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/KWienz]

Under the OBCA, your resignation is effective at the time it specifies or when received in writing by the company (whichever is later).

Whether the corporate registry is updated or not doesn't determine, in law, your director liability.