| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
| 14. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
The following summarizes the Company’s
related party transactions, not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the twelve months ended December
31, 2022 and 2021. Key management personnel includes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and certain directors
and officers and companies controlled or significantly influenced by them.
| Key Management
Personnel |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
| |
|
($) |
|
|
($) |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued
to the CEO of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
350,657 |
|
|
|
335,430 |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued to the CFO
of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
363,291 |
|
|
|
447,710 |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued to a member
of the advisory board of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
215,038 |
|
|
|
215,706 |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued to the Chief
Technology Officer of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
306,441 |
|
|
|
289,290 |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued to a Director
of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
293,585 |
|
|
|
- |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid or accrued to the Chief
People Officer of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options and performance warrants. |
|
|
205,681 |
|
|
|
- |
|
| Short-term employee benefits paid
or accrued to other directors and officers of the Company, including share-based compensation vested for incentive stock options
and performance warrants. |
|
|
426,153 |
|
|
|
666,586 |
|
| Total |
|
|
2,160,846 |
|
|
|
1,954,722 |
|
Other Related Party Payments
Office sharing and occupancy costs
of $64,741 (December 31, 2021 - $67,012) were paid or accrued to a corporation that shares management in common with the Company.
Amounts Outstanding
|
a) |
At December 31, 2022, a total of $304,623 (December 31, 2021 - $302,883) was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities owing to officers, directors, or companies controlled by them. These amounts are unsecured and non-interest bearing (Note 11). |
|
b) |
At December 31, 2022, a total of $2,604,713 (December 31, 2021 - $2,786,183) of notes are payable to a director of the Company (Note 12). |
|