v3.22.2.2
INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]  
Income Taxes INCOME TAXES
Components of income tax recovery are as follows:

AUGUST 31, 2022AUGUST 31,
2021
Current tax
 Current expense $225 $— 
 Prior year adjustments 175 — 
$400 $— 
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences$(11,809)(27,244)
Change in tax rate and rate differences— 1,292 
Change in unrecognized temporary differences11,750 26,026 
Prior year adjustments
(429)(74)
$(488)$— 
Total income tax recovery
$(88)$— 

A reconciliation of income tax recovery at the statutory rate to amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements is provided below:

AUGUST 31, 2022AUGUST 31,
2021
Loss before income taxes
$(14,371)$(130,704)
Statutory income tax rate29.0 %29.0 %
Tax calculated at statutory rate(4,168)(37,904)
Non-deductible (non-taxable) items(8,000)9,514 
Difference between current and future tax rates— 1,292 
Benefit of deductible temporary differences not recognized11,750 26,026 
Effect of tax rates in other jurisdictions604 1,144 
Other154 (72)
 Prior year tax adjustments (428)— 
Income tax recovery
$(88)$— 
Recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
AUGUST 31, 2022AUGUST 31,
2021
Deferred tax assets are attributable to the following:
Non-capital losses$6,479 $5,078 
Lease liabilities862 1,544 
Deferred tax assets7,341 6,622 
Set-off of tax(7,341)(6,622)
Net deferred tax asset$— $— 
Deferred tax liabilities are attributable to the following:
Property, plant and equipment
$(581)$— 
Intangible assets
(3,719)(652)
Biological assets(2,628)(1,755)
Inventories(3,165)(2,670)
Right-of-use assets
(550)(1,146)
Net investment in sublease
(315)(398)
Other— (1)
Deferred tax liabilities(10,958)(6,622)
Set-off of tax7,341 6,622 
Net deferred tax liability$(3,617)$— 

The changes in temporary differences during the years ended August 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2021
RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT OR LOSSACQUIRED IN A BUSINESS COMBINATION
NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2022
Non-capital losses$5,078 $1,431 $— $6,509 
Property, plant and equipment
— (477)(104)(581)
Intangible assets
(652)666 (3,733)(3,719)
Biological assets(1,755)(834)(39)(2,628)
Inventories(2,670)(296)(229)(3,195)
Lease liabilities1,544 (693)11 862 
Right-of-use assets
(1,146)607 (11)(550)
Net investment in sublease
(398)83 (315)
Other(1)— — 
Net tax (liabilities) assets
$— $488 $(4,105)$(3,617)

NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2020
RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT OR LOSSRECOGNIZED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY & OCI
NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2021
Non-capital losses$6,669 $(1,591)$— $5,078 
Property, plant and equipment
(961)961 — — 
Intangible assets(10)(642)— (652)
Biological assets(170)(1,585)— (1,755)
Inventories(5,367)2,697 — (2,670)
Lease liabilities1,038 506 — 1,544 
Right-of-use assets
(1,096)(50)— (1,146)
Net investment in sublease— (398)— (398)
Other(103)102 — (1)
Net tax liabilities
$— $— $— $— 
At August 31, 2022, the Company has non-capital loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income in Canada, which expire as follows:
AUGUST 31, 2022
August 31, 2035$1,070 
August 31, 203711,825 
August 31, 203814,735 
August 31, 203918,254 
August 31, 204085,340 
August 31, 204179,142 
August 31, 204250,281 
$260,647 

The Company recognizes tax benefits on losses or other deductible amounts where the probable criteria for the recognition of deferred tax assets has been met. The Company's unrecognized deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognized consist of the following amounts:

AUGUST 31, 2022AUGUST 31,
2021
Deductible temporary differences$24,667 $31,803 
Tax losses238,595 191,607 
$263,262 $223,410