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Change of director, end to end

Resignation, appointment, resolutions and registers: one order and it is all dealt with.

How do you change a director of a corporation?

A change of director is more than one line to alter in the register: you need a letter of resignation from the outgoing director, resolutions appointing the replacement, an update to the minute book and a declaration to the authorities. This package handles it all in a single order.

Bought separately, these pieces come to $447 (resignation letter $99, resolutions $99, register update $249). The end-to-end package is $399: you save immediately and nothing gets forgotten.

For a federal corporation the work touches two registers: Corporations Canada and the Québec registrar. The federal package at $499 covers both, which saves you paying for two separate $249 declarations.

What is included in the change of director

  • Resignation letter for the outgoing director, ready to sign
  • Resolutions recording the resignation and appointing the replacement
  • Update to the register of directors in the minute book
  • Current declaration to the Québec registrar (and to Corporations Canada for a federal corporation)
  • Official confirmations sent by email
  • Accredited intermediary with the Québec registrar: no clicSÉQUR code required
Who is it for?

This service is right for you if you...

A director is leaving

A departure, a retirement or a change of direction: the exit must be documented and declared properly.

A replacement is arriving

The appointment must be authorized by resolution and entered in the registers.

You want a clean file

Banks, investors and auditors expect registers that match reality.

How it works

Simple, from start to finish

1

Order online

Select your service and pay securely by credit card.

2

Answer a few questions

You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.

3

The lawyer prepares your file

The lawyer responsible for your file prepares the documents and makes the required filings.

4

Receive your documents

Your documents and official confirmations are sent to you by email.

Frequently asked questions

Worth knowing

$399 plus taxes for a Québec corporation (total $458.75) and $499 plus taxes for a federal corporation (total $573.73), which requires work on two registers. Bought separately, the same pieces cost $447 and up.

The outgoing director’s letter of resignation, the resolutions recording the resignation and appointing the replacement, the update to the register of directors and the current declaration to the authorities. All prepared by the lawyer responsible for your file.

Appointing a director is a corporate decision that must be authorized and entered in the minute book. Without a resolution, the public register and your own records contradict each other, which becomes a problem during a financing or an audit.

Because a federal corporation operating in Québec must report the change in two places: Corporations Canada and the Québec registrar. The package covers both, which saves you paying for two separate $249 declarations.

Yes, the letter of resignation, which we prepare and send to them for signature. The resignation takes effect on the date stated in it.

The package covers one change (one resignation and one appointment). For multiple changes or a reorganization of the board, contact us: we will prepare a quote to fit, often better value than several packages.

We normally prepare and file within 24 to 48 business hours, depending on how busy the period is. The issuance of official documents by the authorities, such as the Québec enterprise registrar or Corporations Canada, depends on those authorities’ own processing times.

You add the service to your cart and pay securely online. You then send us the necessary information, and the lawyer responsible for your file carries out the mandate. You receive your documents by email.

No. The AI assistant exists only to help you choose among our services; it has no legal effect. All legal work is performed by the lawyer responsible for your file, a member of the Barreau du Québec.

If you withdraw before the work begins, we refund you, less processing and billing administration fees of $100. No refund is possible once the work has begun. If we are not in a position to serve you, you are refunded in full.

To go deeper

Our article on change of director describes the order of operations and the omissions that cost the most.

A change of director is decided by resolution before it is declared: see annual resolutions.

It must then be reflected in the declaration to the registrar.

And before accepting the position, read director liability.

Further reading

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