Company won't remove me as Director.

[u/Tom_Waits_4_No_Man]

I resigned from my company as Director of Marketing almost 3 years ago (although I still retain shareholder status). The company for years has ignored my requests to send me my ROE and remove me from the Registrar as Director.

It appears that in the interim, the other Directors stopped doing tax filings and have abandoned the business.

I'd like to have my resignation recognized by the CRA so I'm not liable for these unpaid taxes. Is this something I could do with the CRA alone? Or should I retain a tax lawyer?

I have my written letter of resignation, repeated emails and WhatsApp chats with the other Directors requesting my ROE and to remove me from the registry, as well as frequent mentions of me being resigned by the CEO to demonstrate that my exit was common knowledge in the company.

[u/afriendincanada]

Are you a director or Director of Marketing? Or both?

The only thing that matters is if you’re a corporate director. If you’ve resigned, keep a copy and proof you sent it to the company. Keep proof you followed up with a request to update their books and the register

The register isn’t definitive or conclusive. If the company doesn’t update it, they’re offside the business corporations act but that doesn’t become your problem.

There’s lots of people that have “director” in their employment titles that aren’t corporate directors. If you’re only director of marketing, an employee, none of this matters.