Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Deficiency - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
Aug. 31, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2016 |
SHARE CAPITAL [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ 23,651,529 | $ 23,220,683 | $ 9,997,792 |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | 5,283,164 | 2,650,627 | 377,295 |
loss on marketable securities | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | $ 6,371,457 |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | 954,311 |
Shares issued as private placement | | | $ 50,000 |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | 500,000 |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | $ 184,705 | $ 5,034,157 |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | 1,420,809 | 1,032,998 |
Units issued as private placement | | $ 30,233 | $ 9,044 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | 7,692 | 10,000 |
Units issued as private placement | | | $ 133,271 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | 23,636 |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | $ 638,295 |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | 150,519 |
Exercise of warrants | | | $ 986,667 |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | 51,868 |
Stock options expired | | | |
Warrants expired | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | $ 213,781 | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | 1,187,672 | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | $ 2,127 | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | 16,364 | |
Stock based compensation | | | |
Stock options cancelled | | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | | | |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | |
Balance at ending | $ 23,651,529 | $ 23,651,529 | $ 23,220,683 |
Balance at ending (in shares) | 5,283,164 | 5,283,164 | 2,650,627 |
SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ 749,866 | $ 2,925,837 | $ 801,079 |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | | $ 1,862,643 |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | $ 19,767 | $ 20,956 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | $ 126,729 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | $ 582,414 |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | $ (467,984) |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | | |
Warrants expired | | (2,195,738) | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | |
Stock options cancelled | | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | | | |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | |
Balance at ending | $ 749,866 | $ 749,866 | $ 2,925,837 |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |
SHARE PURCHASE OPTIONS [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ 1,611,450 | $ 828,334 | $ 272,553 |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | $ 1,849,998 | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | $ (1,066,882) | $ (60,143) |
Warrants expired | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | $ 204,511 | | $ 615,924 |
Stock options cancelled | (1,815,961) | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | | | |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | |
Balance at ending | | $ 1,611,450 | $ 828,334 |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |
CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ 5,184,363 | $ 1,921,743 | $ 1,861,600 |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | 1,066,882 | $ 60,143 |
Warrants expired | | 2,195,738 | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | |
Stock options cancelled | 1,815,961 | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | | | |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | |
Balance at ending | $ 7,000,324 | $ 5,184,363 | $ 1,921,743 |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |
AVAILABLE FOR SALE RESERVE [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | | | $ (110,525) |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | | $ 110,525 |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | | |
Warrants expired | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | |
Stock options cancelled | | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | | | |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | |
Balance at ending | | | |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |
ACCUMULATED DEFICIT [Member] | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ (31,684,984) | $ (29,587,246) | $ (16,055,659) |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | | |
Warrants expired | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | |
Stock options cancelled | | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | (516,323) | (2,097,738) | (13,534,298) |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | 2,711 |
Balance at ending | $ (32,201,307) | $ (31,684,984) | $ (29,587,246) |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |
Balance at beginning | $ (487,776) | $ (690,649) | $ (3,233,160) |
Balance at beginning (in shares) | | | |
loss on marketable securities | | $ 1,849,998 | $ 110,525 |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment | | | $ 6,371,457 |
Shares issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as private placement | | | $ 50,000 |
Shares issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision | | $ 184,705 | $ 6,896,800 |
Shares issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | $ 50,000 | $ 30,000 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as private placement | | | $ 260,000 |
Units issued as private placement (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as debt extinguishment | | | $ 1,220,709 |
Units issued as debt extinguishment (in shares) | | | |
Exercise of warrants | | | $ 518,683 |
Exercise of warrants (in shares) | | | |
Stock options expired | | | |
Warrants expired | | | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances | | $ 213,781 | |
Shares issued as settlement of shareholder advances (in shares) | | | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision | | $ 2,127 | |
Units issued as anti-dilution provision (in shares) | | | |
Stock based compensation | $ 204,511 | | $ 615,924 |
Stock options cancelled | | | |
Net loss for the period, continuing operations | (516,323) | (2,097,738) | (13,534,298) |
Net loss for the period, discontinued operations | | | 2,711 |
Balance at ending | $ (799,588) | $ (487,776) | $ (690,649) |
Balance at ending (in shares) | | | |