Labour Relations

Collective agreements

Find the Dalhousie collective agreements at dal.ca/collectiveagreements.

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Updates on labour relations between the university and its bargaining units.

New DFA collective agreement

Wednesday, February 17

Dalhousie University’s Board of Governors ratified a new collective agreement between Dalhousie and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) on February 9, 2021. The agreement was ratified by DFA members on January 22, 2021.

A copy of the agreement will be available on this site soon. The DFA collective agreement is effective July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.

DFA represents approximately 1,000 full-time faculty, instructors, librarians and counselors at Dalhousie.

Latest updates

New DFA collective agreement
February 17, 2021, 12:00 PM
Dalhousie and DFA reach tentative agreement
January 8, 2021, 12:00 PM
Update on Dalhousie Faculty Association negotiations
December 19, 2020, 12:00 PM
The Dalhousie University Board of Governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) will resume negotiations in the new year to resolve the remaining item unsettled through the conciliation board process.