Mark Tector
Partner
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Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2 - +1.902.420.3358
- +1.902.420.1417
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Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2004; Ontario, 2002
Legal Assistant(s): Angela Atkinson
Mark is recognized as a leading practitioner in the areas of employment and labour law. He assists his clients with such matters as employment agreements, wrongful dismissal claims, constructive dismissed claims, human rights, workplace investigations, policy reviews, collective bargaining, arbitrations, purchase and sale agreements, litigation involving non-solicitation and non-competition agreements, and occupational health and safety matters. His clients are both international and local, and range across many sectors, including IT, retail, health care, not-for-profit organizations, safety services, engineering services, auto sales, manufacturing, transportation, education, mining, and energy. He is a litigator and has extensive experience dealing with different workplace situations and successfully representing clients before all types (and levels) of court, arbitrators, boards and tribunals. Mark is listed as a leader in the areas of labour and employment law by a number of legal publications, and is consulted by the media to speak on various workplace related issues.
Some of the ways Mark has helped his clients are by:
- Successfully defending against claims of wrongful and constructive dismissal
- Providing strategic advice to unionized employers regarding the interpretation of collective agreements, unionization, grievances and arbitration
- Successfully defending against human rights complaints
- Regularly representing employers in defending against various OHS charges, including charges relating to fatal injuries, under both federal and provincial occupational health and safety legislation
- Being counsel on the leading Nova Scotia case in which the claim of “negligent infliction of emotional harm” was struck against an employer
- Appearing before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on one of the leading Canadian cases concerning mitigation in wrongful dismissal cases
- Conducting workplace investigations and providing strategic advice in relation to such investigations
- Providing strategic advice on issues such as employment agreements, labour standards, workplace misconduct, and sick leave
- Providing strategic advice in relation to employment and labour law issues in the purchase and sale of businesses, including some of the largest deals that have taken place in the Atlantic Provinces
- Litigating non-solicitation and non-competition agreements
Education & Career
Education
University of New Brunswick, LLB, 2001 (Employment Law Prize)
Mount Allison University, BA, 1997 (Academic All Canadian)
Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan (1995 – 1996)
Activities
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2026 – present
Board member, Prescott Group
Former executive member, National Labour and Employment Section, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
Member, Advocates’ Society
Risk manager and board member, CISV Canada, Halifax chapter
Accolades
Best Lawyers: Labour and Employment Law, 2018 – 2027
Lexpert rating: Occupational Health and Safety, 2021 – 2026
Lexpert rating: Employment Law, 2020 – 2021, 2023, 2025 – 2026
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Presentations
Co-Presenter, “Protecting your Workplace: NS WCB Coverage for Gradual Onset Stress”, Stewart McKelvey Labour & Employment Webinar
Co-Presenter, “Protecting your Workplace: OH&S Legal Updates and Insights”, Stewart McKelvey Labour & Employment Webinar
Presenter, Lancaster House – National Health and Safety Conference
Presenter, Canadian Bar Association webinar, Mandatory Vaccinations: Calling the Shots
Presenter, Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance, Mandatory Vaccination Policies
Presenter, CACE Webinar, Mandatory Vaccination Policies: HRW Connect
Presenter, client webinar, Mandatory Vaccinations – Calling the Shots
Guest speaker, Information Morning
Co-presenter, OHS Blunders and How to Fix Them: Protecting your Client from Themselves, CACE webinar
Guest speaker, Maritime Noon
Co-presenter, CACE conference, Employment Contracts Re-cast
Presenter, North American Occupation Health and Safety Week Symposium, Contractor Safety/Management Defendant’s Perspective
Presenter, HRANS law seminar, Employment Agreements
Co-presenter, Tax School, Employment Law & Tax Considerations
Guest speaker, Occupational Health and Safety Law and Regulations course, Defending the Accused
Co-presenter, 2016 National Canadian Meeting, Labour Law and Advocacy Q&A
Presenter, ICANS Forum, Human Resource Issues in Your Practice
Presenter, Infonex Inc. – Duty to Accommodate, Updates on Legal Developments in Duty to Accommodate
Presenter, Infonex Inc. – Duty to Accommodate, Options for Drug and Alcohol Testing Violations
Presenter, Canadian Association of Family Enterprise Nova Scotia Chapter Personal Advisory Group meeting
Co-presenter, Nova Scotia Pupil Transportation Conference – Social Media – Legal and Communication Issues
Presenter, Infonex Inc. – Challenges of Reasonable Accommodation and Disability Management – Absenteeism, Accommodation and Disability Management
Presenter, Infonex Inc. – Duty to Accommodate, “Disability Management and Functional Capacity Evaluations”
Presenter, Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education – OH&S Law and Regs, “Defending the Accused Strategy, Due Diligence and Case Law”
Presenter, Safety Services NS Conference Session, “Accident Response”
Presenter, Occupational Health and Safety, Atlantic Home Warranty Webinar
Presenter, Insight Labour & Employee Relations conference and workshop, “Workplace Health and Safety Update”, October 2013
Presenter, RFANS Conference Session, “What to do when the OHS Officers are at your door”
Presenter IPM Halifax Conference: ROSTER and Final Logistics review
Presenter, Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education, “Occupational Health & Safety Law & Regulations”
Presenter, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) Mock Trial, with respect to Occupational Health and Safety in Nova Scotia
Presenter, Occupational Health & Safety Law & Regulations, “Defending the Accused”, March 2012
Presenter, HRANS Annual HR Law Seminar, “Family Status Issues and Obligations”, March 2012
Presenter, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (Western Nova Scotia Chapter), “Update on Occupational Health and Safety Fines,”, November 2011
Presenter, Stewart McKelvey Seminar, “Workplace Investigations, Information that Hits the Mark!”, April 2011
Presenter, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (Nova Scotia Chapter), “Update on Occupational Health and Safety Penalties and Prosecutions”, April 2011
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