v3.26.1
Income tax expense (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income tax expense  
Income Tax Expense

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

%

 

 

2024

 

 

%

 

 

2023

 

 

%

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

$(1,820,183)

 

 

 

 

$(9,077,795)

 

 

 

 

$(5,451,112)

 

 

 

Canadian federal income tax rate

 

 

15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

15.0%

 

 

 

Canadian Income tax recovery at statutory income tax rate

 

 

(273,028)

 

 

(15)

 

 

(1,361,669)

 

 

(15)

 

 

(817,667)

 

 

(15)

Effect of non- deductible expenses and other items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta income tax recovery (8%)1.

 

 

(145,615)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(726,224)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(436,089)

 

 

(8)

Fair value remeasurement of convertible debentures2.

 

 

1,246,256

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation and other expenses2.

 

 

170,327

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

92,142

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

58,801

 

 

 

1

 

Foreign income taxes3.

 

 

496,965

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign exchange adjustments

 

 

(68,226)

 

 

(4)

 

 

160,597

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2,754

 

 

 

0

 

Change in estimates

 

 

(57,879)

 

 

(3)

 

 

(14,841)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(10,060)

 

 

0

 

Expiry of 2015 foreign tax credits4.

 

 

215,230

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

US loss expiry and other

 

 

1,193

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,530

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

437,330

 

 

 

8

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(1,088,258)

 

 

59

 

 

 

1,848,465

 

 

 

(20)

 

 

764,931

 

 

 

(14)

Current tax expense

 

 

496,965

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Valuation Allowance

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net operating losses carried forward:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada and Alberta (expiration dates 2031 to 2044)

 

$9,451,820

 

 

$11,076,403

 

 

$9,594,511

 

USA (expirations in 2026)

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

3,921

 

 

 

5,631

 

Property & equipment, Lease obligations and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing

 

 

1,962,496

 

 

 

2,008,844

 

 

 

1,959,426

 

SRED Expenditures

 

 

676,518

 

 

 

676,518

 

 

 

676,518

 

Foreign Tax Credit

 

 

451,549

 

 

 

285,772

 

 

 

285,772

 

 

 

 

12,544,489

 

 

 

14,051,458

 

 

 

12,521,858

 

Intellectual property and Right of Use Assets

 

 

(2,053,503)

 

 

(2,472,214)

 

 

(2,791,079)

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(10,490,986)

 

 

(11,579,244)

 

 

(9,730,779)