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Income taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income taxes  
Income taxes

12.  Income taxes

 

The Company recorded income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaling $208 (2024 – $256; 2023 – $25) and did not recognize any deferred income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2024 – nil; 2023 - nil).

 

As at December 31, 2025 and 2024, deferred tax assets have not been recognized with respect to the following timing differences. The scientific research and experimental development deferred tax assets expire between 2026 and 2028.

 

As at December 31

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific research and experimental development

 

$3,358

 

 

$3,358

 

Non-capital losses

 

 

3,418

 

 

 

3,760

 

Other

 

 

2,188

 

 

 

1,226

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

$8,964

 

 

$8,344

 

 

The reconciliation of the Canadian statutory rate to the income tax rate applied to the net profit (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 to the income tax expense is as follows:

 

Year ended December 31

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net income loss before tax for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian

 

$(1,494)

 

$(1,519)

 

$(1,654)

Foreign

 

 

(5,395)

 

 

736

 

 

 

757

 

 

 

$(6,889)

 

$(783)

 

$(897)

 

Year ended December 31

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Canadian federal and provincial income taxes at 27% (2024 – 27%; 2023 – 27%)

 

$1,860

 

 

$(211

) 

 

$242

 

Permanent differences and other items

 

 

47

 

 

150

 

 

204

 

Deferred tax asset adjustments

 

 

(726)

 

 

(1,601)

 

 

(318)

Foreign tax rate in foreign jurisdictions

 

 

(768)

 

 

159

 

 

 

94

 

Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets

 

 

(621

) 

 

 

1,247

 

 

 

(247)

Total expense

 

$(208)

 

$(256)

 

$(25)

The foreign tax rate differential is the difference between the Canadian federal and provincial statutory income tax rate and the tax rates in Barbados (9%), Ireland (12.50%) and the United States (21.00% - 23.50%) that is applicable to income or losses incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

At December 31, 2025, the Company has the following Canadian losses available for application in future years:

 

2037

 

$1,820

 

2040

 

 

2,774

 

2041

 

 

983

 

2042

 

 

1,664

 

2043

 

 

492

 

2044

 

 

1,723

 

2045

 

 

49

 

 

 

$9,505

 

 

At December 31, 2025, the Company has the following Barbados losses available for application in future years:

 

2026

 

$1,469

 

2027

 

 

4,273

 

2031

 

 

461

 

2032

 

 

3,257

 

 

 

$9,460

 

 

As at December 31, 2025, the Company has $90 (2024 - $95) included as income taxes payable on its consolidated statements of financial position.