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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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8. Related Party Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $429,420 (C$600,000) (2024-$438,120; C$600,000) respectively, in management fees expense with Travellers International Inc. ("Travellers"), an Ontario company controlled by a director and the president and chief executive officer (the "CEO"); and $107,355 (C$150,000) (2024-$109,530; C$150,000) in management fees expense with the Company's chief financial officer (the "CFO"). As at December 31, 2025, unpaid remuneration and unpaid expenses in the amount of $1,007,247 (C$1,380,547) (2024-$488,294; C$702,581) is included in accounts payable and $332,724 (C$456,036) (2024-$212,695; C$306,036) in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $106,281 (C$148,500) (2024-$114,064; C$156,209) in rent expense paid under a lease agreement, currently under a month-to-month lease with Haute Inc. ("Haute"), an Ontario company controlled by the CEO. As at December 31, 2025, $62,411 (C$85,541) (December 31, 2024-$7,881; C$11,338) in outstanding rent expense including the related goods and services tax is included in accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets.

In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2025, Travellers converted $nil (C$nil) (December 31, 2024-$101,130; C$135,600 in outstanding accounts payable) in outstanding accounts payable for nil (December 31, 2024-809,044) common shares of the Company, based on closing trading prices on the day prior to each conversion.

For those independent directors providing their services throughout 2025, the Company recorded directors' compensation in the amount of $53,678 (C$75,000) (2024-$68,456; C$93,750). As of December 31, 2025, outstanding directors' compensation of $313,395 (C$429,543) (2024-$246,407; C$354,543) is included in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Furthermore, for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized management stock-based compensation expense of $nil (2024-$216,000), on the common stock issued to the CEO in 2023