−Removed: and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
+Added: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
+Added: about Market Risk
Money Market Investments
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or Canadian obligations and bank securities and money market investments in compliance with our investment policy.
−Removed: do not hold any mortgaged-backed investments in our investment portfolio.
−Removed: Securities must have a minimum Dun & Bradstreet
−Removed: rating of A for bonds or R1 low for commercial paper.
−Removed: The policy also provides for investment limits on concentrations of securities
−Removed: by issuer and maximum-weighted average time to maturity of twelve months.
+Added: We do not hold
+Added: any mortgaged-backed investments in our investment portfolio.
+Added: Securities must have a minimum Dun & Bradstreet rating of A for bonds
+Added: or R1 low for commercial paper.
+Added: The policy also provides for investment limits on concentrations of securities by issuer and maximum-weighted
+Added: average time to maturity of twelve months.
This policy applies to all of our financial resources.
−Removed: At September 30, 2020, we had $33,166
−Removed: in money market investments and savings accounts as compared to $13,303 at December 31, 2019;
−Removed: these investments typically
−Removed: have minimal risk.
−Removed: The financial markets had been volatile resulting in concerns regarding the recoverability of money market
−Removed: investments, but those conditions have stabilized.
−Removed: We have not experienced any loss or write down of our money market investments
−Removed: since inception.
+Added: At March 31, 2021, we had $26,083 in money market
+Added: investments and savings accounts as compared to $29,666 at December 31, 2020;
+Added: these investments typically have minimal risk.
+Added: financial markets had been volatile resulting in concerns regarding the recoverability of money market investments, but those conditions
+Added: have stabilized.
+Added: While we have never experienced any loss or write down of our money market investments since our inception, the
+Added: amounts we hold in money market accounts are substantially above the $250,000 amount insured by the FDIC and may lose value.
Our investment policy is to manage investments
to achieve, in the order of importance, the financial objectives of preservation of principal, liquidity and return on investment.
−Removed: Investments may be made in U.S.
+Added: may be made in U.S.
or Canadian obligations and bank securities, commercial paper of U.S.
−Removed: or Canadian industrial companies,
−Removed: utilities, financial institutions and consumer loan companies, and securities of foreign banks provided the obligations are guaranteed
−Removed: or carry ratings appropriate to the policy.
−Removed: Securities must have a minimum Dun & Bradstreet rating of A for bonds or
−Removed: R1 low for commercial paper.
−Removed: The policy also provides for investment limits on concentrations of securities by issuer and maximum-weighted
−Removed: average time to maturity of twelve months.
+Added: or Canadian industrial companies, utilities,
+Added: financial institutions and consumer loan companies, and securities of foreign banks provided the obligations are guaranteed or carry ratings
+Added: appropriate to the policy.
+Added: Securities must have a minimum Dun & Bradstreet rating of A for bonds or R1 low for commercial paper.
+Added: policy also provides for investment limits on concentrations of securities by issuer and maximum-weighted average time to maturity of
+Added: twelve months.
This policy applies to all of our financial resources.
Foreign Currency Exposure
−Removed: We are subject to foreign currency risks
−Removed: as we purchase goods and services which are denominated in Canadian dollars.
−Removed: To date, we have not employed the use of derivative
+Added: We are subject to foreign currency risks as we
+Added: purchase goods and services which are denominated in Canadian dollars.
+Added: To date, we have not employed the use of derivative instruments;
however, we do hold Canadian dollars which we use to pay vendors in Canada and other corporate obligations.
−Removed: September 30, 2020, the Company held approximately $14 thousand Canadian dollars ($11 thousand as presented to U.S.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019, the Company held approximately $30 thousand Canadian dollars ($24 thousand as presented into U.S.
+Added: At March 31, 2021, we
+Added: held approximately $43 thousand Canadian dollars ($34 thousand as presented to U.S.
+Added: At December 31, 2020, we held approximately
+Added: $58 thousand Canadian dollars ($45 thousand as presented into U.S.
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