Related Party Transactions [Text Block] | 9. Related Party Transactions During the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred $33,849 ($45,000 CAD) (2018-$35,595; $45,000 CAD) in management fees expense with Travellers International Inc. (“Travellers”), an Ontario company controlled by a director and president of the Company (the “President”); $33,849 ($45,000 CAD) (2018-$35,595; $45,000 CAD) in management fees expense with Landfill Gas Canada Ltd. (“LFGC”), an Ontario company controlled by a director and chief executive officer of the Company (the “CEO”); $13,540 ($18,000 CAD) (2018-$9,492; $12,000 CAD) in management fees expense with the Company’s chief financial officer (the “CFO”); and $nil ($nil CAD) (2018-$9,492; $12,000 CAD) in management fees expense with the Company’s vice-president of corporate development (the “VPCD”). As at March 31, 2019, unpaid remuneration and unpaid expenses in the amount of $80,759 ($107,923 CAD) (December 31, 2018-$48,691; $66,426 CAD) is included in accounts payable and $177,347 ($237,000 CAD) (December 31, 2018-$184,714; $251,997 CAD) is included in accrued liabilities. In addition, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred interest expense of $3,802 ($5,055 CAD) (2018-$293; $371 CAD) on the outstanding loans from Travellers and $1,669 ($2,219 CAD) (2018-$nil; $nil CAD) on the outstanding loans from the directors. As at March 31, 2019, interest of $23,698 ($31,669 CAD) (December 31, 2018-$17,882; $24,395 CAD) on these loans is included in accrued liabilities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred $16,998 ($22,598 CAD) (2018-$15,500; $19,595 CAD) in rent paid under a rental agreement to Haute Inc. (“Haute”), an Ontario company controlled by the President. The Company accrued directors’ compensation for its five independent directors for services provided for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 in the amount of $2,952 (2018-$791). As at March 31, 2019, $54,200 (December 31, 2018-$52,000) of outstanding fees to the directors is included in accrued liabilities. Furthermore, the Company granted the CEO 3,000,000 restricted stock units (“RSU”), under a consulting agreement effective January 1, 2017, determined to be valued at $990,000 based on private placement pricing at the time. On each of February 25, 2018 and April 2, 2019, 1,000,000 RSUs were exchanged into 1,000,000 common stock of the Company. The RSUs for the remaining installment are expected to vest annually on January 1, 2020, subject to meeting certain performance objectives. On May 17, 2018, at a meeting of the board of directors (the “Board”), approved an amendment to the President’s consulting agreement, to include the granting of 3,000,000 RSUs to the President, determined to be valued at $3,000,000, based on private placement pricing at the time, on the same terms and conditions as those granted to the CEO. Immediately thereafter, 1,000,000 of the President’s RSUs were exchanged for 1,000,000 common stock of the Company. On January 9, 2019, 1,000,000 of the President’s RSUs were exchanged into 1,000,000 common stock of the Company. Based on private placement pricing at the time, the common stock issued to the President on each exchange of the RSUs, was determined to be valued at $1,000,000. The RSUs for the remaining installment are expected to vest annually on January 1, 2020, subject to meeting certain performance objectives. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized management compensation expense of $332,500 (2018-$82,500 on the award to the CEO) on the awards to the President and the CEO, representing one-sixth of the total value of the awards of $3,990,000, based on private placement pricing at the time. |