Related-party Transactions | 3 Months Ended |
Apr. 30, 2015 |
Notes | |
Related-party Transactions | NOTE 2 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
|
The following amounts were due to related parties as at: |
|
|
| | April 30, | | January 31, |
2015 | 2015 |
| | | | |
Due to a company owned by an officer (a) | | $ | 482,081 | | $ | 445,601 |
Due to a company controlled by directors (b) | | | 336,494 | | | 317,089 |
Due to a company controlled by a major shareholder (a) | | | 51,125 | | | 91,966 |
Due to a major shareholder (a) | | | 39,230 | | | 37,839 |
Total due to related parties | | $ | 908,930 | | $ | 892,495 |
| | | | | | |
Note payable to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (c) | | $ | 266,504 | | $ | 248,564 |
Note payable to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) (c) | | | 11,014 | | | 10,802 |
Note payable to a major shareholder (c) | | | 219,403 | | | 113,241 |
Note payable to a company controlled by directors (c) | | | 125,400 | | | 117,202 |
Total notes payable to related parties | | $ | 622,321 | | $ | 489,809 |
(a) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear no interest. |
(b) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear interest at 10%. |
(c) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear interest at 8%. |
|
During the three months ended April 30, 2015, the Company accrued $10,689 (2014 - $6,324) in interest expense on the notes payable to related parties. During the same time, the Company accrued $4,095 (2014 - $4,219) in interest expense on trade accounts payable with related parties. |
|
Transactions with Related Parties |
|
During the three months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred the following expenses with related parties: |
|
| April 30, | | April 30, | |
2015 | 2014 | |
| | | | |
Consulting fees paid or accrued to a company owned by the CFO | $ | 30,000 | | $ | 30,000 | |
Advertising and promotion fees paid or accrued to a company controlled by two directors | $ | -- | | $ | 4,113 | |
Rent fees paid or accrued to a company controlled by a major shareholder | $ | 2,654 | | $ | 2,957 | |
Royalty revenue earned from a company controlled by a major shareholder | $ | -- | | $ | 3,002 | |
|