Killian McParland
Partner
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Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2 - +1.902.444.1722
- +1.902.420.1417
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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 Bar Association
Member, The Advocates’ Society
Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Board Member, Halifax Public Libraries, 2024 – present
Director, Laing House Association Board (Chair, HR & Governance), 2019 – 2024
Judicial law clerk, Federal Court of Canada, 2016 – 2017
Accolades
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”, Employee Benefits Law, 2025 – 2026
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
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Presentations
COVID-19: The Saga Continues, private client presentation, March 2021
Co-presenter, “Federal Focus”, Stewart McKelvey Labour and Employment webinar
Speaker and participant at a number of seminars relating to the field of labour and employment law
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