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Note 18 - Income Tax
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of income tax [text block]

18.

Income Tax

 

Income tax reconciliation

The following table reconciles the expected income taxes expense (recovery) at the Canadian statutory income tax rates to the amounts recognized in the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

  

December 31, 2023

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 $(133,465) $(29,447) $(64,666)

Statutory tax rate

  26.5%  26.5%  26.5%

Expected expense (recovery) at statutory rate

  (35,368)  (7,804)  (17,136)

Tax rate difference

  (1)  (3)  (1)

Share based compensation

  328   461   - 

Permanent differences

  (79)  918   107 

Fair value adjustment of USD Warrants

  (19,767)  -   - 

Net change in benefits previously not recognized

  12,713   8,815   17,699 

Share issuance costs

  (1,412)  (48)  (515)

Book to filing adjustments

  1,970   227   (170)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  341   (355)  - 

Loss on debt restructuring not recognized

  41,468   -   - 

Foreign exchange

  (199)  (2,385)  - 

Other

  6   174   16 

Income tax expense (recovery)

 $-  $-  $- 

 

The significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

        
Government loan and grant $(543) $- 

Convertible notes payable

 $-  $(4,619)
  $(543) $(4,619)

Deferred tax assets:

        

Non-capital loss

 $543  $4,619 
   543  $4,619 

Deferred income tax assets / (liabilities)

 $-  $- 

 

Deferred taxes are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax losses can be utilized. The group has unrecognized tax attributes, notes below, that are available to offset against future taxable income. However, as these tax attributes related to entities that have a history of losses, these deductible temporary differences are not recognized and are as follows:

 

  

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Non-capital loss carry-forwards

 $103,660  $75,830 

Exploration and evaluation properties

  19,796   21,459 
Property, Plant and Equipment  39,379   43,299 

Capital loss carry forward

  31,271   27,994 

Other

  35,911   14,253 

Total unrecognized temporary differences

 $230,017  $182,835 

 

The capital loss of $31,271 ( December 31, 2024 - $27,994) can be carried forward indefinitely and can only be realized against future capital gains.

 

The Company has the following unrecognized non-capital loss carryforwards of approximately $99,275 ( December 31, 2024 – $72,286) which may be carried forward to apply against future year income tax for Canadian income tax purposes, subject to the final determination by taxation authorities, expiring in the following years:

 

Year

 

December 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

2036

 $3.231  $- 

2037

  1,172   33 

2038

  7,457   384 

2039

  1,457   1,532 

2040

  7,150   3,621 

2041

  14,863   15,094 

2042

  15,189   15,554 

2043

  22,889   23,513 

2044

  9,875   12,555 

2045

  15,992   - 

Total

 $99,275  $72,286 

 

The Company also has non-capital loss carryforwards of $650 and $3,735 to apply against future year income tax in Australia and the United States, respectively. The majority of these carry forward losses do not expire.