Nathan Benson
Nathan Benson is the Legal and Research Director at the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub, leading the Hub’s research, policy, and law portfolio. He is a collaborator in the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Sustainable Practices of Integration (SPRING) consortium and is co-leading a project on Canada’s Role in the Global Refugee Regime.
A lawyer by training, Mr. Benson co-founded and led the Refugee Hub’s public interest legal interventions clinic at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (2017–20) and serves on the litigation committee of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL). He is the former National Director of the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program, a former legal counsel with the Department of Justice Canada, and has previously worked in senior strategy, communications, and policy roles.