| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
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14. |
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
The
following summarizes the Company’s related party transactions, not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements,
during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. 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
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2023 |
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2022 |
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($) |
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($) |
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| 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. |
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342,275 |
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350,657 |
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| 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. |
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354,995 |
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363,291 |
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| 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. |
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54,518 |
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215,038 |
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| 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. |
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276,395 |
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306,441 |
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| 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. |
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257,945 |
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293,585 |
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| 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. |
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205,112 |
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205,681 |
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| 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. |
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84,586 |
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426,153 |
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| Total |
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1,575,826 |
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2,160,846 |
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Other
Related Party Payments
Office
sharing and occupancy costs of $75,214 (December 31, 2022 - $64,741) were paid or accrued to a corporation that shares management in
common with the Company.
Amounts
Outstanding
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a) |
At December 31, 2023, a total of $177,500 (December 31, 2022 - $304,623) 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). |
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b) |
At December 31, 2023, a total of $0 (December 31, 2022 - $2,604,713) of notes are payable to a director of the Company (Note 12). |
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