Keith D. Kilback, Q.C.
Keith‘s practice is focussed on helping clients navigate a broad range of business problems. Much of his practice is in the area of civil and commercial litigation, advising and representing clients in corporate and business disputes, class actions, and regulatory and administrative law matters. He also practices in the area of transportation law.
Keith has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Saskatchewan, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Canada, the Tax Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Keith has also appeared as counsel before various administrative tribunals and has served as an inquest coroner and as coroner’s counsel in inquest hearings that are conducted before a jury.
As part of his transportation law practice, Keith has experience advising motor carriers, bus companies, courier companies, and railways in general business, regulatory, and litigation matters affecting transportation operations. Keith is a member and former director of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association and a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association (US), and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in the area of transportation law.
Keith is a member of the Saskatchewan bar and an inactive member of the British Columbia bar, and has published articles on a number of legal subjects appearing in various law journals.
* Kanuka Thuringer LLP is a partnership of professional corporations.*
Recognition and Appointments
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Transportation Law (2008 – 2020)
- Listed in the Best Lawyers Global Business Edition (2020)
- Listed in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in the area of Transportation Law (Road & Rail) (2011 – 2020)
- Listed in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure (2020)
- Appointed Queen’s Counsel (2018)
- Appointed as a coroner under The Coroner’s Act, 1999 (2008)
Publications
- “Canadian Transportation Agency Orders and Saskatchewan Shortline Railways” (2013) 15:1 The Transportation Lawyer 62
- “Effect of Canadian Transportation Agency Orders on New Shortline Railways in Saskatchewan: A Legislative Void?” (2012) 25 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 193
- “A Prime Target: Automobile Quality Defect Class Actions in Canada” (2010) 52:12 For the Defense 56 (Chicago: Defence Research Institute, 2010)
- “Interpretation Issues in Provincial Legislation Banning Cell Phone Use” (2010) 11:5 The Transportation Lawyer 50
- “Sleeping at the Wheel: Driver Fatigue and Criminal Liability for Dangerous Driving” (2009) 11:1 The Transportation Lawyer 76
- “Update from the Provinces: Transportation Law in Saskatchewan” (2004) 6:1 The Transportation Lawyer 59
- “Searching for Truth But Missing the Point” (2002) 40(2) Alberta Law Review 333
- “Extending Charter Protection to ‘Routine’ Inspections of Motor Carriers” (2002) 4:2 The Transportation Lawyer 43
- “Defence Disclosure: Is It Written in Stone?” (2000) 43 Criminal Law Quarterly 393
- “Risible Compensation for the Dead Child” (1995) 7 Journal of Motor Vehicle Law 1125
- “To Be Human: Selective Reflections on the Sanctity of Life in Rodriguez” (1994) 2 Health Law Journal 39
Papers, Lectures, and Presentations
- “Ten Ways That Fine Print Matters to Trucking Companies”. Presented to the Saskatchewan Trucking Association AGM and Management Conference (Saskatoon, October 22, 2016)
- “Role of Evidence in Administrative Suspension Appeals”, Presented to the Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board (Regina, September 9, 2015)
- “Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation”, Presented to Saskatchewan Transportation Company (Regina, June 19, 2014)
- Moderator, “Auto Collision in No-Fault Jurisdictions”, Canadian Transport Lawyers Association Annual Conference (Quebec City, September 20, 2013)
- “Achieving Regulatory Compliance”, Presented to the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (Regina, November 22, 2011)
- “Documents and Examinations for Discovery”, Presented to the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) Saskatchewan Bar Admission Program (Regina, October 19, 2011)
- Moderator, “Carrier’s Liens in Canada, the United States, and Mexico”, Canadian Transport Lawyers Association Annual Conference (Winnipeg, September 23, 2011)
- “Conflicts of Interest”, Presented to the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (Regina, September 14, 2010)
- “Statutory Interpretation and Procedural Fairness”, Presented to the Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board (Regina, October 28, 2009)
- “Corporate Liability for Transporting Contraband”, Presented to the 2008 Saskatchewan Trucking Association AGM and Management Conference (Saskatoon, October 18, 2008)
- “Bus Transportation in Saskatchewan”, Prepared for the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association Annual Conference (Toronto, September 16, 2006)
- “Jurisdictional Issues in Class Actions for Corporate Counsel”, Presented to the CBA Saskatchewan Corporate Counsel Subsection (Regina, February 6, 2006)
- Moderator, “Transportation Litigation Issues”, Canadian Transport Lawyers Association Annual Conference (Calgary, September 12, 2004)
- “Recent Developments in Saskatchewan Class Actions”, Prepared for the Canadian Institute’s 5th Annual Forum on Litigating Class Actions (Toronto, September 30, 2004)
- “File Management for Legal Support Staff”, Presented at the Saskatchewan Legal Education Society seminar “Ethics, Confidentiality, & PIPEDA File Management for Legal Support Staff” (Regina, June 18, 2004)
- “Statutory Obligations of Legal Counsel Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act”, Presented at the CBA Saskatchewan Mid Winter Meeting (Regina, February 1, 2002)
- “The Impact of Common Law Status: Some Statutory Considerations”, Prepared for the Saskatchewan Legal Education Society seminar “Advising the Common Law Client” (Regina, April, 1999)
Memberships
- Canadian Transport Lawyers Association Inc. (Former director)
- Transportation Lawyers Association (US)
- Saskatchewan Trucking Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Saskatchewan
- Law Society of British Columbia (inactive)
- Regina Bar Association
Education
- B.A., University of Saskatchewan (1990)
- J.D., University of Saskatchewan (1994)
- Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar (1995)
- Admitted to the British Columbia Bar (1997)