14. Commitments, Significant Contracts and Contingencies

 

Right of Use Assets - Operating Lease

 

Our Corporate offices and R&D lab space is leased in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.  The current lease expires on November 15, 2028. In addition to minimum lease payments, the lease requires us to pay property taxes and operating costs which are subject to annual adjustments.

 

 

 

August 31, 2025

 

 

August 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right of use assets - operating leases

 

$134,843

 

 

$167,446

 

Remeasurement related to lease extension

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization

 

 

(28,027 )

 

 

(32,603 )

Total lease assets

 

$106,816

 

 

$134,843

 

Liabilities:

 

 

137,366

 

 

 

163,967

 

Remeasurement related to lease extension

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Lease payments

 

 

(37,094 )

 

 

(33,273 )

Interest accretion

 

 

9,047

 

 

 

6,672

 

Total lease liabilities

 

$109,319

 

 

$137,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$106,816

 

 

$134,843

 

Operating cash flows for lease

 

$(37,094 )

 

$(33,273 )

Remaining lease term

 

3.21 Years

 

 

4.21 Years

 

Discount rate

 

 

7.25%

 

 

7.25%

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s lease agreements in effect at August 31, 2025, the following table summarizes the Company’s maturities of operating lease liabilities:

 

Fiscal Year

 

Amount

 

2026

 

$37,345

 

2027

 

 

38,642

 

2028

 

 

38,900

 

2029

 

 

8,105

 

Thereafter

 

 

-

 

Total lease payments

 

 

122,992

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(13,672 )

Present value of operating lease liabilities

 

 

109,320

 

Less: current obligations under leases

 

 

(30,417 )

Total

 

$78,903

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Nov 28, 2025Showing above
2024Nov 26, 2024
2023Nov 20, 2023
2022Nov 28, 2022
2021Nov 29, 2021
2020Oct 15, 2020
2019Nov 14, 2019
2018Nov 14, 2018
2017Nov 27, 2017
2016Nov 29, 2016
2015Nov 27, 2015

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.