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Management of Financial Risks

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Management of Financial Risks
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Management Of Financial Risks [Abstract]  
MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RISKS
24. MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RISKS

The risks to which the Company’s financial instruments are exposed to are:


(a) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet contractual obligations. The Company is exposed to credit risk through its cash held at financial institutions, trade receivables from customers and notes receivable.


The Company has cash balances at various financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any loss on these accounts, although balances in the accounts may exceed the insurable limits. The Company considers credit risk from cash to be minimal.


Credit extension, monitoring and collection are performed for each of the Company’s business segments. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness, as determined by a review of the customer’s credit information.


Accounts receivable, collections and payments from customers are monitored and the Company maintains an allowance for estimated credit losses based upon historical experience with customers, current market and industry conditions and specific customer collection issues.


At May 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, the Company had minimal trade receivables. The Company considers it maximum exposure to credit risk to be its trade and other receivables and notes receivable.


  (b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the fair value or future cash flows of the Company’s financial instruments. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk as a result of holding fixed rate investments of varying maturities as well as through certain floating rate instruments. The Company considers its exposure to interest rate risk to be minimal.


  (c) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities as they become due. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses.


The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities at the reporting date. The amounts are gross and undiscounted and include estimated interest payments. The Company has included both the interest and principal cash flows in the analysis as it believes this best represents the Company’s liquidity risk.


At May 31, 2019                              
          Contractual cash flows  
(in ’000s of dollars)   Carrying
amount
    Total    

1 year

or less

    2 - 5 years     More than 5
years
 
Accounts payable   $ 2,058     $ 2,058     $ 2,058     $ -     $     -  
Accrued liabilities     748       748       748       -       -  
Convertible debenture     5,258       6,516       6,516       -       -  
Long-term debt     1,313       1,516       1,236       280       -  
    $ 9,377     $ 10,838     $ 10,558     $ 280     $ -  

At August 31, 2018                              
          Contractual cash flows  
(in ’000s of dollars)   Carrying
amount
    Total    

1 year

or less

    2 - 5 years     More than 5
years
 
Accounts payable   $ 1,102     $ 1,102     $ 1,102     $ -     $     -  
Accrued liabilities     1,900       1,900       1,900       -       -  
Convertible debenture     508       533       258       275       -  
Long-term debt     1,627       1,880       1,159       721       -  
    $ 5,137     $ 5,415     $ 4,419     $ 996     $ -