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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 6 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
   
  The Company is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments. This note describes the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods used to measure them.

 

  i) Currency Risk
     
    The Company held its cash balances within banks in Canada in both US dollars and Canadian dollars, with banks in the US in US dollars, and with banks in South Africa in US dollars and South African rand. The Company’s operations are conducted in the US and South Africa. The value of the South African rand against the US dollar may fluctuate with the changes in economic conditions.
     
    During the six months ended May 31, 2020, in comparison to the prior year period, the US dollar strengthened in relation to the South African rand, and upon the translation of the Company’s subsidiaries’ revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities held in South African rand, respectively. Additionally, the US dollar weakened in relation to the South African rand from the May 5, 2020 acquisition date through May 31, 2017. As a result, the Company recorded a translation adjustment gain of $95,928 primarily related to the South African rand during the six months ended May 31, 2020 (2019: a loss of $28,119), in other comprehensive loss. The Company recorded a translation adjustment gain of $132,524 related to the South African rand during the three months ended May 31, 2020 (2019: a loss of $24,379), in other comprehensive loss.
     
    The Company’s South African subsidiary revenues, cost of goods sold, operating costs and capital expenditures are denominated in South African rand. Consequently, fluctuations in the US dollar exchange rate against the South African rand increases the volatility of sales, cost of goods sold and operating costs and overall net earnings when translated into US dollars. The Company is not using any forward or option contracts to fix the foreign exchange rates. Using a 10% fluctuation in the US exchange rate, the impact on the loss and stockholders’ deficit is not material.
     
  ii) Credit Risk
     
    Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party by failing to discharge an obligation. The financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash with high credit quality financial institutions located in the US and South Africa. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances with financial institutions in the United States in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
     
    The Company provides credit to its customers in the normal course of its operations. It carries out, on a continuing basis, credit checks on its customers.