Director Resignation Letter

How it works

What you will fill in

• Where is the corporation incorporated?
• Corporation's full legal name
• Your full legal name
• Your address
• Sent to
• When does your resignation take effect?
• Effective date
• Are you also resigning from all officer jobs (like President or Secretary)?
• Are you the only director?
• Date of the letter

Good to know

• Ontario: the corporation files a notice of change (Form 1 under the Corporations Information Act) on the Ontario Business Registry within 15 days. Federal: it files Form 6 (Changes Regarding Directors) with Corporations Canada within 15 days. You can file it yourself if the corporation does not.
• Keep proof of when you sent the letter (email with read receipt or registered mail). Your liability for things like unpaid wages and unremitted payroll deductions or HST is generally limited to claims started within two years after you stop being a director.
• Ask the corporation to update its register of directors and its register of individuals with significant control, and remove you as a bank signing officer.

Help in your language

Every question comes with help like this. For example, “Where is the corporation incorporated?”:

English: Look at the certificate or articles. An Ontario company's articles say Business Corporations Act. A federal company's say Canada Business Corporations Act, and its number often ends with Canada Inc.

اردو: کمپنی اونٹاریو کی ہے یا وفاقی؟

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਕੰਪਨੀ ਓਨਟਾਰੀਓ ਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਡਰਲ?

हिन्दी: कंपनी ओंटारियो की है या संघीय?

Français: Regardez le certificat ou les statuts. Une société fédérale relève de la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions.

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