Permits & Parking
Transportation & Security Committee
Dal's SmartTrip program
Dalhousie University has partnered with HRM's SmartTrip program to inspire students, faculty, and staff to engage in alternative sustainable transportation decisions, which supports Dal's overall goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before 2020. Find out more.
CarShare Halifax
Dalhousie has now signed a workplace agreement with CarShare HFX! Find out how your department can sign up and gain access to CarShare HFX's fleet of cars around the city.
Parking at Dalhousie
PLEASE NOTE *** Purchase of a general permit does not guarantee a spot. We sell more general permits than we have spots to allow for people who come and go from campus throughout the day. Refunds are available for general parking permits within 30 days of purchase.
Passes are on sale August 13, 2019 ONLY ONLINE. To qualify for a parking permit, an applicant must be a Dalhousie University employee or student with a valid Dalhousie ID.
Buy your permit here.
In order to park legally on University property (Halifax or Agricultural Campus), vehicles must either display a valid permit, use a parking meter or show proof of pay and display where applicable.
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Dalhousie's Halifax Campuses offer a number of parking options:
Visitor and short term pay & display parking
Motorcyle Parking
Electric Vehicle Parking
Evening Parking Map (Studley Campus)
2019-20 Rates (Passes on sale Aug. 13, 2019)
Parking FAQs
Parking is FREE in Truro at the Agricultural Campus but you must have a permit which you can get at the Dal Security Office Security Services at the Dairy Building, 11 River Road.
*Note - as of March 1, 2016, Dalhousie no longer owns the parking lot behind Fenwick Tower on South Street. Anyone parking there with a Dal parking pass will be ticketed and/or towed/booted.
Short Term Parking on the Halifax Campus
Coming to Dal for a meeting, one class or just one day? Head to the LeMarchant Place parking lot on South Street,Studley Campus (number 16 on the map below). The cost is $2 per hour or $16 per day. Parking is free in this lots in all non-reserved spots from 4:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. No overnight parking from 1:30 to 7:00 a.m.
Studley Campus Evening Parking
Parking is free at all Dalhousie General Permit lots between 4:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Parking is also free in the same lots on weekends from 7 a.m. until 1:30 a.m. There is no overnight parking in any of our lots.
Displaying your permit
Permit holders must display a valid permit at all times. Failure to display a valid permit will result in a parking ticket and the vehicle may be towed or immobilized at the owner's expense
Halifax Campus
Security Services Office
1252 LeMarchant Street, Halifax
(902) 494-6400 | parking@dal.ca
(902) 893-4190 | safetyandsecurity@dal.ca
Dalhousie University Facilities Management
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
General Inquiries: 1.902.494.3345
Security Services: 1.902.494.6400
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