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Avant Brands Inc. — Annual Report 2020
Mar 4, 2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements | 1 |
|---|---|
| Independent Auditors' Report | 2 |
| Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | 4 |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss | 5 |
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | 6 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 7 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 8 - 38 |
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
___________________ ___________________
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of GTEC Holdings Ltd. ("GTEC" or the "Company") have been prepared by the Company's management in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and contain estimates based on management's judgement. Internal control systems are maintained by management to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safe-guarded and financial information is reliable.
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying management discussion and analysis.
The Audit Committee review the results of the annual audit and reviews the consolidated financial statements prior to their submission to the Board of Directors for approval. The consolidated financial statements as at November 30, 2020 and 2019, and for the years ended then have been audited by Manning Elliot LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and their report outlines the scope of their examination and gives their opinion on the consolidated financial statements.
"Norton Singhavon" "Kendra Blackford"
Norton Singhavon Kendra Blackford Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Shareholders and Directors of GTEC Holdings Ltd.
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of GTEC Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at November 30, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019, and the related notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (together, the "Financial Statements").
In our opinion, the accompanying Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at November 30, 2020 and 2019, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audits of the Financial Statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 1 of the accompanying Financial Statements, which describes matters that indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information, which comprises the information included in the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis to be filed with the relevant Canadian securities commissions.
Our opinion on the Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audits of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed on this other information, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of Financial Statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audits. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the related disclosures in the Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
- Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the Financial Statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audits and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audits.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditors' report is Waseem Javed.
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS Vancouver, British Columbia March 1, 2021

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As at November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
| Note | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | \$ 625 |
\$ 1,969 |
|
| Accounts receivable | 6 | 2,067 | 1,573 |
| Prepaid expenses | 7 | 251 | 292 |
| Biological assets | 8 | 1,884 | 809 |
| Inventory | 9 | 4,973 | 1,006 |
| Investments | 14 | - | 538 |
| Assets held for sale | 10 | 541 | - |
| Promissory notes receivable | 16 | - | 298 |
| 10,341 | 6,485 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 11 | 17,471 | 19,191 |
| Deposits | 7 | 195 | 104 |
| Goodwill | 12 | 1,092 | 7,678 |
| Intangible assets | 12 | 8,102 | 9,900 |
| Investment in associate | 13 | 2,666 | 1,747 |
| Promissory notes receivable | 16 | 107 | 210 |
| Right-of-use assets | 17 | 826 | - |
| Total assets | \$ 40,800 |
\$ 45,315 |
|
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 22 | \$ 2,488 |
\$ 1,739 |
| Convertible notes | 18 | 276 | 7,168 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 19 | 1,686 | - |
| Due to related parties | 22 | 602 | - |
| Lease liabilities | 17 | 267 | - |
| Lease liabilities, assets held for sale | 17 | 596 | - |
| 5,915 | 8,907 | ||
| Convertible notes | 18 | 1,592 | - |
| Deferred income tax | 27 | 1,199 | - |
| Long-term debt | 19 | 3,025 | - |
| Lease liabilities | 17 | 649 | - |
| Total liabilities | 12,380 | 8,907 | |
| Shareholders' equity | |||
| Share capital | 20 | 62,214 | 59,912 |
| Subscriptions | 85 | 85 | |
| Contributed surplus | 6,526 | 6,096 | |
| Accumulated deficit | (40,405) | (29,685) | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 28,420 | 36,408 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | \$ 40,800 |
\$ 45,315 |
Nature and continuance of operations (Note 1) Commitments and contingencies (Note 26) Subsequent events (Note 28)
Approved on behalf of the Board on March 1, 2021: /s/ Norton Singhavon, Director and CEO /s/ Michael Blady, Director
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
| Note | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | \$ 8,804 |
\$ 2,382 |
|
| Excise taxes | (897) | (21) | |
| Net revenue | 7,907 | 2,361 | |
| Cost of sales | 9 | (3,938) | (1,293) |
| Gross margin before fair value changes | 3,969 | 1,068 | |
| Unrealized gain on changes in fair value of biological assets | 2,183 | 253 | |
| Gross margin | 6,152 | 1,321 | |
| Operating expenses | |||
| Administration and general | 533 | 946 | |
| Business fees and licenses | 553 | 308 | |
| Consulting fees | - | 704 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 11 | 897 | 1,001 |
| Depreciation, right-of-use asset | 17 | 194 | - |
| Management fees | 205 | 691 | |
| Marketing and advertising | 208 | 625 | |
| Professional fees | 742 | 977 | |
| Salaries and wages | 1,731 | 2,179 | |
| Share based payments | 20 | 722 | 1,853 |
| Travel | 85 | 336 | |
| (5,870) | (9,620) | ||
| Net income (loss) from operations | 282 | (8,299) | |
| Other income (expense) | |||
| Canadian emergency wage subsidy | 6 | 1,656 | - |
| Financing costs | (94) | - | |
| Equity loss on investment in associate | 13 | (426) | (363) |
| Gain on sale of assets and investments | 15 | 331 | 1,163 |
| Impairment of deposits | - | (250) | |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 12 | (8,384) | - |
| Interest and accretion | (1,500) | (1,325) | |
| Loss on debt modification | 18 | (118) | - |
| Provision of doubtful receivables | (292) | - | |
| Unrealized loss on investment | - | (519) | |
| Net loss before income tax | (8,545) | (9,593) | |
| Deferred income tax (expense) recovery | (1,199) | 19 | |
| Net loss from continuing operations Net loss from discontinued operations |
10 | (9,744) (427) |
(9,574) (195) |
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | \$ (10,171) |
\$ (9,769) |
|
| Loss per common share | |||
| Basic and fully diluted | \$ (0.08) |
\$ (0.09) |
|
| Weighted average shares outstanding | |||
| Basic and fully diluted | 134,612,717 | 100,615,005 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
| Attributable to equity holders of the Company | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Share Subscriptions | Contributed | ||||
| (000's) | capital | received | Surplus | Deficit | Total | |
| Balance at November 30, 2019 | 126,686 \$ | 59,912 | \$ 85 |
\$ 6,096 \$ |
(29,685) | \$ 36,408 |
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (10,171) | (10,171) |
| Share issuance costs | - | (33) | - | - | - | (33) |
| Shares issued and issuable for | ||||||
| contingent consideration | 8,455 | 1,149 | - | (189) | (985) | (25) |
| Shares issued for debt financing | 4,556 | 698 | - | 409 | - | 1,107 |
| Shares cancelled from escrow | (1,719) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adjustment to contributed surplus upon | ||||||
| modification and maturity of convertible | ||||||
| debenture Exercise of stock options |
- | - | - | (154) | 436 | 282 |
| Shares issued for debt settlement | 300 | 119 | - | (29) | - | 90 |
| Share based payments | 546 1,900 |
74 295 |
- - |
- 393 |
- - |
74 688 |
| Balance at November 30, 2020 | ||||||
| 140,724 \$ | 62,214 | \$ 85 |
\$ 6,526 \$ |
(40,405) | \$ 28,420 |
|
| Balance at November 30, 2018 | 90,165 \$ | 41,738 | \$ 224 |
\$ 5,094 \$ |
(14,463) | \$ 32,593 |
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (9,769) | (9,769) |
| Shares issued for cash | 22,710 | 12,490 | (139) | - | - | 12,351 |
| Share issuance costs | - | (1,515) | - | 493 | - | (1,022) |
| Shares issued for acquisitions | 3,438 | 1,032 | - | - | (1,079) | (47) |
| Shares issued and issuable for | ||||||
| contingent consideration | 7,549 | 4,220 | - | (420) | (4,300) | (500) |
| Shares issued for investment in associate | 1,953 | 1,250 | - | - | - | 1,250 |
| Convertible debentures | - | - | - | (147) | (74) | (221) |
| Exercise of stock options | 651 | 397 | - | (162) | - | 235 |
| Exercise of warrants | 20 | 50 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Share based payments | 200 | 250 | - | 1,238 | - | 1,488 |
| Balance at November 30, 2019 | 126,686 \$ | 59,912 | \$ 85 |
\$ 6,096 \$ |
(29,685) | \$ 36,408 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net loss from continuing operations | \$ (9,744) |
\$ (9,574) |
| Items not affecting cash: | ||
| Accretion expense | 1,040 | 723 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,257 | 1,001 |
| Deferred income tax expense | 1,199 | (19) |
| Equity loss on investment in associate | 426 | 363 |
| Gain on sale of assets and investments | (331) | (1,163) |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible asset | 8,384 | - |
| Interest on lease | 183 | - |
| Investment loss | - | 250 |
| Loss on modification of convertible debenture | 118 | - |
| Provision of doubtful receivable | 292 | 1,853 |
| Share based payments Unrealized gain on biological assets |
722 (2,183) |
(253) |
| Unrealized loss on investment | - | 519 |
| 1,363 | (6,300) | |
| Change in non-cash operating working capital: | ||
| Accounts and advances receivable | (680) | (580) |
| Prepaid expenses | 7 | (35) |
| Biological assets | (931) | (600) |
| Inventory | (1,551) | (587) |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,057 | (268) |
| Due to related parties | 602 | - |
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | (133) | (8,370) |
| Net cash flows used in operating activities of discontinued operations | (224) | (195) |
| Cash flows from investing activities | (357) | (8,565) |
| Net cash paid for acquisitions | - | (547) |
| Deposits paid | (91) | 77 |
| Advances to associate | (1,345) | - |
| Lease liability payments | (418) | - |
| Promissory notes received, net advanced | 290 | 2,450 |
| Purchase of property and equipment | (761) | (6,925) |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 945 | - |
| Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale | - | 2,447 |
| (1,380) | (2,498) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Options and warrants exercised for cash | 90 | 285 |
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares | - | 11,329 |
| Proceeds from loan | 5,873 | - |
| Repayment of loan | (302) (5,210) |
- 500 |
| (Repayment) proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures Cash paid for contingent consideration |
(25) | - |
| Share issuance cost | (33) | - |
| 393 | 12,114 | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (1,344) | 1,051 |
| Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year | 1,969 | 918 |
| Cash and cash equivalents – end of year | \$ 625 |
\$ 1,969 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
1 Nature and continuance of operations
GTEC Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") was originally incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and continued under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act effective as of July 28, 2017 as a Capital Pool Company ("CPC"). On June 12, 2018, the Company completed its Qualifying Transaction and Business Combination with GreenTec Holdings Ltd. and 1155425 BC Ltd. (the "Transaction") and changed its name from Black Birch Capital Acquisition III Corp. to GTEC Holdings Ltd.
The Company's principal business activity is pursuing opportunities in the cannabis industry. The Company is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the symbol "GTEC". The Company's head office is located at Suite 335 – 1632 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 7T2.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern which assumes that the Company will be able to continue for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company has incurred losses since its inception and has an accumulated deficit of \$40,404,895 as at November 30, 2020, that has been funded primarily by issuance of equity, convertible debentures and advances from related parties. There is a material uncertainty related to these conditions that casts significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore it may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern depends upon its ability to raise adequate financing and to generate profitable operations in the future.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19"), a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, has adversely affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn.
The production and sale of cannabis have been recognized as essential services across Canada; however, Covid-19 related challenges have persisted, including, but not limited to, reduced staffing levels, production inefficiencies resulting from increased health and safety measures, and limited supply chain issues.
Due to the ongoing developments and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it is not possible to predict the continuing impact that COVID-19 will have on the Company, its financial position, and/or its operating results in the future. In addition, it is possible that estimates in the Company's consolidated financial statements will change in the near-term as a result of COVID-19, and the effect of any such changes could be material, which could result in, among other things, impairment of long-lived assets including intangible assets and goodwill. The Company is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of its business.
2 Basis of presentation
Statement of compliance and basis of measurement
The consolidated financial statements of the company have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain non-current assets and financial instruments, which are measured at fair value and biological assets that are measured at fair value less cost to sell, as detailed by the Company's accounting policies. The functional and presentation currency of the Company is the Canadian dollar.
These consolidated financial statements of the Company were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 1, 2021.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
Basis of consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the following Canadian subsidiaries:
| Subsidiaries | Percentage of ownership |
|---|---|
| Alberta Craft Cannabis Inc. ("ACC") | 100% |
| GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 100% |
| GreenTec Retail Ventures Inc. | 100% |
| Grey Bruce Farms Incorporated ("Grey Bruce") | 100% |
| Spectre Labs Inc. | 100% |
| Tumbleweed Farms Corp. ("Tumbleweed") | 100% |
| Zenalytic Laboratories Ltd. | 100% |
| 1203648 B.C. Ltd. ("1203648") | 100% |
Subsidiaries are entities that the Company controls directly. Control is defined as the exposure, or rights, or variable returns from involvement with an investee and the ability to affect those returns through power over the investee. Power over an investee exists when the Company has existing rights and the ability to direct the activities that significantly affect the investee's returns. This control is generally evidenced through owning more than 50% of the voting rights or currently exercisable potential voting rights of a company's share capital. All inter-company balances and transactions, including unrealized profits and losses arising from intra-group transactions, have been eliminated upon consolidation. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the results of the subsidiaries and entities to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by the Company.
3 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Significant accounting judgments and estimate
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. These consolidated financial statements include estimates which, by their nature, are uncertain. The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. These estimates are based on historical experience, current and future economic conditions and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Significant assumptions about the future and other sources of estimation uncertainty that management has made at the financial position reporting date, that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities, in the event that actual results differ from assumptions made, relate to, but are not limited to, the following:
Inventory
In calculating final inventory values, management is required to determine an estimate of spoiled or expired inventory and compares the inventory cost to estimated net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method. The capitalized cost of inventory includes the capitalization of pre-harvest costs, rent, supplies and operational expenses of the respective facilities which are initially capitalized to biological assets prior to transfer to inventory. The costs capitalized include labour, amortization expense for machinery and shop equipment. These costs are recognized within the cost of goods sold upon the sale of inventory.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
Biological assets
Biological assets recognized by the Company are cannabis plants that are in the flowering stage but not yet harvested. The Company capitalizes costs related to the cultivation of cannabis including labour, direct overheads, amortization of machinery and shop equipment and growing materials in addition to indirect costs such as utilities and other overhead costs attributable to cultivation. All costs are transferred to inventory at the point of harvest at the fair value less cost to sell. There are a number of estimates, including estimating the stage of growth of the cannabis up to the point of harvest, harvesting costs, selling costs, sales price, wastage and expected yields for the cannabis plant.
Estimated useful lives and impairment considerations
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are dependent upon estimates of useful lives, which are determined through the exercise of judgment. The assessment of any impairment of these assets is dependent upon estimates of recoverable amounts that take into account factors such as economic and market conditions and the useful lives of assets.
Intangible assets
The Company recognizes externally acquired licenses, permits and applications to have an indefinite life. Therefore, the intangible assets are not being amortized. Intangible assets are assessed annually for potential impairment losses and carried net of these losses.
Goodwill
The excess of the purchase price paid for the acquisition of a subsidiary over the fair value of the net tangible assets and the intangible assets acquired is classified to goodwill. Goodwill is assessed annually for potential impairment losses and carried net of these losses.
Business combinations
Judgment is used in determining whether an acquisition is a business combination or an asset acquisition. In a business combination, all identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired are recorded at their fair values. In determining the allocation of the purchase price in a business combination, including any acquisition related contingent consideration, estimates including market based and appraisal values are used. The contingent consideration is measured at its acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. Contingent consideration that is classified as equity is not remeasured at subsequent reporting dates and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity.
Investments in associates
Management exercises judgment in determining whether the Company has acquired significant influence over an entity. An assessment of significant influence is performed at the inception of a relationship between any entity and the Company. When performing this assessment, the Company considers all facts and circumstances, and it must reassess whether it still has significant influence over an investee if facts and circumstances indicate there are changes to one or more of the conditions of significant influence.
Share-based compensation and warrants
In calculating the share-based compensation expense, key estimates such as the rate of forfeiture of options granted, the expected life of the option, the volatility of the Company's stock price and the risk-free interest rate are used. In calculating the fair value of the warrants, the Company includes key estimates such as the volatility of the Company's stock price, the value of the common share, and the risk-free interest rate.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
The estimation of income taxes includes evaluating the recoverability of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on an assessment of the Company's ability to utilize the underlying future tax deductions against future taxable income prior to expiry of those deductions. Management assess whether it is probable that some or all of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and liabilities is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. To the extent that management's assessment of the Company's ability to utilize future tax deductions changes, the Company would be required to recognize more or fewer deferred tax assets or liabilities, and deferred income tax provisions or recoveries could be affected.
Going concern
Management applies judgment in its evaluation of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
b) Biological Assets
The Company's biological assets, consisting of cannabis plants, are within the scope of IAS 41 Agriculture; the direct and indirect costs of biological assets are determined using an approach similar to the capitalization criteria outlined in IAS 2 Inventories. The Company capitalizes all the direct and indirect costs as incurred related to the biological transformation of the biological assets between the point of initial recognition and the point of harvest including labour related costs, grow consumables, utilities, facilities costs, etc.
The Company measures biological assets, at fair value less cost to sell up to the point of harvest. Unrealized gains or losses arising from the changes in fair value less cost to sell during the period are separately recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the related period.
c) Inventory
The Company values inventories at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventories of harvested cannabis are transferred from biological assets at their fair value at harvest, which becomes the initial deemed cost. Any subsequent post-harvest costs are capitalized to inventory to the extent that the cost is less than net realizable value. Net realizable value is determined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The cost of inventories is determined using the weighted average cost basis.
Inventories are written down to net realizable value when the cost of inventories is estimated to be unrecoverable due to obsolescence, damage, or declining market prices. When the circumstances that previously caused inventories to be written down below cost no longer exist or when there is apparent evidence of an increase in selling price, then the amount of the write down previously recorded is reversed. Indirect administrative overhead, and certain other selling costs related to inventories are expensed in the period incurred.
d) Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment at each statement of financial position date or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the cash-generating unit, or "CGU"). The recoverable amount of an asset or a CGU is the higher of its fair value, less costs to sell, and its value in use. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment charge is recognized immediately in profit or loss by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the recoverable amount. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the lesser of the revised estimate of recoverable amount, and the carrying amount that would have been recorded had no impairment loss been recognized previously.
e) Intangible assets
Intangible assets consist mainly of licenses acquired by the Company. Acquired licenses are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but are reviewed annually for impairment. Any impairment of intangible assets is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss but increases in intangible asset values are not recognized. The Company acquired certain licenses through its acquisition of Alberta Craft Cannabis Inc. during the year ended November 30, 2018, which have been deemed to have an indefinite life.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets are the shorter of the economic life and the period the right is legally enforceable. The assets' useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each statement of financial position date. The Company does not have any intangible assets with a definite life.
At each consolidated financial statement date, the carrying amounts of the Company's long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets are impaired. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment, if any. Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the CGU to which the asset belongs.
f) Business combinations
Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognized at their fair value, except deferred tax assets or liabilities, which are recognized and measured in accordance with IAS 12 – Income Taxes. Subsequent changes in fair values are adjusted against the cost of acquisition if they qualify as measurement period adjustments. The measurement period is the period between the date of the acquisition and the date where all significant information necessary to determine the fair values is available and cannot exceed 12 months. All other subsequent changes are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
The purchase price allocation process resulting from a business combination requires management to estimate the fair value of identifiable assets acquired including intangible assets and liabilities assumed including any contingently payable purchase price obligation due over time. The Company uses valuation techniques, which are generally based on forecasted future net cash flows discounted to present value. These valuations are closely linked to the assumptions used by management on the future performance of the related assets and the discount rates applied. The determination of fair value involves making estimates relating to acquired intangibles assets, property and equipment and contingent consideration.
Acquisition related costs are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as incurred.
Management determines whether assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. A business consists of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that can create outputs.
During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company completed a transaction described in Note 5 and concluded that the transaction did not qualify as a business combination under IFRS 3 – Business Combinations.
g) Goodwill
In certain situations, goodwill or a bargain purchase gain may result from a business combination. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Goodwill is measured at historical cost and is evaluated for impairment annually or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be an impairment.
Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing if the carrying value of a CGU, including the allocated goodwill, exceeds its recoverable amount determined as the greater of the estimated fair value less costs to sell and the value in use. Impairment losses recognized in respect of a CGU are first allocated to the carrying value of goodwill and any excess is allocated to the carrying amount of assets in the CGU. Any goodwill impairment is recorded in income in the period in which the impairment is identified. Impairment losses on goodwill are not subsequently reversed. Acquisition related costs are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as incurred.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
h) Property and equipment
Property and equipment is measured at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses. The Company uses the following amortization rates for its property and equipment:
| Buildings | 20 years | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| Computer equipment | 2 years | Straight line |
| Computer software | 2 years | Straight line |
| Office equipment | 5 years | Straight line |
| Vehicles | 8 years | Straight line |
| Leasehold improvements | 5 years | Straight line |
| Laboratory and manufacturing | 5-8 years | Straight line |
Certain of the Company's property and equipment have not yet been put into use and as a result useful lives have not yet been determined and no amortization has been recorded to date on this property and equipment.
Costs of assets in the course of construction are capitalized as construction in progress. On completion, the cost of construction is transferred to the appropriate category of property and equipment and amortization commences when the asset is available for its intended use.
An asset's residual value, useful life and amortization method are reviewed at each financial year-end and adjusted if appropriate. When parts of an item of equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of equipment.
Gains and losses on disposal of property and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of the property and equipment and are recognized in profit or loss.
i) Investments in associates
The Company has interests in associates. Associates are entities over which the Company exercises significant influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but without control or joint control over those policies. The Company accounts for associates using the equity method of accounting. Interests in associates accounted for using the equity method are initially recognized at cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, the carrying value of the Company's interest in an associate is adjusted for the Company's share of comprehensive income and distributions of the investee. The carrying value of associates is assessed for impairment at each statement of financial position date. In instances where the Company does not exercise significant influence, the investments are initially recognized at cost and subsequent to initial recognition, the carrying value of the investment is assessed for impairment using the cost method.
j) Revenue recognition
The Company's revenue is comprised of sales of its product line which consists of cannabis.
IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contacts with Customers ('IFRS 15'), establishes a five-step model to account for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenues on product sales when the performance obligations relating to the sale of its products are satisfied. The performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time when the customer obtains control of the product, which occurs under IFRS 15 when the product has been delivered to the customer.
Amounts disclosed as net revenue are net of sales tax, excise tax, duty tax, allowances, discounts and rebates.
k) Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance, are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and which are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value to be cash equivalents.
l) Income taxes
Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case the income tax is also recognized directly in equity.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted, or substantively enacted, at the end of the reporting period, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax is recognized in respect of temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax is determined on a non-discounted basis using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the consolidated statement of financial position date and are expected to apply when the deferred tax asset or liability is settled. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that the assets can be recovered.
Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except in the case of subsidiaries, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are presented as non-current.
m) Financial instruments
IFRS 9, Financial Instruments ("IFRS 9") utilizes a revised model for recognition and measurement of financial instruments in a single, forward-looking "expected loss" impairment model.
Classification and subsequent measurement
The following table shows the classification of the Company's financial instruments under IFRS 9:
| Financial Instrument | Classification |
|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | Fair value through profit or loss |
| Accounts receivable | Amortized cost |
| Investments | Fair value through profit or loss |
| Promissory notes receivable | Amortized cost |
| Deposits | Amortized cost |
| Due to associate | Amortized cost |
| Accounts payable | Amortized cost |
| Convertible notes | Amortized cost |
| Long-term debt | Amortized cost |
| Due to related parties | Amortized cost |
| Lease liabilities | Amortized cost |
Financial assets
On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at: amortized cost; fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI") – debt investment, FVOCI - equity investment or fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"). Financial assets are not reclassified subsequent to their initial recognition unless the Company changes its business model for managing financial assets in which case all affected financial assets are reclassified on the first day of the first reporting period following the change in the business model. A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as FVTPL:
- x it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows; and
- x its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
A debt investment is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as FVTPL:
- x it is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and
- x its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
On initial recognition of an equity investment that is not held for trading, the Company may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment's fair value in OCI. This election is made on an investment-by-investment basis. All financial assets not classified as measured at amortized cost or FVOCI as described above are measured at FVTPL.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
This includes all derivative financial assets. On initial recognition, the Company may irrevocably designate a financial asset that otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI as FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.
Subsequent measurement and gains and losses
- x Financial assets at FVTPL: These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Net gains and losses, including any interest or dividend income, are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
- x Financial assets at amortized cost: These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The amortized cost is reduced by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
- x Debt investments at FVOCI: These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI. On derecognition, gains and losses accumulated in OCI are reclassified to the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
- x Equity investments at FVOCI: These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Dividends are recognized as income in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss unless the dividend clearly represents a recovery of part of the cost of the investment. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI and are never reclassified to the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as measured at amortized cost or FVTPL. A financial liability is classified as FVTPL if it is classified as held-for-trading, it is a derivative or it is designated as such on initial recognition. Financial liabilities at FVTPL are measured at fair value and net gains and losses, including any interest expense, are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Interest expense and foreign exchange gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement comprehensive loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is also recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
Derecognition
Financial assets
The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows in a transaction in which substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred or in which the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership and it does not retain control of the financial asset. The Company enters into transactions whereby it transfers assets recognized in its statement of financial position but retains either all or substantially all of the risks and rewards of the transferred assets. In these cases, the transferred assets are not derecognized.
Financial liabilities
The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired. The Company also derecognizes a financial liability when its terms are modified and the cash flows of the modified liability are substantially different, in which case a new financial liability based on the modified terms is recognized at fair value.
n) Share capital
Common shares are classified as equity. Transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of common shares and common share warrants are recognized as a deduction from equity. Common shares issued for non-monetary consideration are measured based on their market value at the date the common shares are issued. The Company has adopted the residual method with respect to the measurement of common shares and warrants issued as equity units.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
o) Earnings (loss) per share
The Company presents basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share data for its common shares, calculated by dividing the earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined by adjusting the earnings attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares. However, the calculation of diluted loss per share excludes the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants that would be anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted loss per share is the same for the periods presented.
p) Provisions
The Company recognizes a provision when all of these conditions are met:
- x an entity has present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event;
- x it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; and
- x a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
In certain asset acquisitions, the Company provides consideration that is contingent on uncertain future events of which the existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future events. These events are typically in control of management and as a result do not meet the definition of a financial liability until the events have occurred. As a result, a contingent consideration in these situations is not measured until the event occurs.
q) Share-based payments
The fair value of stock options granted is measured at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Where options are granted to consultants for goods or services rendered, the options are measured at the fair value of the goods or services received by the Company. If the fair value of the goods and services received cannot be reliably measured, the fair value of the stock option granted is used instead. At each reporting date prior to vesting, the cumulative expense representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management's best estimate of the awards expected to ultimately vest is computed. The movement in cumulative expense is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss with a corresponding entry within equity, against share based compensation reserve. No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest. When options are exercised, the proceeds received together with any related amount in share based compensation reserve is credited to share capital.
Where a grant of options is cancelled or settled during the vesting period, excluding forfeitures when vesting conditions are not satisfied, the Company immediately accounts for the cancellation as an acceleration of vesting and recognizes the amount that otherwise would have been recognized for services received over the remainder of the vesting period.
r) Reclassification
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period's consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation on the consolidated statements of financial position and comprehensive loss.
s) Adoption of new pronouncements
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company adopted IFRS 16 – Leases ("IFRS 16"). The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 has been described below in Note 4.
A number of new standards and amendment to standards and interpretations, are not yet effective for the year ended November 30, 2020, and have not been applied in preparing the consolidated financial statements. The new standards are either not applicable or are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
4 Application of new accounting standards
IFRS 16 Leases ("IFRS 16")
The company adopted IFRS 16 effective December 1, 2019. IFRS 16 specifies how an IFRS reporter will recognize, measure, present and disclose leases. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases unless the lease term is twelve months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. For leases where the Company is the lessee, it recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for its office premises leases previously classified as operating leases.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
The Company chose to adopt the modified retrospective approach on transition to IFRS 16 and has chosen not to restate comparative information in accordance with the transitional provisions in IFRS 16. As a result, the comparative information continues to be presented in accordance with the Company's previous accounting policies.
The adoption of IFRS 16 resulted in the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability measured at the present value of the future lease payments on the consolidated statements of financial position. An amortization expense on the right-ofuse asset and an interest expense on the lease liability has replaced the operating lease expense. IFRS 16 has changed the presentation of cash flows relating to leases in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows, however, it does not cause a difference in the amount of cash transferred between the parties of the lease. In accordance with the transition of IFRS 16, as at December 1, 2019 the Company recognized the right-of-use asset of \$1,851,180 and lease liabilities of \$1,851,180. When measuring lease liabilities, the Company's incremental borrowing rate applied was 18% per annum.
The following table reconciles the operating lease commitments as at November 30, 2019 to the opening balance of lease liabilities at December 1, 2019:
| Operating lease commitments as at November 30, 2019 | \$ 2,592 |
|---|---|
| Discount of future commitments as at December 1, 2019 | (741) |
| Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized as at December 1, 2019 | \$ 1,851 |
5 Acquisitions
1203648 B.C. Ltd. ("1203648")
On April 10, 2019, the Company executed a share purchase agreement with the shareholders of 1203648 whereby the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of 1203648 in exchange for cash consideration of \$47,706 and the issuance of 3,438,333 common shares. Of the total shares issued, 1,719,167 common shares were held in escrow and were to be released upon the realization of a retail opportunity when 1203648 receives all government approvals necessary to purchase, possess, store and sell cannabis and cannabis products, enabling it to open and operate premises for the sale of cannabis and cannabis products.
The Company accounted for the purchase as an asset acquisition as 1203648 did not meet the definition of a business under IFRS 3, "Business Combinations". The fair value of the common shares not held in escrow was determined to be \$1,031,500. As 1203648 was a related party due to common control, the control of the assets acquired did not change. Therefore, the Company recorded the initial assets and liabilities at their book values of \$Nil and charged \$1,079,206 to deficit during the year ended November 30, 2019.
In accordance with IAS 37, only obligations arising from past events that exist independently of the entity's future actions are recognized as provisions. As a result, the Company did not ascribe a value to the 1,719,167 common shares issued and held in escrow in relation to this transaction, as the release from escrow is contingent on future events, and accordingly the Company did not record any contingent consideration related to the acquisition of 1203648. During the year ended November 30, 2020, the company cancelled the 1,719,167 shares held in escrow as the release terms were not met.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
6 Accounts receivable
As of November 30, 2020 and 2019, accounts receivable consisted of:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade accounts receivable | \$ 1,497 |
\$ 742 |
| GST receivable | - | 783 |
| Government assistance receivable (a) | 566 | - |
| Other receivables | 4 | 48 |
| \$ 2,067 |
\$ 1,573 |
a) During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company applied for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS"). The Company recorded other income of \$1,656,122 in relation to the CEWS. As at November 30, 2020, the Company had a balance receivable of \$566,445 which was received subsequent to November 30, 2020.
7 Prepaid expense and deposit
As of November 30, 2020 and 2019, prepaid expenses consisted of:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting fees | \$ - |
\$ 34 |
| Insurance and other | 251 | 258 |
| \$ 251 |
\$ 292 |
As of November 30, 2020 and 2019, deposits consisted of:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | \$ 195 |
\$ 104 |
8 Biological assets
The Company measures biological assets consisting of cannabis plants at fair value less costs to sell up to the point of harvest, which becomes the basis for the cost of finished goods inventories after harvest.
The changes in the carrying value of biological assets for the years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount, Opening | \$ 809 |
\$ 56 |
| Production costs Changes in fair value less costs to sell due to biological |
6,727 | 2,479 |
| transformation | 4,539 | 1,481 |
| Transferred to inventory upon harvest | (10,191) | (3,207) |
| \$ 1,884 |
\$ 809 |
The significant assumptions used to determine the fair value of the cannabis plants include:
- x Expected yield by strain of plant;
- x Wastage of plants;
- x Duration of the production cycle;
- x Percentage of costs incurred to date compared to the total costs expected to be incurred;
- x Percentage of costs incurred for each stage of plant growth; and
- x Market value less selling costs.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
The Company's estimates are, by their nature, subject to change and differences from anticipated yield which will be reflected in the gain or loss on biological assets in future periods.
On average, the growth cycle is between 14 to 17 weeks and the Company expects average yield per plant to be between 45 to 82 grams of harvested flower and 10 to 41 grams of harvested trim. As at November 30, 2020 it is estimated that the Company's biological assets will yield approximately 634,382 grams of flower and 261,527 grams of trim when harvested.
The Company has determined the average fair value less cost to sell to be \$5 per gram of flower and \$0.25 per gram of trim. As of November 30, 2020, a change of 10% or less in the estimated yield per plant, growth cycle and selling price of dry cannabis would not result in a significant variance in the fair value of biological assets or inventory.
These inputs are level 3 on the fair value hierarchy and are subject to volatility in market prices and several uncontrollable factors, which could significantly affect the fair value of biological assets in future periods.
9 Inventory
The Company's inventories are comprised of the following balances as at November 30, 2020:
| Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitalized Cost | Adjustment | Carrying Value | |
| Dry cannabis | |||
| Available for packaging | \$ 1,045 |
\$ 1,010 |
\$ 2,055 |
| Packaged inventory | 1,220 | 1,552 | 2,772 |
| Trim | 572 | (426) | 146 |
| \$ 2,837 |
\$ 2,136 |
\$ 4,973 |
As at November 30, 2019, the Company had dry cannabis with a carrying value of \$849,396 and harvested trim with a carrying value of \$156,840.
The Company holds 1,439,239 grams of harvested cannabis (2019: 208,854), which is comprised of 853,933 grams of harvested flower and 585,306 grams of harvested trim.
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company recorded \$6,726,661 of production costs. Included in the production costs for the year ended November 30, 2020 is \$544,580 of amortization of property and equipment and right-of-use assets.
The Company's cost of sales on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss are reported net of fair value gain on sale of inventory of \$2,710,285 for the year ended November 30, 2020.
10 Assets held for sale
As at November 30, 2020, and 2019, assets classified as held for sale are comprised of the following:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Right-of-use asset (a) | \$ 541 |
\$ - |
(a) Assets held for sale comprise of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, 1203648. The Company has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent to sell 1203648. The primary asset is a 4,000 square foot leased retail space.
1203648 holds a lease on a 4,000 square foot retail location, for which a right-of-use asset of approximately \$541,000 and a lease liability of approximately \$596,000 have been recognised on the consolidated statements of financial position. During the year ended November 30, 2020, 1203648 incurred a loss of \$283,284 (2019: \$195,169), which is included in the net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
Subsequent to the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company completed a sale of the assets of 1203648 for gross proceeds of \$500,000.
(b) During the year ended November 30, 2020, GreenTec Retail Ventures Inc. terminated a lease agreement and impaired the related leasehold improvements. A total loss of \$143,559 (2019: \$Nil) was included in the net loss of discontinued operations.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
11 Property, plant and equipment
| Construction | Growing & processing |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Buildings | in-process | equipment | Other | Total | ||
| Cost | |||||||
| Balance - November 30, 2018 | \$ 1,826 \$ |
6,885 \$ | 894 \$ | 3,144 | \$ 970 |
\$ 13,719 |
|
| Additions | - | 3,050 | 1,642 | 1,703 | 530 | 6,925 | |
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | (24) | (24) | |
| Reclassification | - | - | 534 | (534) | - | - | |
| Balance - November 30, 2019 | 1,826 | 9,935 | 3,070 | 4,313 | 1,476 | 20,620 | |
| Additions | - | 141 | 379 | 187 | 54 | 761 | |
| Disposals | (478) | (484) | - | (64) | (146) | (1,172) | |
| Reclassification | - | (388) | (534) | 922 | - | - | |
| Balance - November 30, 2020 | 1,348 | 9,204 | 2,915 | 5,358 | 1,384 | 20,209 | |
| Accumulated amortization | |||||||
| Balance - November 30, 2018 | - | - | - | (98) | ( 97) | (195) | |
| Additions | - | (473) | - | (464) | (297) | (1,234) | |
| Balance - November 30, 2019 | - | (473) | - | (562) | (394) | (1,429) | |
| Additions | - | (483) | - | (534) | (292) | (1,309) | |
| Balance - November 30, 2020 | - | (956) | - | (1,096) | (686) | (2,738) | |
| Net book value | |||||||
| November 30, 2019 | 1,826 | 9,462 | 3,070 | 3,751 | 1,082 | 19,191 | |
| November 30, 2020 | \$ 1,348 \$ |
8,248 | \$ 2,915 |
\$ 4,262 |
\$ 698 |
\$ 17,471 |
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company allocated \$544,580 (2019: \$318,963) of amortization expense to cost of inventory.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
12 Intangible assets and goodwill
| Intangible asset | Goodwill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||
| Balance - November 30, 2018 and 2019 | \$ | 9,900 | \$ 7,678 |
| Impairment | (1,798) | (6,586) | |
| Balance - November 30, 2020 | 8,102 | 1,092 | |
| Accumulated amortization | |||
| Balance - November 30, 2018 and 2019 | - | - | |
| Additions | - | - | |
| Balance - November 30, 2020 | - | - | |
| Net book value | - | - | |
| November 30, 2019 | 9,900 | 7,678 | |
| November 30, 2020 | \$ | 8,102 | \$ 1,092 |
The Company's intangible asset and goodwill were acquired through the acquisition of ACC during the year ended November 30, 2018. The Company's intangible asset, a license to sell cannabis, is indefinite lived. The Company completed its annual assessment of the recoverable amount of the goodwill and intangible asset during the year ended November 30, 2020. The recoverable amount of the ACC CGU, to which indefinite lived intangible assets and goodwill are allocated, was determined based on fair value less costs of disposal ("FVLCD") model using level 3 inputs in a discounted cash flow ("DCF") analysis. Management determined that the recoverable amount of the ACC CGU was lower than the carrying value as at November 30, 2020. Accordingly, the Company allocated an impairment loss of \$1,798,000 to the intangible asset and \$6,586,000 to goodwill for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Significant assumptions are used in calculating the recoverable amount of the CGU tested for impairment. The significant assumptions in the DCF analysis were as follows:
- x Discount rate: The Company used post-tax discount rates of 17% to 18% which is reflective of an industry Weighted Average Cost of Capital ("WACC"). The WACC was estimated based on the risk-free rate, equity risk premium, a size premium and company specific risk, and after-tax cost of debt based on corporate bond yields.
- x Projected cash flows: The estimated cash flows were projected based on actual operating results from internal sources as well as industry and market trends. The estimated cash flows were projected based on the assumption that the facility and equipment would be operated at its full capacity and was based on estimated sales prices per gram ranging from \$5.93 declining to \$4.77 and cost per gram ranging from \$3.54 to \$2.85 declining over a period of five years.
- x Terminal value growth rate: The Company applied a terminal growth rate of 2.5% which is based on historical and projected consumer inflation, historical and projected economic indicators and projected industry growth.
- x Tax rate: The tax rates used in determining the future cash flows were those substantively enacted at the respective valuation date.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
13 Investment in associate
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| \$ | ||
| Opening balance | 1,747 | \$ 860 |
| Cash advanced under shareholder loan | 1,345 | - |
| Fair value of common shares issued | - | 1,250 |
| Equity loss on investment | (426) | (363) |
| \$ 2,666 |
\$ 1,747 |
During the year ended November 30, 2018, the Company acquired 49% of the issued and outstanding common shares of 3PL Ventures Inc. ("3PL"). The Company paid \$49 cash and issued 1,600,490 common shares of the Company pursuant to a series of agreements related to the acquisition of the Company's interest in 3PL (together, the "Purchase Agreement") with its one other shareholder. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, 3PL is in the process of constructing a production facility to meet Health Canada standards for a licensed cannabis cultivation facility in accordance with the CA&R. The other shareholder of 3PL shall provide a maximum of up to \$9,000,000 in funding for 3PL through shareholder loans to finance the build out and equipping of the facility being constructed.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on April 23, 2019, the Company issued an additional 1,953,125 common shares to the other shareholder. The fair value of the common shares issued was determined to be \$1,250,000. In addition, the Company also has the option to purchase the remaining 51% interest from the other shareholder upon receipt of 3PL's sales license from Health Canada.
The Company committed to advance a shareholder loan of up to \$1,000,000 to fund the completion of the facility. As of November 30, 2020, the Company has advanced \$1,345,000 (2019: \$Nil) to 3PL.
The following is a summary of the aggregate financial information for 3PL:
| Statement of Financial Position as at | November 30, 2020 | November 30, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | \$ 6 |
\$ 11 |
| Other current assets | 9 | 13 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 10,204 | 6,507 |
| Right-of-use asset | 1,201 | - |
| Current liabilities | 1,253 | 780 |
| Non-current liabilities | 12,690 | 6,705 |
| Statement of loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended | November 30, 2020 | November 30, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and administrative expenses | \$ | (869) | \$ (741) |
|
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | (869) | (741) | ||
The Company records its investment in 3PL on the equity basis.3PL has lease commitments over the next five years as follows:
| Year ending: | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | \$ 632 |
| 2022 | 662 |
| 2023 | 386 |
| 2024 | - |
| 2025 and thereafter | - |
| \$ 1,680 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
14 Investments
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. | \$ - \$ |
538 |
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to make an early payment towards its senior secured convertible debenture holder, in the amount of \$800,000. The Company transferred ownership of its investments and recorded a gain on disposal of investments in the amount of \$261,399. The investment was in an unrelated third party and recorded at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with IFRS 9.
15 Gain on sale of assets and investments
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sale of Cannabis Cowboy Inc. (a) | \$ - |
\$ 1,010 |
| Sale of Falcon (b) | - | (18) |
| Sale of GreenTec Retail SK Inc. (c) | - | 261 |
| Mable Lake Land & Building (d) | - | (90) |
| Tilley Road Land & Building (e) | 78 | - |
| Fire & Flower Holding Corp. (f) | 261 | - |
| Other | (8) | - |
| \$ 331 |
\$ 1,163 |
(a) See Note 16 (b).
- (b) The Company sold 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary Falcon Ridge Naturals Ltd. ("Falcon") to its previous owner for total cash consideration of \$200,000. The Company recorded a net loss of \$17,984 on the sale of Falcon.
- (c) On November 29, 2019, the Company sold 100% of its interest in GreenTec Retail SK Inc. for total proceeds of \$365,000, of which \$66,700 was received in cash and \$298,300 was settled through the issuance of a promissory note receivable due on March 1, 2020. The Company recorded a gain of \$261,238 on the sale of GreenTec Retail SK Inc.
- (d) On December 14, 2018 the Company sold a parcel of land and building located in Enderby, British Columbia for net proceeds of \$2,252,807. The Company incurred a loss of \$90,032 as a result of this transaction.
- (e) On October 15, 2020, the Company sold a parcel of land and building located in Kelowna, British Columbia for net proceeds of \$945,477. The Company recorded a gain of \$78,352 as a result of this transaction.
- (f) On December 11, 2019, the Company transferred 585,436 common shares of Fire and Flower Holdings Corp. as a repayment of \$800,000 principal payment for a convertible note (see Note 18 (b)). The company recorded a gain of \$261,399 as a result of this transaction.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
16 Promissory notes receivable
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| BATC Investments Ltd. (a) | \$ - |
\$ 298 |
| Cannabis Cowboy Inc. (b) | 107 | 210 |
| \$ 107 |
\$ 508 |
(a) During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company received \$290,000 and an adjustment for \$8,000 was made to the final purchase price to account for working capital adjustments after the close of the sale of Green Tec Retail Sk Inc.
(b) During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company sold its interest in Cannabis Cowboy Inc. for an aggregate price of \$1,010,000, of which \$800,000 was settled in 585,436 common shares of Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (see Note 15(a)) and the balance of \$210,000 was settled by receipt of a promissory note receivable due on October 4, 2021. As at November 30, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for doubtful receivables against the promissory note receivable of \$106,298 reducing the balance to \$106,298.
17 Right-of-use assets and Lease liability
Right-of-use Assets
The following is the continuity of the cost and accumulated depreciation of right-of-use assets, for the year ended November 30, 2020:
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Recognition upon adoption of IFRS 16 | \$ 1,851 |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | (700) |
| Depreciation expense for the year | (325) |
| \$ 826 |
Right-of-use Assets – Assets held for sale
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | \$ 700 |
| Depreciation expense for the year | (159) |
| \$ 541 |
Lease liability
The following is the continuity of lease liability, for the year ended November 30, 2020:
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Recognition upon adoption of IFRS 16 | \$ 1,851 |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | (700) |
| Lease payments | (418) |
| Interest expense on lease liability | 183 |
| \$ 916 |
|
| Current portion | \$ 267 |
| Long-term portion | \$ 649 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
The Company recognized right-of-use assets and a corresponding lease liability upon the adoption of IFRS 16 related to its facility premises and corporate office (see Note 3). Amortization on the right-of-use asset is calculated over the term of the lease. Interest expense of \$297,036 is included in financing costs and payments are applied against the lease liability.
Lease liability – Assets held for sale
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | \$ 700 |
| Lease payments | (218) |
| Interest expense on lease liability | 114 |
| Current portion | \$ 596 |
As at November 30, 2020, the minimum lease payments for the lease liabilities are as follows:
| Year ending: | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | \$ 404 |
| 2022 | 421 |
| 2023 | 305 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| \$ 1,161 |
|
| Less: Interest expense on lease liabilities | (245) |
| Total present value of minimum lease payments | \$ 916 |
As at November 30, 2020, the minimum lease payments for the lease liabilities related to assets held for sale are as follows:
| Year ending: | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | \$ 225 |
| 2022 | 231 |
| 2023 | 238 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| \$ 794 |
|
| Less: Interest expense on lease liabilities | (198) |
| Total present value of minimum lease payments | \$ 596 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
18 Convertible note
The Company's convertible debentures outstanding balance consists of:
| Invictus MD | MMCAP Canadian | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies Corp. | (a) | Fund LP (b) |
2020 | 2019 | ||
| Principal amount | \$ | 2,500 | \$ | 5,000 | \$ 7,500 |
\$ 7,500 |
| Liability amount, beginning of year | 2,318 | 4,850 | 7,168 | 6,343 | ||
| Principal and interest payments | (711) | (5,339) | (6,050) | - | ||
| Transaction costs and other | (231) | - | (231) | (298) | ||
| Interest and accretion expense | 492 | 489 | 981 | 1,123 | ||
| Carrying value, end of year | 1,868 | - | 1,868 | 7,168 | ||
| Equity portion, beginning of year Reallocation of equity portion upon maturity or |
273 | 436 | 709 | 1,157 | ||
| settlement | - | (436) | (436) | (55) | ||
| Loss on modification recorded in contributed surplus |
282 | - | 282 | - | ||
| Deferred income tax liability | - | - | - | (393) | ||
| Equity portion, end of year | 555 | - | 555 | 709 | ||
| Effective interest rate | 18% | 22% | - | - | ||
| Short-term portion | 276 | - | 276 | 7,168 | ||
| Long-term portion | \$ | 1,592 | \$ - |
\$ 1,592 | \$ - |
a) On October 17, 2018, the Company issued convertible debentures to Invictus MD Strategies Corp. ("Invictus") for gross proceeds of \$2,000,000 under the following terms: (i) a maturity date of October 17, 2020; (ii) an interest rate of 8% per annum, payable monthly; and (iii) convertible at \$1.50 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events, at the option of the holder.
On December 3, 2018, the Company issued additional convertible debentures to Invictus for gross proceeds of \$500,000 under the following terms: (i) a maturity date of October 17, 2020; (ii) an interest rate of 8% per annum, payable monthly; and (iii) convertible at \$1.50 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events, at the option of the holder.
On October 30, 2020, the Company amended the terms of it's unsecured convertible debentures with Invictus, which were to mature on October 17, 2020 (the "Amended Agreement"). Under the Amended Agreement, the principal terms of the convertible debentures were amended as follows: (i) principal repayment of \$510,000 due on October 30, 2020; (ii) annual interest rate to increase from 8% to 10% on the remaining principal balance of \$1,990,000; (iii) maturity date extended to February 28, 2022, with certain months being interest-only payments and others being principal plus interest, such that the balance will have been fully repaid upon the maturity date; and (iv) price of conversion from \$1.50 to (a) \$0.35 per share on the first \$250,000 of the outstanding principal balance and (b) \$0.55 per share on the remaining principal balance outstanding at the time of conversion. The convertible debenture remained unsecured and pursuant to the Amended Agreement, the Company paid \$65,000 in transaction costs. The Company recorded a gain on debt modification of \$164,911 which was offset by a loss on debt modification of \$282,468 resulting from additional shares issuable upon conversion which was recorded to the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss and allocated to contributed surplus. Subsequent to the year ended November 30, 2020, Invictus converted \$1,990,000 of the outstanding principal balance at a conversion price of \$0.35 for the first \$250,000 and \$0.55 for the remainder balance.
b) On June 11, 2018, the Company issued 5,000 convertible debenture units at a price of \$1,000 per unit for gross proceeds of \$5,000,000 under the following terms: (i) a maturity date of June 10, 2020; (ii) an interest rate of 8% per annum, payable semi-annually; and (iii) convertible at \$1.50 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events, at the option of the holder. Each unit consists of \$1,000 principal amount of convertible debentures and 222 warrants to purchase common shares of the Company at a price of \$2.50 for a period of two years from the closing of the offering. In connection with the transaction, the Company incurred issuance costs of \$296,248 and issued 166,666 broker warrants exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of \$1.50 for a period of two years from the earlier of: (a) the completion
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
of the Qualifying Transaction and (b) the date that the shares become listed for trading on a recognized stock exchange. The fair value of the broker warrants was \$57,300, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company fully repaid its \$5,000,000 convertible debenture to MMCAP Canadian Fund LP. On December 11, 2019 and on March 6, 2020, the Company made early payments towards the principal balance in the amounts of \$800,000 and \$500,000. On June 8, 2020, the remaining principal balance and interest in the amount of \$3,838,736 was paid through the transfer of funds from a non-brokered senior secured debt financing of \$3,950,000 with NFS Leasing Canada Ltd. Refer to Note 19 for further details.
Accounting treatment
For accounting purposes, the above noted convertible debentures are separated into their liability and equity components using the residual method. The fair value of the liability component at the time of issue is determined based on an estimated rate of 18.50% for debentures without the conversion feature. The fair value of the equity component is determined as the difference between the face value of the convertible debentures and the fair value of the liability component. After initial recognition, the liability component is carried on an amortized cost basis and will be accreted to its face value over the term to maturity of the convertible debentures at effective rates noted above. The Company also recorded a deferred income tax liability as noted below that was recognized in equity relating to the difference between the Company's accounting and tax basis. During the year ended November 30, 2020, a recovery on the deferred income tax liability of \$Nil (2019: \$19,230) was recorded to recognize available deferred income tax assets.
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company incurred interest and accretion expense of \$980,862 (2019: \$1,123,000) on the convertible debentures, which has been recorded within interest and accretion on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
| Maturity date | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2023 (a) | November 1, 2023 (b) | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Principal | 3,950 | 2,300 | 6,250 | - |
| Transaction costs | (610) | (864) | (1,474) | - |
| Principal and interest payments | (577) | - | (577) | - |
| Interest and accretion expense | 457 | 55 | 512 | - |
| Total | 3,220 | 1,491 | 4,711 | - |
| Short-term portion | 942 | 744 | 1,686 | - |
| Long-term portion | 2,278 | 747 | 3,025 | - |
19 Long term debt
a) On June 8, 2020, the Company closed a non-brokered senior secured debt financing of \$3,950,000 with NFS Leasing Canada Ltd (the "Loan"). Proceeds from the financing were used to repay MMCAP Canadian Fund LP, the existing senior secured convertible debenture. The Loan will bear an annual interest rate of 18%. In connection with the Loan, the Company issued 2,135,135 common shares, which will be subject to a three-year release schedule, with 355,856 shares being released each six-month period. No other broker fees or broker warrants were issued in connection with the Loan.
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company incurred interest and accretion expense of \$511,687 (2019: \$Nil) on the Loan, which has been recorded within interest and accretion on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
On October 16, 2020, the Company made an early principal repayment of \$301,698, reducing the principal balance to \$3,648,302.
b) On October 30, 2020, the Company closed a non-brokered senior secured debt financing with NFS Leasing Canada Ltd. in the amount of \$2,300,000 (the "Loan"). The Loan will bear an annual interest rate of 16%. In connection with the Loan, the Company issued 2,421,052 common shares of which will be subject to a three-year release schedule, with 403,508 shares being released each six-month period. In addition, the Company issued 6,900,000 common share purchase warrants with a value of \$409,000. The warrants have an expiration date of three years from the date of issuance. The exercise price of the warrants is as follows: (i) 2,300,000 warrants at an exercise price of \$0.10; (ii) 2,300,000 warrants
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
at an exercise price of \$0.15; and (iii) 2,300,000 warrants at an exercise price of \$0.25. No other broker fees or brokers warrants were issued in connection with the Loan.
20 Share capital
The Company has an unlimited number of voting and non-voting common shares without par value authorized for issuance. The Company also has an unlimited number of non-voting redeemable preference shares with varying par values authorized for issuance.
(a) Issued shares
During the year ended November 30, 2020:
- x The Company issued 2,135,135 common shares with a fair value of \$395,000 in connection with the senior secured debt financing entered into on June 8, 2020. See Note 19 for further details.
- x The Company issued 2,421,052 common shares with a fair value of \$302,632 in connection with the senior secured debt financing entered into on October 30, 2020. See Note 19 for further details.
- x The Company issued 1,900,000 common shares with a fair value of \$294,500 pursuant to an agreement with a consulting firm to facilitate the acquisition and cultivation of cannabis genetics, of which 1,628,571 common shares are held in escrow and will be released contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As at November 30, 2020, 271,429 common shares had been released from escrow.
- x The Company issued 546,853 common shares with a fair value of \$74,635 in connection with debt settlement agreements.
- x The Company issued 300,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of \$90,000. In connection with the exercise of the stock options, the Company has also reallocated \$29,000 from contributed surplus to equity representing the fair value of the stock options exercised.
- x The Company issued 7,500,000 common shares with a fair value of \$1,012,500 pursuant to an amending agreement with the vendors of Tumbleweed amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement dated August 12, 2017. See Note 26 for further details.
- x The Company issued 954,545 common shares with a fair value of \$136,500 pursuant to an amending agreement with the vendors of Grey Bruce in connection with achieving certain milestones. See Note 26 for further details.
- x The Company cancelled 1,719,167 common shares pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement entered into on the closing of the acquisition of 1203648 B.C. Ltd.
During the year ended November 30, 2019:
- x The Company issued 11,582,869 units at a price of \$0.55 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant with each warrant exercisable at \$0.90 for a period of two years from the date of grant. In connection with the private placement, the Company issued 506,772 warrants to finders exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of \$0.90 for a period of two years. The Company also paid cash finder's fees in the amount of \$292,470.
- x The Company issued 11,126,753 units pursuant to private placements completed during the period at a price of \$0.55 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant with each warrant exercisable at \$0.90 for a period of two years from the date of grant. In connection with the private placement, the Company issued 597,716 warrants to finders exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of \$0.90 for a period of two years. The Company also paid cash finder's fees in the amount of \$388,480.
- x The Company issued 3,438,333 common shares pursuant to the share purchase agreement in the acquisition of 120364 B.C. Ltd for an aggregate purchase price of \$2,113,000. 1,719,167 common shares are held in escrow and will be released pursuant to the terms of the escrow agreement.
- x The Company issued 1,953,125 common shares pursuant to a series of agreements related to the acquisition of the Company's interest in 3PL Ventures Inc.
- x The Company issued 4,126,966 common shares in satisfaction of milestones achieved pursuant to the share purchase agreement of Tumbleweed.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
- x The Company issued 2,222,222 common shares with a fair value of \$1,000,000 in satisfaction of milestones achieved pursuant to the share purchase agreement of Grey Bruce.
- x The Company issued 1,200,000 common shares in satisfaction of milestones achieved pursuant to the share purchase agreement of ACC.
- x The Company issued 531,667 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of \$253,000.
- x In connection with the private placements completed during the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company also incurred other cash share issuance costs of \$339,902.
- x The Company issued 650,867 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of \$234,778. In connection with the exercise of the stock options, the Company has also reallocated \$161,817 from contributed surplus to equity representing the fair value of the stock options exercised.
- x The Company issued 20,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of warrants for subscriptions receivable of \$50,000.
- x The Company issued 200,000 common shares with a fair value of \$120,000 as compensation for consulting services provided during the period.
(b) Escrow shares
As at November 30, 2020 there were 14,229,235 common shares held in escrow. The following is a summary of escrow shares to be released:
| Escrow release date | Escrow shares released (000's) | Balance (000's) |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2020 | 356 | 13,873 |
| December 18, 2020 | 2,628 | 11,245 |
| April 30, 2021 | 404 | 10,841 |
| June 8, 2021 | 356 | 10,485 |
| June 18, 2021 | 6,176 | 4,309 |
| October 31, 2021 | 404 | 3,905 |
| December 8, 2021 | 356 | 3,549 |
| April 30, 2022 | 404 | 3,145 |
| June 8, 2022 | 356 | 2,789 |
| October 30, 2022 | 404 | 2,385 |
| December 8, 2022 | 356 | 2,029 |
| April 30, 2023 | 404 | 1,625 |
Of the common shares held in escrow summarized in the table above, as at November 30, 2020 there were:
i. 1,628,571 common shares held in escrow pursuant to an agreement with a consulting firm to facilitate the acquisition and cultivation of cannabis genetics, which will be released contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
ii. 1,779,279 common shares held in escrow pursuant to the debt financing described in Note 19, which will be subject to a three-year release schedule, with 355,856 shares being released each six-month period.
iii. 2,017,544 common shares held in escrow pursuant to the debt financing described in Note 19, which will be subject to a three-year release schedule, with 403,508 shares being released each six-month period.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
(c) Share purchase warrants
Warrant transactions are summarized as follows:
| Weighted average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balance – November 30, 2017 | 11,682 | 1.20 |
| Granted | 14,431 | 1.34 |
| Balance – November 30, 2018 | 26,113 | 1.41 |
| Granted | 12,459 | 0.90 |
| Exercised | (20) | 1.50 |
| Balance – November 30, 2019 | 38,552 | 1.24 |
| Granted | 6,900 | 0.17 |
| Expired | (16,153) | 1.54 |
| Balance – November 30, 2020 | 29,299 | 0.83 |
The weighted average outstanding life of warrants outstanding as at November 30, 2020 is 0.74 years.
| Number of share purchase | Exercise price per share | Expiry date |
|---|---|---|
| 9,939 | \$ 1.20 |
January 19, 2021 |
| 599 | \$ 0.90 |
February 28, 2021 |
| 5,563 | \$ 0.90 |
February 28, 2021 |
| 507 | \$ 0.90 |
March 21, 2021 |
| 5,791 | \$ 0.90 |
March 21, 2021 |
| 2,300 | \$ 0.10 |
October 19, 2023 |
| 2,300 | \$ 0.15 |
October 19, 2023 |
| 2,300 | \$ 0.25 |
October 19, 2023 |
| 29,299 | \$ 0.83 |
At November 30, 2020 the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company recorded debt issuance and modification costs of \$409,000 (2019: share issuance costs of \$493,598) reflecting the fair value of 6,900,000 (2019: 1,104,488) warrants issued during the year. The fair value is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair values are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Share price | \$0.10 | \$0.60 - \$0.74 |
| Exercise price | \$0.10 - \$0.25 | \$0.90 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.31% | 1.99% |
| Dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Expected life | 3 years | 2 years |
| Annualized volatility | 120% | 150% |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
21 Stock-based compensation
The Company provides stock-based compensation to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants through grants of stock options.
(a) Stock options
The Company has adopted a stock option plan (the "Plan") to grant options to directors, officers, employees and consultants. Under the Plan, the Company may grant options that shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued common shares of the Company (calculated on a non-diluted basis) at the time an option is granted. Options granted can have a term of up to ten years and an exercise price typically not less than the Company's closing stock price on the TSXV on the last trading day before the date of grant. Vesting is determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:
| Number of shares (000's) | Weighted average exercise price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance – November 30, 2018 | 8,081 | \$ 0.59 |
|
| Granted | 4,618 | 0.61 | |
| Exercised | (651) | 0.31 | |
| Balance – November 30, 2019 | 12,048 | 0.55 | |
| Granted | 710 | 0.29 | |
| Expired/cancelled | (2,898) | 0.37 | |
| Exercised | (300) | 0.50 | |
| Balance – November 30, 2020 | 9,560 | \$ 0.56 |
The weighted average outstanding life of stock options outstanding as at November 30, 2020 is 1.60 years.
At November 30, 2020, the following stock options were outstanding:
| Number of shares (000s) | Vested (000s) | Exercise price per share | Expiry date |
|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------|
| 5,224 | 5,174 | \$0.60 – \$1.20 | Jan-Dec 2021 |
| 750 | 750 | \$0.60 | Jan 2022 |
| 430 | 415 | \$0.17 – \$0.70 | Mar-Apr 2022 |
| 50 | 25 | \$0.30 | Dec 2023 |
| 3,106 | 1,793 | \$0.34 | Aug-Oct 2024 |
| 9,560 | 8,157 | | |
The Company entered into several agreements with consultants for provision of services. As part of the agreements, the Company agreed to issue stock options in accordance with these contracts. The full terms of these contracts have been fulfilled, whereby \$Nil (2019: \$107,353) of the share-based compensation attributable to these consulting fees has been recorded as a prepaid expense (Note 7) on the consolidated statement of financial position.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
(b) Share based payments
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company recognized share based payment expense of \$392,685 (2019: \$1,852,856) that was recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. The share based payments represent the fair value of stock options granted or vested during the year ended November 30, 2020 and are estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The share based payments also consist of common shares issued for services during the year. In addition, stock options granted to consultants for services to be provided over a period of time are recorded as prepaid expenses until the service period has lapsed. The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair values of stock options granted are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Share price | \$0.14 - \$0.69 | \$0.34 – \$0.78 |
| Exercise price | \$0.16 - \$0.69 | \$0.34 – \$0.78 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 2.16% | 2.14% - 2.24% |
| Expected life | 2-5 Years | 3-5 Years |
| Volatility | 120% | 120% - 208% |
| Dividend rate | 0% | 0% |
| Forfeiture rate | 0% | 0% |
22 Related party transactions
Key management compensation
All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations. Key management is comprised of directors and executive officers.
Key management compensation for the year ended November 30, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries and wages | \$ 663 |
\$ 373 |
| Consulting fees | - | 298 |
| Director fees | 60 | - |
| Share-based payments | 219 | 835 |
| \$ 942 |
\$ 1,506 |
Related party balances
As at November 30, 2020, accounts payable included \$46,831 (2019: \$30,000) which was due to the Company's Vice President and Director, Mr. Michael Blady ("Mr. Blady") in connection with management services and advances made to the Company.
As at November 30, 2020, accounts payable included \$Nil (2019: \$10,000) which was due to the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Kendra Blackford ("Ms. Blackford") in connection with management services.
As at November 30, 2020, accounts payable includes \$60,000 (2019: \$Nil) which was due to directors of the Company in connection with directors' fees.
As at November 30, 2020, \$213,646 (2019: \$Nil) was due to the Company's Vice President and Director, Mr. Blady, for advances made to the Company during the year. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
As at November 30, 2020, \$387,942 (2019: \$Nil) was due to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Norton Singhavon ("Mr. Singhavon") for advances made to the Company during the year. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
Related party transactions
During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company settled \$250,000 to Mr. Singhavon for reimbursement of funds that were used for general operating purposes, of which \$145,979 was paid in cash and \$104,021 was settled by issuance of 189,128 common shares at \$0.55 of the Company.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Company settled \$325,000 to Mr. Blady for reimbursement of funds that were used for general operating purposes, of which \$50,000 was paid in cash and \$275,000 was settled by issuance of 500,000 common shares of the Company.
During the period ended November 30, 2017, GreenTec Holdings Ltd. entered into share purchase agreements to purchase 100% interest in Grey Bruce Farms Incorporated ("Grey Bruce"), 1118157 B.C. Ltd. ("1118 BC"), Zenalytic Laboratories Ltd. ("Zenalytic") and GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Bio-Pharma"). Each one of these entities was under common control with Mr. Singhavon and/or Mr. Blady. Certain milestones within these agreements remain outstanding and are disclosed under note 26.
23 Financial instruments
a) Financial instruments
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, investments, promissory notes receivable, deposits, due from associate, accounts payable, convertible notes, long-term debt, due to related parties and lease liabilities. The Company is exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk.
i) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from the Company's cash. At present, the Company holds its cash in Canadian rated financial institutions and will only consider investment of excess cash in highly rated government and corporate debt securities or guaranteed certificates from Canadian chartered banks. The Company has established guidelines, including diversification, credit ratings and maturities, to ensure safety and liquidity of its cash.
As at November 30, 2020, the Company's exposure is the carrying value of the financial instruments. The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets.
ii) Currency risk
The Company operates primarily in Canadian dollars and as such is not affected by the fluctuations of the Canadian dollar with other currencies.
iii) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they come due. To the extent that the Company does not believe it has sufficient liquidity to meet its current obligations, the Board of Directors considers securing additional funds through issuances of equity and debt or partnering transactions. The Board of Directors approves any material transactions outside the ordinary course of business. Management regularly reviews the Company's operating and capital budgets and maintains short-term cash flow forecasts.
The Company monitors its risk of shortage of funds by monitoring the maturity dates of existing trade and other accounts payable.
iv) Maturity risk
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- The Company's cash and cash equivalents balance at November 30, 2020 was in the amount of \$625,007. At November 30, 2020, the Company had accounts receivable of \$2,066,587, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of \$2,487,589, current lease liabilities of \$266,789, lease liabilities associated with assets held for sale of \$596,286, short term convertible note of \$276,278, short term debt of \$1,686,092, long term lease liabilities of \$648,850, long term convertible note of \$1,591,699 and long term debt of \$3,024,810. All accounts payable and accrued liabilities are current.
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- As at November 30, 2020, the Company did not have derivative financial liabilities with contractual maturities.
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- Management of liquidity risk: Typically, the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses and commitments for a period of 90 days. To achieve this objective, the Company prepares annual capital expenditure budgets, which are regularly monitored and updated as considered necessary.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company's financial liabilities as at November 30, 2020 based on the undiscounted contractual cash flows:
| Carrying value | Principal amount | Less than 1 year | 1 - 5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable | \$ 2,488 |
\$ 2,488 |
\$ 2,488 |
\$ - |
| Due to related parties | 602 | 602 | 602 | - |
| Lease liabilities | 916 | 1,161 | 404 | 757 |
| Lease liabilities, assets held for sale | 596 | 795 | 225 | 570 |
| Convertible note | 1,868 | 1,990 | 1,205 | 785 |
| Long term debt | 4,711 | 5,948 | 521 | 5,427 |
| \$ 11,181 |
\$ 12,984 |
\$ 5,445 |
\$ 7,539 |
b) Interest rate risk
Current financial assets and financial liabilities are generally not exposed to interest rate risk because of their short-term nature and maturity. The Company's amounts due to related parties are non-interest bearing.
Sensitivity analysis has not been presented as the Company currently has no significant exposure in its operations to interest rate or currency exchange rate fluctuations as the Company's interest-bearing liabilities have fixed interest rate.
c) Fair value classification of financial instruments
Fair value measurement is based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value which are:
Level 1 — measurement based on quoted prices (unadjusted) observed in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 — measurement based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset and liability.
Level 3 — measurement based on inputs that are not observable (supported by little or no market activity) for the asset or liability.
At November 30, 2020, the Company had Level 1 financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and investments, with a fair value of \$625,007 (2019: \$2,507,176).
24 Capital management
The Company's capital structure consists of shareholders' equity. The Company's objective when managing capital is to maintain adequate levels of funding to support the development of its businesses and maintain the necessary corporate and administrative functions to facilitate these activities. This is done primarily through advances from related parties. Future financings are dependent on the willingness of the related parties to advance funds to the Company and market conditions and there can be no assurance the Company will be able to raise funds in the future. The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements. The Company may raise additional debt or equity financing in the near future to meet its obligations.
25 Supplemental cash flow information
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest paid | \$ 647 |
\$ 639 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
26 Commitments and contingencies
From time to time, the Company enters into contracts for services in the normal course of operations. The Company's current contractual commitments vary in terms and can be terminated upon sufficient notice. The Company has the following outstanding commitments based on achieving certain milestones.
Grey Bruce
During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Company entered into an amending agreement dated March 13, 2020, amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement, dated September 15, 2017, which have been replaced by the following achievement of certain milestones.
| Trigger event | |
|---|---|
| Upon Grey Bruce's first harvest having passed quality assurance and quality control | |
| tests as set out by Health Canada (Completed) | \$ 105 |
| Upon Grey Bruce's second harvest having passed quality assurance and quality control | |
| tests as set out by Health Canada (Completed) | 105 |
| Upon Grey Bruce's third harvest having passed quality assurance and quality control | |
| tests as set out by Health Canada (Completed) | 105 |
| Upon Grey Bruce's fourth harvest having passed quality assurance and quality control | |
| tests as set out by Health Canada (Completed) | 105 |
| Upon Grey Bruce's fifth harvest having passed quality assurance and quality control | |
| tests as set out by Health Canada, but no earlier than June 30, 2020 (Completed) | 105 |
| Upon Grey Bruce obtaining either a sales license (medical) or a processing license | |
| (standard), but no earlier than December 31, 2020 | 438 |
| Upon Grey Bruce having sold 1,500 kg of dry cannabis | 1,000 |
| \$ 1,963 |
In addition to the above, the amending agreement raised the floor price of the common shares in the capital of the Company to be issued to the vendors of Grey Bruce Farms (excluding Mr. Singhavon).
The number of common shares issuable upon the occurrence of future events are to be based on the greater of (A) the then ten-day volume-weighted average trading price of the Company's common share or (B) the last commercial financing undertaken by the Company, currently \$0.55 per common share of the Company. Mr. Singhavon has also agreed to raise the floor price of the Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Cannabis Sales Milestone to a deemed price per share equal to the greater of (A) the 10-day volume-weighted average trading price of the Common Shares, or (B) \$1.00. In consideration for entering into the Amending agreement the Company has agreed to pay the vendors a one-time cash payment of \$25,010 of which Mr. Singhavon received \$10.
During the year ended November 30, 2020, Grey Bruce completed five harvests that passed quality assurance and quality control tests as set out by Health Canada, thereby triggering the contingent consideration which became payable at period end. The Company issued 954,545 common shares in satisfaction with the above mentioned five harvests.
Additionally, the Company intends to issue the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Director, Mr. Singhavon such number of common shares equivalent to a value of \$1,000,000, upon the sale of 1,500 kg of dry cannabis, in lieu of the original entitlement of \$1,787,500. This reduces the shares contingently issuable as Mr. Singhavon was owed approximately 65% of the remaining contingent consideration.
In connection with the achievement of certain milestones under the original agreement, the Company paid \$250,000 to the vendors of Grey Bruce on May 6, 2019, and also issued 2,222,222 common shares on July 8, 2019.
As at November 30, 2020, the Company has recorded shares issuable with a fair value of \$111,000 in consideration of common shares issuable December 31, 2020.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("GBP")
As at November 30, 2020, the Company has committed to issue common shares valued at \$2,500,000 contingent on future events as follows:
| Trigger event | |
|---|---|
| Completion of GBP construction of a Health Canada approved cannabis production | |
| facility in compliance with the CA&R | \$ 500 |
| GBP obtaining a license to sell cannabis under the CA&R | 500 |
| GBP having sold an aggregate of 3,000 kg of dried cannabis GBP completing construction of an expansion to its production facility to increase production by at least 8,500 kg per annum and receiving an amendment to its |
750 |
| production and sales licences | 750 |
| \$ 2,500 |
On March 13, 2020, the Company entered into an amending agreement with the vendors of GBP amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement, dated November 15, 2017.
The vendors of GBP agreed to reduce their entitlement to a portion of the purchase price such that the remaining payment obligations of the Company in connection with the acquisition of GBP are reduced by \$5,750,000. In addition to reducing the milestone payments, the vendors of GBP agreed to restructure the remaining milestones, as shown in the above table and raise the floor price of the Common Shares to be issued in connection with the new milestones to a deemed price per share equal to the greater of (A) the 10-day volume-weighted average trading price of the Company's common shares, and (B) \$1.00. Of the \$5,750,000 reduction to the Company's payment obligations, \$5,615,000 of the remaining milestone payments was waived by Mr. Singhavon.
1118157 B.C. Ltd. ("1118 BC") and Tumbleweed
The Company entered into an amending agreement dated March 13, 2020, amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement, dated November 22, 2017. As such, the 1118 BC, Mr. Blady and Mr. Singhavon agreed to waive all entitlement to the remaining milestone payments, which totalled \$500,000 in common shares based on future events.
In connection with the share purchase agreement dated November 22, 2017, the Company assumed certain commitments of 1118 BC through its acquisition of Tumbleweed.
On March 4, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with the vendors of Tumbleweed (the "Amending Agreement"), amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement, dated August 12, 2017, as amended. In connection with the Amending Agreement, on March 22, 2019 the Company issued an aggregate of 3,759,319 common shares valued at \$2,250,000 and paid \$250,000 in satisfaction of achieving certain milestones to the vendors of Tumbleweed.
On February 4, 2020, the Company entered into a further amending agreement with the vendors of Tumbleweed, amending certain terms and conditions of the definitive share purchase agreement, dated August 12, 2017. As such, the Company issued 7,500,000 common shares in satisfaction of achieving certain milestones, of which 3,750,000 are held in escrow and are due from release on August 28, 2020. The issuance of these shares are the final share issuance relating to milestone payments due to the vendors of Tumbleweed acquisition and there will be no further payments, whether in cash or shares.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
27 Income Taxes
The tax effect (computed by applying the Canadian federal and provincial statutory rate) of the significant temporary differences, which comprise deferred income tax assets and liabilities, are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian statutory income tax rate | 23 to 27% | 25 to 27% |
| Income tax (recovery) at statutory rate | \$ (1,958) |
\$ (2,536) |
| Permanent differences and others | 2,868 | (314) |
| Change in unrecognized deferred income tax assets | 289 | 2,831 |
| Deferred income tax (expense) recovery | \$ (1,199) |
\$ 19 |
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-capital losses | \$ 5,264 |
\$ 5,120 |
| Biological assets and inventory | (790) | (68) |
| Capital assets | 433 | 389 |
| Convertible debentures | (33) | (86) |
| Debt issuance costs | 32 | 46 |
| Intangible assets | (1,863) | (1,820) |
| Investments | 318 | 330 |
| Share issuance costs | 188 | 236 |
| Loan payable | (334) | - |
| Right-of-use asset | (207) | - |
| Lease liability | 229 | - |
| Unrecognized deferred income tax assets | (4,436) | (4,147) |
| Net deferred income tax liability | \$ 1,199 |
\$ - |
As at November 30, 2020, the Company has non-capital losses carried forward of approximately \$22,035,000 (2019 - \$19,775,000), which are available to offset future years' taxable income. These losses include the losses acquired through the acquisitions described in Note 5 and expire as follows:
| 2033 | \$ 114 |
|---|---|
| 2034 | 672 |
| 2035 | 111 |
| 2036 | 878 |
| 2037 | 1,205 |
| 2038 | 8,528 |
| 2039 | 7,405 |
| 2040 | 3,122 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019
(Tabular Amounts Expressed in Thousands of Canadian Dollars Except Share Amounts)
28 Subsequent Events
- x Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Company received \$566,445 related to the CEWS receivable at November 30, 2020.
- x Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Company granted 890,000 stock options to various consultants in relation to services provided. The stock options are exercisable at prices ranging from \$0.135 to \$0.30 with validity periods ranging from one to five years and are subject to vesting conditions.
- x Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Company issued 2,233,898 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants for gross proceeds of \$895,213.
- x On February 12, 2021, Invictus converted \$250,000 of the outstanding principal balance on its convertible note (Note 18) at a conversion price of \$0.35. Furthermore, an additional \$250,000 was converted at \$0.55 on February 23, 2021, \$900,000 was converted at \$0.55 on February 24, 2021, and on February 26, 2021, \$465,000 was converted at \$0.55. The remaining principal balance subsequent to these conversions is \$Nil.
- x On February 24, 2021 the Company issued 795,454 common shares to the vendors of Grey Bruce Farms, in satisfaction of the milestone payment, described in Note 26.
- x On February 24, 2021, the Company completed a sale of the assets of 1203648 B.C. Ltd. for gross proceeds of \$500,000.