Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
kmcparland@stewartmckelvey.com
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2017; Ontario, 2017
Legal Assistant(s): Hayden Marchand
Killian’s practice is focused on assisting clients with the core of their organization: the people. He is a management-side employment, labour, and human rights lawyer with a client-centric and forward-thinking approach. He provides clients with tailored advisory and advocacy services related to:
- Performance management and discipline
- Workplace accommodation and claims of discrimination
- Termination, severance, and claims of wrongful dismissal
- Operational restructuring and claims of constructive dismissal
- Enforcement of post-employment duties, including restrictive covenants
- Occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation
- Union applications for certification and collective bargaining
- Labour relations, grievances, and arbitrations
- Employment and contractor agreements, policies, and procedures
- Employment- and labour-related matters in corporate transactions
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, JD, 2016
Queen’s University, Smith School of Business, BComm (Hons), 2012
Activities
Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Member, The Advocates’ Society
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Director, Laing House Association Board (Chair, HR & Governance)
Judicial law clerk, Federal Court of Canada, 2016 – 2017
Accolades
Best Lawyers™ 2025 “Ones to Watch”
Killian received many awards while attending law school, including:
- Schulich Scholarship in Law
- Blakes Scholar Award
- Torey Family Scholarship
- Clifford Rae Achievement Award
- Borden Ladner Gervais Professional Excellence Award
Thought Leadership
2024 Nova Scotia election: Employer obligations
October 31, 2024
Changes affecting federally regulated employers
June 10, 2024
Government of Canada proposes 10 days of paid medical leave for federally-regulated employees
November 29, 2021
Beyond the border: Immigration update – January 2020
January 31, 2020
Employer obligations for the October 21 federal election
October 15, 2019
Client Update: 12 tips for the company holiday party
November 23, 2018
Publications
Presentations
COVID-19: The Saga Continues, private client presentation, March 2021
Co-presenter, “Federal Focus”, Stewart McKelvey Labour and Employment webinar
January 27, 2022