Crailar (CRLRF) Inactive 10-Q12 Aug 142014 Q2 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Jun. 28, 2014	Aug. 11, 2014
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	28-Jun-14	'
Trading Symbol	'crlrf	'
Entity Registrant Name	'CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001210294	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	64,428,003
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$488,673	$1,193,365
Accounts receivable	1,151,966	223,105
Inventory	926,367	945,040
Prepaid expenses and deposits	755,874	290,872
Total Current Assets	3,322,880	2,652,382
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs	1,271,499	1,442,023
Property and Equipment, net	18,068,893	17,240,012
Intangible Assets, net	154,953	155,545
Total Assets	22,818,225	21,489,962
Current	'	'
Accounts payable	2,596,758	2,377,901
Accrued liabilities	1,364,069	2,342,153
Unearned revenue	263,901	247,655
Notes payable	0	476,614
Current portion of loans payable	587,278	634,486
Current portion of long term debt	104,935	0
Derivative liabilities	395,231	0
Total Current Liabilities	5,312,172	6,078,809
Deferred Income Tax Liability	197,219	199,131
Loans Payable	477,195	551,190
Long Term Debt	19,619,320	16,674,686
Total Liabilities	25,605,906	23,503,816
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT	'	'
Capital Stock Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares without par value Issued and outstanding : 50,428,003 commons shares (December 28, 2013 - 47,806,031)	38,109,006	34,889,370
Additional Paid-in Capital	10,382,729	9,934,322
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain	683,980	585,301
Deficit	-51,963,396	-47,422,847
Total Stockholders Equity	-2,787,681	-2,013,854
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity	$22,818,225	$21,489,962

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, No Par Value	'	'
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	50,428,003	47,806,031
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	50,428,003	47,806,031

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013
Revenues	$742,564	$182,376	$1,178,014	$182,376
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'
Materials and direct product production costs	685,058	200,819	1,044,705	200,819
Fixed Overhead	76,749	163,188	174,984	163,188
Facility commissioning costs	250,983	207,127	502,808	207,127
Depreciation	131,508	257,347	235,359	257,347
Total Cost of sales	1,144,298	828,481	1,957,856	828,481
Gross loss	-401,734	-646,105	-779,842	-646,105
Expenses	'	'	'	'
Marketing and promotion	93,340	233,585	176,010	432,944
Amortization and depreciation	26,286	45,434	50,426	97,371
General and administrative	1,178,824	1,517,784	2,414,021	3,796,724
Total Expenses	1,298,450	1,796,803	2,640,457	4,327,039
Loss before other items	-1,700,184	-2,442,908	-3,420,299	-4,973,144
Other income (expense):	'	'	'	'
Accretion expense	-174,816	0	-437,268	0
Research and development	-64,484	-36,686	-117,081	-92,956
Interest	-523,775	-483,248	-1,064,408	-794,773
Gain on disposal of assets	0	790	0	790
Gain on debt settlement	234,354	0	234,354	0
Write down of inventory	0	-477,378	0	-873,755
Fair value adjustment derivative liabilities	264,153	407,620	264,153	481,599
Total Other income (expense)	-264,568	-588,902	-1,120,250	-1,279,095
Net loss	-1,964,752	-3,031,810	-4,540,549	-6,252,239
Other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Exchange differences on translating to presentation currency	-481,445	525,273	98,679	723,253
Comprehensive loss	($2,446,197)	($2,506,537)	($4,441,870)	($5,528,986)
Net loss per share (basic and diluted)	($0.04)	($0.07)	($0.09)	($0.14)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	50,892,464	44,407,621	49,540,232	44,392,374

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013
Cash flows used in operating activities	'	'
Net loss	($4,540,549)	($6,252,239)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities	'	'
Amortization and depreciation	285,785	586,638
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	170,524	176,712
Accretion	437,268	0
Fair value adjustment of derivative liability	-264,153	-481,599
Gain on disposal of assets	0	-790
Rent inducement	16,428	73,859
Stock-based compensation	448,407	1,035,217
Gain on settlement of debt	-234,354	0
Write down of equipment	0	0
Write down of inventory	0	873,755
Changes in working capital assets and liabilities	'	'
Increase in accounts receivable	-928,861	-102,218
Decrease (Increase) in inventory	18,673	-472,628
Increase in prepaid expenses	-465,002	-165,227
Increase in accounts payable	332,973	441,302
Decrease in accrued liabilities	-217,126	-94,070
Net cash used in operating activities	-4,939,987	-4,381,288
Cash flows used in investing activities	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-1,090,622	-2,492,533
Acquisition of intangible assets	-23,400	-49,545
Net cash flows used in investing activities	-1,114,022	-2,542,078
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'
Issuance of capital stock and warrants	3,147,925	192,876
Promissory notes payable	-661,452	0
Loans payable	-124,553	0
Proceeds from convertible debenture	0	4,218,144
Proceeds from long term debt	2,984,383	0
Deferred issuance costs for convertible debenture	0	-494,262
Net cash flows from financing activities	5,346,303	3,916,758
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	3,014	723,253
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-704,692	-2,283,355
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning	1,193,365	2,877,210
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	488,673	593,855
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Cash paid for interest	982,730	277,397
Capital stock issued in settlement of accounts payable and accruals	632,376	0
Capital stock issued as share issue costs	$220,500	$0

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	'
	1	Basis of Presentation

	These unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They do not include all information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statement disclosure. However, except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 28, 2013, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 27, 2014. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2014 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

	Effective fiscal 2013, the Company began to report quarterly results on a 4-4-5 basis, with the quarter ending on the Saturday closest to the last day of each third month. In fiscal 2014, the Company's first quarter ended on March 29, 2014, the second quarter will end on June 28, 2014, the third quarter will end on September 27, 2014 and the fourth quarter will end on December 27, 2014.

	In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim balance sheet and related interim statement of operations and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions.

	The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payment of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception of $51,963,396 and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. At June 28, 2014 there is a working capital deficiency of $1,989,292 and future operations are dependent on raising additional funding from debt or equity financings. These factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

	The Company evaluated events occurring between June 28, 2014 and the date financial statements were issued.

	The Company has elected to early adopt the guidance in FASB Topic 915 this quarter and no longer provides the accounting disclosures for development stage companies. Accordingly, the figures for the period from inception to the current period are no longer provided and all references to development stage operations have been removed. Other recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Inventory

Inventory	6 Months Ended
Inventory	Jun. 28, 2014
Inventory [Text Block]	'
	2	Inventory

			28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	CRAiLAR fiber	$	309,170	$	186,464
	Decorticated fiber		164,718		252,263
	Raw flax fiber feedstock		369,590		369,590
	Hemp		9,500		-
	Other		73,389		136,723
		$	926,367	$	945,040

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	6 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Jun. 28, 2014
Property and Equipment [Text Block]	'
	3	Property and Equipment

					Accumulated		Net Book Value		Net Book Value
			Cost		Amortization		28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	Automobiles	$	58,745	$	8,876	$	49,869	$	49,867
	Computer equipment		119,289		69,106		50,183		57,180
	Equipment		1,108,561		111,915		996,646		443,105
	Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		70,000
	Furniture and fixtures		62,248		39,390		22,858		25,421
	Leasehold improvements		6,366,911		621,414		5,745,497		5,711,874
	Production equipment		5,943,458		505,527		5,437,931		4,818,280
	Production equipment in construction		5,687,768		-		5,687,768		6,060,849
	Website development costs		128,046		119,905		8,141		3,436
		$	19,545,026	$	1,476,133	$	18,068,893	$	17,240,012

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets	Jun. 28, 2014
Intangible Assets [Text Block]	'
	4	Intangible Assets

					Accumulated		Net Book Value		Net Book Value
			Cost		Amortization		28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	Patents	$	179,137	$	88,943	$	90,194	$	85,482
	Trademarks		121,723		95,324		26,399		28,065
	License fee		62,652		27,227		35,425		41,998
	Computer Software		11,081		8,145		2,935
		$	374,593	$	219,640	$	154,953	$	155,545

	During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company recorded amortization and depreciation expense of $285,785 (2013 - $354,718) of which $235,359 (2013 - $257,347) was classified as cost of sales.

Long_term_debt

Long term debt	6 Months Ended
Long term debt	Jun. 28, 2014
Long term debt [Text Block]	'
	5	Long Term Debt

	Long term debt:

			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Convertible debentures
	Balance, beginning	$	16,674,686		$	10,051,262
	Convertible debentures issued		-			8,307,249
	Discount on debentures		-			(754,829	)
	Amendment of debentures – conversion price		-			(79,931	)
	Accretion expense		125,768			94,030
	Convertible debentures converted		(17,786	)		-
	Effect of foreign exchange		(43,677	)		(943,095	)
	Balance, ending		16,738,991			16,674,686

	IKEA Loan
	Balance, beginning		-			-
	Loan issued		2,984,383			-
	Effect of foreign exchange		881			-
	Balance, ending		2,985,264			-
	Long term debt – long term		19,724,255			16,674,686
	Less: current portion		104,935			-
		$	19,619,320		$	16,674,686

	Deferred issuance costs:

			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Balance, beginning	$	1,442,023		$	1,024,294
	Issuance costs – cash		52,198			800,910
	Issuance costs – warrants		-			66,278
	Issuance costs allocated to additional paid in capital		-			(102,670	)
	Amortization of issuance costs		(216,226	)		(346,789	)
	Effect of foreign exchange		(6,496	)		-
		$	1,271,499		$	1,442,023

	Convertible Debentures

	On September 20, 2012, the Company completed the offering of $10,051,262 (CAD$10,000,000) convertible debentures (the “September 2012 Debentures”). The September 2012 Debentures mature on September 20, 2017. The September 2012 Debentures bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting March 31, 2013. As at June 28, 2014, accrued interest of $228,144 (CAD$244,744) (2013 – 240,937, (CAD$246,575)) was included in accrued liabilities.

	On February 26, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $4,943,643 (CAD$5,000,000) convertible debentures (the “February 2013 Debentures”). The February 2013 Debentures mature on September 30, 2017. The February 2013 Debentures bear interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30, starting September 30, 2013. As at June 28, 2014, accrued interest of $114,115 (CAD$121,918) (2013 – 164,640 (CAD$168,493)) was included in accrued liabilities. The Company paid a total of $427,049 (CAD$487,830) in cash issuance costs which have been recorded as deferred debt issuance costs.

	Holders of the September 2012 Debentures and February 2013 Debentures have the option to convert the convertible debentures into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.85 (CAD$2.90) per common share at any time prior to the maturity date. The Company may redeem the September 2012 Debentures and the February 2013 Debentures after September 30, 2015 provided that the market price at the time of the redemption notice is not less than 125% of the conversion price. The conversion price is subject to standard anti-dilution provisions.

	The September 2012 Debentures and February 2013 Debentures are secured by a Guaranty and Security Agreement signed with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crailar Inc. (“CI”), a Nevada incorporated company. CI has provided a security interest over its assets, having an aggregate acquisition cost of no less than $5,500,000, as security for its guarantee obligation which shall rank in priority to all other indebtedness of CI.

	The September 2012 Debentures and February 2013 Debentures do not contain a beneficial conversion feature, as the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance was less than the conversion price. All proceeds from the debentures were recorded as a debt instrument.

	On July 26, 2013, the Company closed a convertible debenture offering for gross proceeds of $3,363,606 (CAD$3,535,000) (the “July 2013 Debentures”). The July 2013 Debentures will mature on July 26, 2016 and will accrue interest at a rate of 10% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 31 and September 30 commencing September 30, 2013. In the event the Company completes one or more equity financings between July 26, 2013 and July 26, 2016 with gross proceeds of at least an aggregate of $19.4 million (CAD$20.0 million), the Company must, subject to providing no less than 60 days prior notice to each holder of the July 2013 Debentures, redeem the July 2013 Debenture in whole at face value plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. As at June 28, 2014, accrued interest of $80,679 (CAD$86,196) was included in accrued liabilities. At the holder’s option, the debentures may be converted into common shares in the capital of the Company at any time up to the earlier of the maturity date and the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the Company for redemption of the debentures. The conversion price is CAD$1.25 per share.

	In addition, in connection with the July 2013 Debentures, the Company issued 800 transferable common share purchase warrants (each, a “Warrant”) for each $904 (CAD$1,000) of principal amount, resulting in the issuance of an aggregate of 2,828,000 Warrants, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $2.00 per Warrant Share until July 26, 2016. The Company determined the fair value of the Warrants to be $974,387 (CAD$1,003,910) using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield – 0; expected stock price volatility – 56%; risk-free interest rate – 0.59%; expected life – 2.83 years.

	The proceeds were allocated to the July 2013 Debentures and the Warrants based on their relative fair values and accordingly, $2,295,309 (CAD$2,757,300) was allocated to the 2103A Notes and $754,829 (CAD$777,700) was allocated to the Warrants and recorded as a reduction in the July 2013 Debentures and an increase in additional paid-in capital.

	The Company incurred a total of $440,139 in issuance and commission costs relating to the July 2013 Debentures. This included $373,861 in cash issuance costs and the fair value of warrants to purchase 192,360 common shares issued to a finder of $66,278. The warrants entitle the holder to purchase common shares for $1.25 per share for three years from the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield – 0; expected stock price volatility – 56%; risk-free interest rate – 0.59%; expected life – 2.83 years. The allocation of the 2013A Note issuance costs were based on the relative fair value of the July 2013 Debentures and the Warrants and, accordingly, $337,469 was allocated to deferred debt issuance costs and $102,670 was allocated to additional paid-in capital during the year ended December 28, 2013.

	The July 2013 Debentures included a continuing security interest in certain of the Company’s assets pursuant to a Guaranty and Security Agreement. On December 17, 2013 the Guaranty and Security Agreement was amended to only provide a security interest in certain specific assets held by the Company which had an acquisition cost of $3,922,240. As consideration for the modification, the conversion price of the debentures was amended to $1.21 (CAD$1.25) per share. The Company determined the fair value of the additional debt discount to be $79,931 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield – 0; expected stock price volatility – 56%; risk-free interest rate – 0.59%; expected life – 2.42 years.

	During the twenty-six week period ending June 28, 2014 the Company recorded amortization of the July 2013 Debentures debt discount in the amount of $125,768 which was included in interest expense.

	During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company recorded $205,867 (2013 - $158,043) in interest expense for the amortization of deferred issuance costs.

	IKEA Supply AG Loan

During the quarter ended March 29, 2014 the Company received $2,197,153 (€1,597,000) pursuant to a loan agreement entered into with IKEA Supply AG (“IKEA”) with an effective date of November 29, 2013. The loan bears an interest rate of 1.9% per annum and is payable in monthly installments of $15,118 (€11,000) from December 20, 2014 through June 20, 2016 with the remainder due in full on June 25, 2016. IKEA agreed to loan the Company a total of $3,028,300 (€2,190,000) which was fully drawn during the second quarter. The loan is secured by assets purchased with the proceeds, as well as a portion of the secured assets used to secure the July 2013 Debentures. As at June 28, 2014, accrued interest of $14,212 (CAD$15,182) was included in accrued liabilities.

The Company incurred a total of $52,198 in issuance costs related to the IKEA loan. This included $37,079 in costs paid during the year ended December 28, 2013 and $15,119 paid during the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014. During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company recorded $10,359 (2013 - $nil) in interest expense for the amortization of deferred issuance costs.

Notes_Payable

Notes Payable	6 Months Ended
Notes Payable	Jun. 28, 2014
Notes Payable [Text Block]	'
	6	Notes Payable

			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Balance, beginning	$	476,614		$	-
	Principal		-			655,804
	Interest		29,384			23,781
	Repayment		(661,452	)		(48,326	)
	Beneficial conversion feature		-			(188,140	)
	Accretion expense – beneficial conversion feature		150,372			33,495
	Bonus shares issued		(131,744	)		-
	Accretion expense – bonus shares issued		131,744			-
	Effect of foreign exchange		(5,082	)		-
		$	-		$	476,614

	On October 11, 2013, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Jason Finnis, one of its directors, in the principal amount of $96,180 (CDN$100,000). The promissory note is unsecured and bears interest on the principal amount at the rate of 12% per annum, which interest is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount. On November 7, 2013, the company repaid Mr. Finnis $48,326 (CDN$50,000) of principal including interest of $441 (CDN$460). On April 1, 2014 the Company repaid Mr. Finnis $49,427 (CAD $52,807) for the remaining balance of the note and interest.

	On October 11, 2013, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Kenneth Barker, one of its directors, in the principal amount of $50,000. The promissory note is unsecured and accrues interest on the principal amount at the rate of 12% per annum, which interest is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount. On April 2, 2014 the Company repaid Mr. Barker $52,751 for the outstanding balance of the note including interest.

	On October 11, 2013, the Company issued a demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Robert Edmunds, one of its directors, in the principal amount of $467,369 (CDN$500,000). On December 4, 2013, the Company issued an additional demand convertible promissory note in favor of Mr. Edmunds, pursuant to a loan from Mr. Edmunds to the Company in the principal amount of $42,255 (CDN$45,000). The promissory notes are unsecured and accrue interest on the principal amount at a rate of 20% per annum, which interest is payable in full on repayment of the principal amount. In connection with the amendment of such convertible promissory notes, 181,666 bonus common shares of the Company were issued to Mr. Edmunds on January 30, 2014 with a fair value of $131,744. The value of the shares will be amortized over the term of the loan. During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company recorded $131,744 in interest expense relating to the amortization of the value of the bonus shares. On April 1, 2014 the Company repaid Mr. Edmunds $559,274 for the outstanding balance of the note including interest.

	The promissory notes issued to our directors during the year ended December 28, 2013 contain conversion features. Each lender has the right to convert any portion of the outstanding principal and interest payable for units at a conversion price of $0.60 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of CAD$0.70 per common share for a term of five years. The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature of $188,140 (CAD$200,000) based on the excess of the fair value of the common stock over the conversion price. During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company amended the loans and removed the beneficial conversion feature. The Company incurred an accretion expense of $150,372 during the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, reducing the value of the beneficial conversion feature to a balance of $nil.

Capital_Stock

Capital Stock	6 Months Ended
Capital Stock	Jun. 28, 2014
Capital Stock [Text Block]	'
	7	Capital Stock

	During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company issued shares as follows:

		a.	The Company completed a private placement on March 20, 2014 of 2,515,000 units at $1.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,143,750. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $1.75 per common share for a term of 2 years. In addition, finder’s fees of an aggregate of 176,400 shares were issued to two finders in conjunction with the closing of this private placement. The warrants have exercise prices denominated in United States dollars, which differs from the Company’s functional currency and are therefore classified as a derivative liability and recorded at fair value which was determined to be $578,450 on issuance and $314,375 at June 28, 2014. The fair value of warrants are re-measured at each balance sheet date and the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of loss. The fair value was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected life of two years and with the same assumptions used in Note 7.

		b.	The Company issued 181,666 common shares with a fair value of $131,744 as a bonus on an amendment of a promissory notes issued to one of our directors. Refer to Note 6.

		c.	On May 23, 2014, the Company issued 1,724 shares of common stock upon the conversion of $4,681 (CAD$5,000) principal amount of previously issued convertible debentures at the conversion price of $2.70 (CAD$2.90) per share. On June 17, 2014, the Company issued 4,827 shares of common stock upon the conversion of $13,105 (CAD$14,000) principal amount of previously issued convertible debentures at the conversion price of $2.68 (CAD$2.90) per share.

		d.	The Company completed a private placement of units to thirteen creditors in settlement of $927,944 in debt on June 2, 2014 of 742,355 units at an agreed issuance price of $1.25 per unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $1.75 per common share for a term of 2 years. The warrants have exercise prices denominated in United States dollars, which differs from the Company’s functional currency and are therefore classified as a derivative liability and recorded at fair value which was determined to be $56,072 on issuance and $80,856 at June 28, 2014. The fair value of warrants are re-measured at each balance sheet date and the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of loss. The fair value was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected life of two years and with the same assumptions used in Note 7.

	Share purchase warrants outstanding as at June 28, 2014 are:

		Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
	Warrants outstanding, December 28, 2013	6,887,580	$1.15
	Warrants issued	1,628,680	$1.75
	Warrants outstanding, June 28, 2014	8,516,260	$1.18

	The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding warrants at June 28, 2014, is 3.04 years.

	Stock options outstanding as at June 28, 2014 are:

		Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
	Options outstanding, December 28, 2013	6,468,799		$1.80
	Options granted	1,688,000		$1.31
	Options cancelled/expired	-67,504		$2.28
	Options outstanding, June 28, 2014	8,089,295		$1.70
	Options exercisable, June 28, 2014	6,804,520		$1.78

	Stock options outstanding at June 28, 2014, are summarized as follows:

			Weighted Average			Weighted
	Range of Exercise	Number	Remaining Contractual	Weighted Average	Number	Average
	Prices	Outstanding	Life (yr)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Exercise Price
	$0.87 - $3.05	8,089,295	2.58	$1.70	6,804,520	$1.78

	During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, options to purchase 467,393 (2013 – 862,715) common shares vested under the Company’s amended 2011 Fixed Share Option Plan. A total expense of $448,407 (2013 - $1,035,217) was recorded as stock-based compensation, of which $13,468 (2013 - $137,473) was included in consulting and contract labour expense and $434,939 (2013 - $897,744) was included in salaries and benefits expense.

	The fair value of options granted during the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

	Risk-free interest rates	0.63% to 0.70%
	Volatility factor	73% to 88%
	Expected life of options, in years	3 - 4.2

	The weighted average fair value of the options granted during the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014 is $0.73.

Business_Combination

Business Combination	6 Months Ended
Business Combination	Jun. 28, 2014
Business Combination [Text Block]	'
	8	Business Combination

	On December 1, 2013, the Company acquired certain assets of Schrurs NV, a textile company located in Ieper, Belgium, by means of an asset purchase agreement. The assets purchased include all of the production equipment, computer equipment and the rights to all of the employee contracts related to a production facility in Ieper, Belgium. The purchase price of the assets of Schrurs NV was settled by the Company assuming outstanding debt of $1,172,081 (€861,551). The general decline in the textile business in Europe had left assets available at a favorable price for the Company. This acquisition resulted in a bargain purchase gain of $425,909 as follows:

	Fair value of assets acquired	$	1,797,121
	Fair value of debt assumed		(1,172,081	)
	Deferred income tax liability		(199,131	)
	Bargain purchase gain	$	425,909

	Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, for a term of five years from the closing date of December 1, 2013, the repayment of the debt assumed by the Company shall be made in accordance with the terms of such debts and / or the repayment terms agreed upon between the seller and the respective creditors of the seller’s debts. On the fifth anniversary of the closing date, the aggregate outstanding amount under the seller’s debts at that point in time shall be repaid in whole by the Company to the respective creditors of the seller’s debts. During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, the Company made repayments of $123,790 and accrued interest of $12,084.

	At June 28, 2014 the debt assumed consists of the following, including a foreign exchange effect of $10,612 :

	Bank line of credit, bearing interest at 3.25%, repayable June 25, 2014	$	283,727
	Bank term loans, bearing interest ranging from 3.1% to 4.55%, repayable between September 2014 and		622,628
	December 2018		622,628
	Loan payable on demand bearing interest at 4% per annum		89,998
	Loan payable on demand bearing no interest		68,130
			1,064,483
	Less: current portion		587,288
		$	477,195

	All of the above debt is denominated in Euros; the table above reflects applicable amounts in US dollars.

Related_Parties_Transactions

Related Parties Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Related Parties Transactions [Text Block]	'
	9	Related Party Transactions

	During the twenty-six week period ended June 28, 2014, $534,228 (2013 - $754,921) was incurred for remuneration to officers and directors of the Company.

	Refer to Note 6.

Commitments

Commitments	6 Months Ended
Commitments	Jun. 28, 2014
Commitments [Text Block]	'
	10	Commitments

	The Company is committed to lease payments totaling approximately $1,930,000 for premises under lease. The minimum lease payments over the next five years are as follows:

	2014	$	140,000
	2015		264,000
	2016		264,000
	2017		264,000
	2018		209,000
	Total	$	1,141,000

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	'
	11	Subsequent Events

	a) On August 6, 2014, the Company completed the public offering of 13,000,000 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of $0.50 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $6,500,000 (the “Offering”). Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share warrant of the Company (each common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.535 per common share at any time prior to August 6, 2019.

	The Company has paid 7% of gross proceeds of the offering to the underwriters and has granted them an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”), exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days following the closing of the Offering. The Over-Allotment Option allows the underwriters to purchase an additional 15% of the Offering solely to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes. The Over-Allotment Option entitles the underwriters to purchase a maximum of 1,950,000 units or 1,950,000 common shares and/or 1,950,000 warrants.

	b) The Over-Allotment Option has been partially exercised and the underwriters have purchased 1,950,000 warrants at $0.001 per warrant for proceeds of $1,950.

Inventory_Tables

Inventory (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Inventory (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]	'
			28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	CRAiLAR fiber	$	309,170	$	186,464
	Decorticated fiber		164,718		252,263
	Raw flax fiber feedstock		369,590		369,590
	Hemp		9,500		-
	Other		73,389		136,723
		$	926,367	$	945,040

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'
					Accumulated		Net Book Value		Net Book Value
			Cost		Amortization		28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	Automobiles	$	58,745	$	8,876	$	49,869	$	49,867
	Computer equipment		119,289		69,106		50,183		57,180
	Equipment		1,108,561		111,915		996,646		443,105
	Equipment held for sale		70,000		-		70,000		70,000
	Furniture and fixtures		62,248		39,390		22,858		25,421
	Leasehold improvements		6,366,911		621,414		5,745,497		5,711,874
	Production equipment		5,943,458		505,527		5,437,931		4,818,280
	Production equipment in construction		5,687,768		-		5,687,768		6,060,849
	Website development costs		128,046		119,905		8,141		3,436
		$	19,545,026	$	1,476,133	$	18,068,893	$	17,240,012

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	'
					Accumulated		Net Book Value		Net Book Value
			Cost		Amortization		28-Jun-14		28-Dec-13
	Patents	$	179,137	$	88,943	$	90,194	$	85,482
	Trademarks		121,723		95,324		26,399		28,065
	License fee		62,652		27,227		35,425		41,998
	Computer Software		11,081		8,145		2,935
		$	374,593	$	219,640	$	154,953	$	155,545

Long_term_debt_Tables

Long term debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Long term debt (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	'
			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Convertible debentures
	Balance, beginning	$	16,674,686		$	10,051,262
	Convertible debentures issued		-			8,307,249
	Discount on debentures		-			(754,829	)
	Amendment of debentures – conversion price		-			(79,931	)
	Accretion expense		125,768			94,030
	Convertible debentures converted		(17,786	)		-
	Effect of foreign exchange		(43,677	)		(943,095	)
	Balance, ending		16,738,991			16,674,686

	IKEA Loan
	Balance, beginning		-			-
	Loan issued		2,984,383			-
	Effect of foreign exchange		881			-
	Balance, ending		2,985,264			-
	Long term debt – long term		19,724,255			16,674,686
	Less: current portion		104,935			-
		$	19,619,320		$	16,674,686
Schedule of Deferred debt issuance costs [Table Text Block]	'
			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Balance, beginning	$	1,442,023		$	1,024,294
	Issuance costs – cash		52,198			800,910
	Issuance costs – warrants		-			66,278
	Issuance costs allocated to additional paid in capital		-			(102,670	)
	Amortization of issuance costs		(216,226	)		(346,789	)
	Effect of foreign exchange		(6,496	)		-
		$	1,271,499		$	1,442,023

Notes_Payable_Tables

Notes Payable (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Notes Payable (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Convertible Note Payable [Table Text Block]	'
			28-Jun-14			28-Dec-13
	Balance, beginning	$	476,614		$	-
	Principal		-			655,804
	Interest		29,384			23,781
	Repayment		(661,452	)		(48,326	)
	Beneficial conversion feature		-			(188,140	)
	Accretion expense – beneficial conversion feature		150,372			33,495
	Bonus shares issued		(131,744	)		-
	Accretion expense – bonus shares issued		131,744			-
	Effect of foreign exchange		(5,082	)		-
		$	-		$	476,614

Capital_Stock_Tables

Capital Stock (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Capital Stock (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
		Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
	Warrants outstanding, December 28, 2013	6,887,580	$1.15
	Warrants issued	1,628,680	$1.75
	Warrants outstanding, June 28, 2014	8,516,260	$1.18
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
		Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
	Options outstanding, December 28, 2013	6,468,799		$1.80
	Options granted	1,688,000		$1.31
	Options cancelled/expired	-67,504		$2.28
	Options outstanding, June 28, 2014	8,089,295		$1.70
	Options exercisable, June 28, 2014	6,804,520		$1.78
Schedule of Disclosure of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options Outstanding [Table Text Block]	'
			Weighted Average			Weighted
	Range of Exercise	Number	Remaining Contractual	Weighted Average	Number	Average
	Prices	Outstanding	Life (yr)	Exercise Price	Exercisable	Exercise Price
	$0.87 - $3.05	8,089,295	2.58	$1.70	6,804,520	$1.78
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	'
	Risk-free interest rates	0.63% to 0.70%
	Volatility factor	73% to 88%
	Expected life of options, in years	3 - 4.2

Business_Combination_Tables

Business Combination (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Business Combination (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Business Combination, Segment Allocation [Table Text Block]	'
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	1,797,121
	Fair value of debt assumed		(1,172,081	)
	Deferred income tax liability		(199,131	)
	Bargain purchase gain	$	425,909
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Table Text Block]	'
	Bank line of credit, bearing interest at 3.25%, repayable June 25, 2014	$	283,727
	Bank term loans, bearing interest ranging from 3.1% to 4.55%, repayable between September 2014 and		622,628
	December 2018		622,628
	Loan payable on demand bearing interest at 4% per annum		89,998
	Loan payable on demand bearing no interest		68,130
			1,064,483
	Less: current portion		587,288
		$	477,195

Commitments_Tables

Commitments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Commitments (Tables)	Jun. 28, 2014
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]	'
	2014	$	140,000
	2015		264,000
	2016		264,000
	2017		264,000
	2018		209,000
	Total	$	1,141,000

Basis_of_Presentation_Narrativ

Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014
Cumulative Deficit	$51,963,396
Working Capital Deficiency	$1,989,292

Intangible_Assets_Narrative_De

Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013
Intangible assets, amortization and depreciation expense	$285,785	$354,718
Cost of Sales [Member]	'	'
Intangible assets, amortization and depreciation expense	$235,359	$257,347

Long_term_debt_Narrative_Detai

Long term debt (Narrative) (Details)

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 17, 2014

23-May-14

Jun. 28, 2014

Dec. 29, 2012

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Jun. 28, 2014

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 28, 2014

Dec. 28, 2013

Mar. 29, 2014

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 28, 2014

Jul. 26, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Convertible Notes [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2012 [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

Guaranty and Security Agreement - amendment [Member]

IKEA Loan [Member]

Closing a subordinated convertible debenture [Member]

Naturally Advanced Technologies [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Agent warrants [Member]

Brokers Warrants [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Warrants [Member]

Convertible Notes - 2013 [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Notes Issued

$10,051,262

10,000,000

$4,943,643

5,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

10.00%

1.90%

10.00%

Interest Payable

228,144

244,744

240,937

246,575

114,115

121,918

164,640

168,493

80,679

86,196

Payments of deferred debt issuance costs

52,198

800,910

427,049

487,830

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price

$2.68

2.9

$2.70

2.9

$2.85

2.9

1.25

Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price

3,922,240

5,500,000

Deferred financing costs

337,469

Proceeds from Convertible Debt

4,218,144

3,363,606

3,535,000

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures

1,628,680

192,360

2,828,000

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Exercise Price

$1.75

$1.25

$1.21

1.25

Warrants Issued During Period, Value

66,278

79,931

974,387

1,003,910

754,829

777,700

2,295,309

2,757,300

Equity financing gross proceeds amount, redemption threshold

19,400,000

20,000,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate

0.00%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate

56.00%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate

0.59%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

'2 years 9 months 29 days

'2 years 5 months 1 day

'2 years 9 months 29 days

Amortization of debt discount

125,768

Deferred Issuance costs for convertible debenture

494,262

373,861

440,139

Additional Paid-in Capital

10,382,729

9,934,322

102,670

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

205,867

158,043

Loan issued

2,197,153

1,597,000

2,984,383

Monthly installments

15,118

11,000

Loan payable

3,028,300

2,190,000

Accrued interest

14,212

15,182

Debt issuance costs

52,198

15,119

37,079

Accretion expense for deferred issuance costs

$10,359

Notes_Payable_Narrative_Detail

Notes Payable (Narrative) (Details)

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 17, 2014

23-May-14

Jun. 28, 2014

Dec. 28, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Jun. 28, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Nov. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]

Mr. Robert Edmunds [Member]

Mr. Robert Edmunds - 2 [Member]

Mr. Jason Finnis [Member]

Mr. Kenneth Barker [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

Convertible debenture issued

$467,369

500,000

$42,255

45,000

$96,180

100,000

$50,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

20.00%

12.00%

Bonus common shares issued

181,666

Bonus common shares, fair value amount

131,744

Accretion expense

150,372

131,744

Repayments of Convertible Debt

559,274

49,427

52,807

48,326

50,000

52,751

Interest Paid

982,730

277,397

441

460

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price

$2.68

2.9

$2.70

2.9

$0.60

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price

$1.18

$1.15

$0.70

Class of Warrant or Right, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

'3 years 14 days

'5 years

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature

188,140

200,000

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature, After Accretion

Capital_Stock_Narrative_Detail

Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details)

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

31-May-14

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Jun. 17, 2014

23-May-14

Mar. 20, 2014

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 29, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 28, 2014

Jun. 02, 2014

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

Consulting and contract labour [Member]

Salaries and benefits [Member]

Finders' Fees [Member]

Units Issued in Settlement of Debt [Member]

USD ($)

Units Issued During Period, Units

2,515,000

742,355

Units Issued During Period, Per Unit Amount

$1.25

Proceeds from Units Issued During Period

$3,143,750

Units Issued During Period, Underlying Shares

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Exercise Price

$1.75

Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Contractual Term

'2 years

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues

176,400

Derivative Liability, Fair Value

314,375

578,450

80,856

56,072

Bonus common shares issued

181,666

Bonus common shares, fair value amount

131,744

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities

4,827

1,724

Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities

13,105

14,000

4,681

5,000

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price

$2.68

2.9

$2.70

2.9

Extinguishment of Debt, Amount

927,944

Class of Warrant or Right, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

'3 years 14 days

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vests in Period

467,393

862,715

Stock-based compensation

$448,407

$1,035,217

$13,468

$137,473

$434,939

$897,744

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Intrinsic Value

$0.73

Business_Combination_Narrative

Business Combination (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 01, 2013	Dec. 01, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	EUR (€)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	'	'	$1,172,081	€ 861,551
Bargain purchase	'	425,909	'	'
Principal payment on purchase agreement	123,790	'	'	'
Accrued interest	12,084	'	'	'
Business Combination, Liabilities Assumed, Foreign Exchange Effect	'	$10,612	'	'

Related_Parties_Transactions_N

Related Parties Transactions (Narrative) (Details) (Officers and directors [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013
Officers and directors [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$534,228	$754,921

Commitments_Narrative_Details

Commitments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Commitments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount	$1,930,000

Subsequent_Events_Narrative_De

Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014
			Equity Transactions after period end [Member]	Equity Transactions after period end [Member]
				Over-Allotment Option [Member]
Units Issued During Period, Units	2,515,000	'	13,000,000	'
Units Issued During Period, Per Unit Amount	$1.25	'	$0.50	'
Units Issued During Period, Value	'	'	$6,500,000	'
Units Issued During Period, Underlying Shares	1	'	1	'
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Exercise Price	$1.75	'	$0.54	'
Units Issued During Period, Percentage of Gross Proceeds Paid to Underwriters	'	'	7.00%	'
Over-Allotment Options Available to Underwriters	'	'	'	1,950,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	'	1,628,680	'	1,950,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Price per Warrant	'	'	'	$0.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants	'	'	'	$1,950

Schedule_of_Inventory_Current_

Schedule of Inventory, Current (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Inventory, Net	$926,367	$945,040
CRAiLAR fiber [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	309,170	186,464
Decorticated fiber [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	164,718	252,263
Raw flaw fiber feedstock [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	369,590	369,590
Hemp [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	9,500	0
Other [Member]	'	'
Inventory, Net	$73,389	$136,723

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_D

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$19,545,026	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,476,133	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	18,068,893	17,240,012
Automobiles [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	58,745	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	8,876	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	49,869	49,867
Computer equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	119,289	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	69,106	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	50,183	57,180
Equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,108,561	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	111,915	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	996,646	443,105
Equipment held for sale [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	70,000	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	70,000	70,000
Furniture and fixtures [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	62,248	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	39,390	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	22,858	25,421
Leasehold improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	6,366,911	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	621,414	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,745,497	5,711,874
Production equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	5,943,458	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	505,527	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,437,931	4,818,280
Production equipment in construction [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	5,687,768	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	5,687,768	6,060,849
Website development [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	128,046	'
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	119,905	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$8,141	$3,436

Schedule_of_Intangible_Assets_

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$374,593	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	219,640	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	154,953	155,545
Patent [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Patents, Gross	179,137	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	88,943	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	90,194	85,482
Trademarks [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Trademarks, Gross	121,723	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	95,324	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	26,399	28,065
License Fee [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived License Agreements, Gross	62,652	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	27,227	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	35,425	41,998
Computer Software [Member]	'	'
Capitalized Computer Software, Gross	11,081	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	8,145	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$2,935	'

Schedule_of_Longterm_Debt_Inst

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014
	USD ($)	USD ($)	Convertible Debentures	Convertible Debentures	IKEA Loan [Member]	IKEA Loan [Member]	IKEA Loan [Member]	IKEA Loan [Member]
			USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	EUR (€)
Convertible debt, balance beginning	$19,619,320	$16,674,686	$16,674,686	$10,051,262	$16,674,686	'	'	'
Balance, beginning	'	'	'	'	0	0	'	'
Convertible debenture issued	'	'	0	8,307,249	'	'	'	'
Loan issued	'	'	'	'	2,984,383	0	2,197,153	1,597,000
Discount on debentures	'	'	0	-754,829	'	'	'	'
Amendment of debentures conversion price	'	'	0	-79,931	'	'	'	'
Accretion expense	'	'	125,768	94,030	'	'	'	'
Convertible debentures converted	'	'	-17,786	0	'	'	'	'
Effect of foreign exchange	'	'	-43,677	-943,095	881	0	'	'
Balance, ending	'	'	'	'	2,985,264	0	'	'
Long term debt - long term	'	'	'	'	19,724,255	16,674,686	'	'
Less: Current portion	104,935	0	'	'	104,935	0	'	'
Long Term Debt, end of period	$19,619,320	$16,674,686	$16,738,991	$16,674,686	$19,619,320	$16,674,686	'	'

Schedule_of_Deferred_debt_issu

Schedule of Deferred debt issuance costs (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Schedule of Deferred debt issuance costs (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs, beginning of period	$1,442,023	$1,024,294
Issuance costs - cash	52,198	800,910
Issuance costs warrants	0	66,278
Issuance costs allocated to additional paid in capital	0	-102,670
Amortization of issuance costs	-216,226	-346,789
Effect of foreign exchange	-6,496	0
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs, end of period	$1,271,499	$1,442,023

Convertible_Note_Payable_Detai

Convertible Note Payable (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Convertible Note Payable (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Balance, beginning	$476,614	$0
Principal	0	655,804
Interest	29,384	23,781
Repayment	-661,452	-48,326
Beneficial conversion feature	0	-188,140
Bonus shares issued	-131,744	0
Effect of foreign exchange	-5,082	0
Note payable	0	476,614
Beneficial Conversion Feature [Member]	'	'
Accretion expense	150,372	33,495
Bonus Shares Issued [Member]	'	'
Accretion expense	$131,744	$0

Schedule_of_Stockholders_Equit

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights, Activity (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Beginning of Period	6,887,580
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$1.15
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	1,628,680
Class of Warrant or Right, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.75
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, End of Period	8,516,260
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$1.18

Schedule_of_Sharebased_Compens

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning of Period	6,468,799
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning of Period	$1.80
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	1,688,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.31
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period	-67,504
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.28
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, End of Period	8,089,295
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$1.70
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number, End of Period	6,804,520
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price, End of Period	$1.78

Schedule_of_Disclosure_of_Shar

Schedule of Disclosure of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options Outstanding (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014
	Jun. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit	'	'	$0.87
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	'	'	$3.05
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding	8,089,295	6,468,799	8,089,295
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'	'	'2 years 6 months 29 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.70	$1.80	$1.70
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	6,804,520	'	6,804,520
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.78	'	$1.78

Schedule_of_Sharebased_Payment

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014
Risk-free interest rate, Minimum	0.63%
Risk-free interest rate, Maximum	0.70%
Volatility factor, Minimum	73.00%
Volatility factor, Maximum	88.00%
Minimum [Member]	'
Expected life of options, in years	'3 years
Maximum [Member]	'
Expected life of options, in years	'4 years 2 months 12 days

Business_Combination_Segment_A

Business Combination, Segment Allocation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 01, 2013	Dec. 01, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	EUR (€)
Fair value of assets acquired	'	$1,797,121	'
Fair value of debt assumed	'	-1,172,081	-861,551
Deferred income tax liability	'	-199,131	'
Bargain purchase gain	$425,909	'	'

Business_Combination_Separatel

Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014
Bank line of credit, bearing interest at 3.25%, repayable June 25, 2014	$283,727
Bank line of credit, Interest Rate	3.25%
Bank term loans, bearing interest ranging from 3.1% to 4.55%, repayable between September 2014 and August 2022.	622,628
Bank term loans, Lower Interest Rate	3.10%
Bank term loans, Upper Interest Rate	4.55%
Loan payable on demand bearing interest at 4% per annum	89,998
Loan payable on demand with interest, interest rate	4.00%
Loan payable on demand bearing no interest	68,130
Current and Non-Current portion	1,064,483
Less: current portion	587,288
Non-Current portion	$477,195

Schedule_of_Future_Minimum_Lea

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 28, 2014
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current	$140,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Two Years	264,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Three Years	264,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Four Years	264,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Five Years	209,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	$1,141,000