| 16. | Income Taxes |
| | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | |||
| Statutory tax rate | | | 27.16 | % | | 26.54 | % | | 26.74 | % |
| Income taxes/(recovery) computed at statutory rates | | $ | (3,010) | | $ | (1,347) | | $ | (2,209) | |
| Expired losses | | | - | | | 239 | | | - | |
| Flow-through share premium recovery | | | - | | | - | | | (126) | |
| Income tax rate changes | | | (400) | | | 126 | | | (112) | |
| Loss on marketable securities subject to capital gains tax rate | | | - | | | - | | | (66) | |
| Non-refundable investment tax credits | | | - | | | - | | | (1,651) | |
| Other | | | 670 | | | 9 | | | (95) | |
| Permanent differences | | | 240 | | | 299 | | | 40 | |
| Renunciation of resource expenditures | | | 830 | | | 104 | | | 779 | |
| Tax benefits not yet recognized | | | 1,670 | | | 570 | | | 3,440 | |
| | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
| | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | |||
| Non-capital loss carry forwards | | $ | 12,169 | | $ | 11,392 | | $ | 10,942 | |
| Capital losses | | | 631 | | | 1,260 | | | - | |
| Investment tax credits | | | 1,651 | | | 1,651 | | | 1,651 | |
| Marketable securities | | | - | | | - | | | 1,258 | |
| Plant and equipment | | | 469 | | | 448 | | | 433 | |
| Resource interests | | | 12,222 | | | 10,599 | | | 10,294 | |
| Other | | | 756 | | | 871 | | | 776 | |
| Net unrecognized deferred income tax asset | | $ | 27,898 | | $ | 26,221 | | $ | 25,354 | |
| Year | | Total | | |
| 2026 | | $ | 1,116 | |
| 2027 | | | 3,511 | |
| 2028 | | | 5,500 | |
| 2029 | | | 3,547 | |
| 2030 | | | 3,605 | |
| 2031 | | | 3,915 | |
| 2032 | | | 6,741 | |
| 2033 | | | 2,272 | |
| 2034 | | | 6,554 | |
| 2035 | | | 3,634 | |
| 2036 | | | 2,681 | |
| 2037 | | | 2,073 | |
| | | $ | 45,149 | |