Alastair Clarke
Barrister & Solicitor | Business Owner
Alastair Clarke
Alastair has been working with immigrant communities for +20 years and he has been practising immigration law in Ontario and Manitoba since 2008. He founded Clarke Immigration Law to give clients the best service at affordable fees.
After moving 24 times and living on different continents and various countries, Alastair can give a very long answer to the question, “Where are you from?”
Alastair provides legal assistance in all areas of immigration and refugee law, including the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), family sponsorships, work and study permits, visitor visas, refugee claims and business/ entrepreneur stream applications. In addition, Alastair has extensive experience at the Immigration and Refugee Board and at Federal Court.
Alastair oversees all the work at Clarke Immigration Law with the goal of building a law firm that is based on 100% transparent billing and a client-centred approach. As a former public school teacher, Alastair provides straight answers and honest legal advice.
Alastair’s previous experience includes:
- Embassy of Canada to the United States
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
- JUST Editorial Board
- Unison Health and Community Services Legal Aid clinic
- Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
- Canadian Bar Association, Member since 2005
- John Howard Society of Manitoba, Board Member
- SLAW.ca, Contributor
- University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, Guest Lecturer
- Seneca College, Faculty
Alastair has provided dozens of presentations to community groups, lawyers and paralegals. In particular, he provided training on immigration law to lawyers and community legal workers at Legal Aid Ontario in Toronto at their annual training retreats in 2009 and 2010. Alastair has taught Immigration and Refugee Law at Seneca College and he regularly provides guest lectures to law students at the University of Manitoba (Faculty of Law). Other notable appearances:
- TEDx Winnipeg – Speaker
- EB-5 Conference – Panelist
- Canadian Bar Association – Panelist & Speaker
Alastair Clarke: In the Media
Alastair Clarke: In the Community
In Winnipeg, Alastair is a founding Member & Chair of the Cooperative Housing Appeal Tribunal of Manitoba, governed by the Cooperative Act (Manitoba),C.C.S.M. c. C223. He currently sits as a Panel Chair of the Tribunal. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the John Howard Society and he volunteers his time as a presenter for the Community Legal Education Association, as a supervising lawyer at the Legal Help Centre, and as a resource at L’Accueil Francophone where he has provided workshops in French.
How Alastair Clarke Can Help You
We work to ensure Clarke Law provides the best possible services for our clients. We encourage our clients to “shop around” and make sure they find the best representative to suit their needs. We work tirelessly to meet our high standards and our pricing & fees are transparent.
We look forward to serving you and helping you navigate Canadian immigration laws and regulations. Contact us for a consultation.
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