Document and Entity Information |
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| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | 20-F/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2023 |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY |
| Trading Symbol | LAC |
| Entity Registrant Name | LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001966983 |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 |
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No |
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
| Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer |
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No |
| Entity Shell Company | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
| Entity Ex Transition Period | false |
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Shares without par value |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Entity File Number | 001-41788 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | A1 |
| Entity Address, Country | CA |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 400 - 900 West Hastings Street |
| Entity Address City Or Town | Vancouver |
| Entity Address State Or Province | BC |
| Entity Address Postal Zip Code | V6C 1E5 |
| Document Annual Report | true |
| Document Transition Report | false |
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | false |
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false |
| Document Accounting Standard | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| Document Registration Statement | false |
| Document Shell Company Report | false |
| Auditor Name | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Auditor Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Auditor Firm ID | 271 |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 161,778,274 |
| Amendment Description | On March 18, 2024, Lithium Americas Corp. (the “Company”) filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Original Form 20-F”). This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) amends the Original Form 20-F solely to revise the consent of our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), filed originally as Exhibit 15.10 of the Original Form 20-F. The consent included in the Original Form 20-F inadvertently omitted the signature of PwC. The revised consent of PwC is filed hereto as Exhibit 15.1. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is including the certifications required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in Item 19 of this Amendment. Other than with respect to the foregoing, this Amendment speaks as of the filing date of the Original Form 20-F and does not reflect any other events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 20-F. No revisions are being made to the Company’s financial statements or any other disclosure contained in the Original Form 20-F. This Amendment does not otherwise update any other exhibits as originally filed. |
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| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 400 - 900 West Hastings Street |
| Entity Address City Or Town | Vancouver |
| Entity Address State Or Province | BC |
| Entity Address Postal Zip Code | V6C 1E5 |
| City Area Code | 778 |
| Local Phone Number | 656-5820 |
| Contact Personnel Name | Edward Grandy |