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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

16. INCOME TAXES

 

(a) Provision for current tax

 

No provision has been made for current income taxes as the Company has no taxable income.

 

(b) Provision for deferred tax

 

As future taxable profits of the Company are uncertain, no deferred tax asset has been recognized.

 

At March 31, 2026, the Company has unused non-capital loss carry forwards of approximately $10.7 million (March 31, 2025 - $13.3 million).

 

At March 31, 2026, the Company has resource tax pools of approximately $32.2 million (March 31, 2025 - $31.2 million) available in Canada, which may be carried forward and utilized to offset future taxes related to certain resource income.

 

(c) Reconciliation of effective tax rate

 

 

 

 March 31, 

 

 

 March 31, 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) for the year

 

 

(929,987)

 

 

(3,912,888)

Total income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) excluding income tax

 

 

(929,987)

 

 

(3,912,888)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery) using the Company's tax rate

 

 

(251,000)

 

 

(1,056,000)

Non-deductible expenses and other

 

 

633,000

 

 

 

133,000

 

Temporary difference booked to reserve

 

 

(2,000)

 

 

(3,000)

Deferred income tax assets not recognized

 

 

(380,000)

 

 

926,000

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(d) Deductible temporary differences

 

At March 31, 2026, the Company had the following deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset was recognized:

 

Expiry

 

Tax Losses (Capital)

 

 

Tax Losses

 

 

Resource Pools

 

 

Other

 

Within one year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One to five years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After five years

 

 

 

 

 

10,728,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,011,000

 

No expiry date

 

 

2,183,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,175,000

 

 

 

77,000

 

 

 

 

2,183,000

 

 

 

10,728,000

 

 

 

32,175,000

 

 

 

1,088,000