He said he'd resigned as director months before the wage order landed
Signing a resignation letter isn't enough. An Ontario labour board says a company director remains personally liable for unpaid wages until the resignation is actually received, no matter what the paperwork claims.
In an August 17, 2026, decision, Vice-Chair Bonnie Bidgoli of the Ontario Labour Relations Board partially granted a director's application to review a wage order, finding he remained personally liable for wages owed to a former employee of Tasteco Supermarket Inc. for all but the final two days of the assessed period.
An Employment Standards Officer issued a Director Order to Pay against the applicant on January 16, 2026, making him personally liable, as a director of Tasteco Supermarket Inc., for wages and vacation pay owed to a former employee for the period from April 23 to May 17, 2023. The order totalled $998.50.
The applicant sought a review, arguing he had resigned as a director on May 15, 2023, two days before the end of the liability period the order assessed. He testified that his lawyer emailed a resignation letter to the employer's counsel that day, copying the other directors and the corporation's own email address, and separately sent a signed copy by Canada Post.
Canada Post tracking records showed the mailed letter was signed for on May 18, 2023, three days after the date on the letter itself. The applicant also filed a Notice of...
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