Statement, Equity Components [Axis] Common Stock Equity Components [Axis] Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Deficit Award Type [Axis] Stock options Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Warrant Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Patent Rights [Member] Patent Application Rights [Member] Exercise Price Range [Axis] February 25, 2020 February 28, 2020 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2019 October 05, 2018 December 31, 2020 August 31, 2021 November 14, 2021 December 31, 2022 Warrant One Warrant Two Related Party [Axis] Investors Clarence Smith (CEO) Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Document Type Amendment Flag Document Period End Date Trading Symbol Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] ASSETS Current Assets Cash Prepaid expenses and deposits (Notes 3 and 11) Total current assets Intangible assets (Note 4) Total assets LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 10) Promissory notes payable (Note 10) Total current liabilities Stockholders' Equity Common stock, $0.0000053 par value; 400,000,000 common shares authorized; 254,711,673 and 251,352,433 shares issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 respectively (Note 9) Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Common Stock, Par Value Per Share Common Stock, Shares Authorized Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Income Statement [Abstract] EXPENSES Amortization - intangible assets (Note 4) General and administrative Professional fees (Note 10) Research and development Share-based compensation (Note 10) Total OTHER ITEM Foreign exchange gain or (loss) Loss for the period Loss per common share (basic and diluted) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Beginning Balance, Shares Beginning Balance, Amount Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering, shares Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering, amount Issuance of common stock pursuant to settlement of promissory notes, shares Issuance of common stock pursuant to settlement of promissory notes, amount Fair value of compensatory options issued Net loss for the period Ending Balance, Shares Ending Balance, Amount Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: Amortization - intangible assets Fair value of compensatory options granted Interest accrued Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Prepaid expenses and deposits Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Net cash used in operating activities CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of Intangible assets Net cash used in investing activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Issuance of common stock for cash Net cash from financing activities Net change in cash Cash, beginning of period Cash, end of period Cash paid for interest Cash paid for income taxes Supplementary information - 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