Income taxes - Deferred income tax assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred income tax assets | ||
| Net operating tax loss carry-forwards | $ 54,356 | $ 47,884 |
| Property and equipment and other | 5,414 | 4,038 |
| Research and development expenditures | 13,846 | 13,205 |
| Federal and provincial investment tax credits | 7,487 | 7,140 |
| Other | 1,739 | 2,954 |
| Total gross deferred income tax assets | 82,842 | 75,221 |
| Valuation allowance | (82,817) | (75,115) |
| Total deferred income tax assets | $ 25 | $ 106 |
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from in-process research and development cost acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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