortium of participants of the Credit Facility, each having committed to provide ten percent of the principal amount of the Credit Facility (see note 10). |