Residence Office
The Residence Office can help with questions regarding residence applications, room assignments, room transfers, and withdrawing from residence.
Residence Life
Contact Residence Life with questions about residence rules and policies, supporting a student in residence, running a program or event in residence, or applying to become a student leader.
Food Services
A meal plan is mandatory for students living in traditional residences and selected when students accept their room offer. Learn more and see meal plan options on our Meal Plans page or contact Food Services on the Halifax or Agricultural Campus.
Residence building addresses
Halifax
*Please note: mail is delivered to Dalhousie's central mail room before it goes to the appropriate building on campus.
Even if your parcel has arrived on campus according to a tracking number, it may not be delivered to your specific residence until the next day.
Truro
Maintenance and facilities management
To report a maintenance or facilities issue, please complete a Maintenance Request Form (MRF). Learn how to submit an MRF.
To speak to a facilities manager:
On-campus emergency
Getting here
Dalhousie University's Halifax campus is located in the south end of Halifax, about a half-hour drive from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, and a 15-minute walk to downtown.
Getting to campus
By car
You can get specific directions to your residence and various campuses using our interactive campus map. Select the "Get Directions" tab along the top.
By air
If you are arriving by air, numerous licensed taxi and limo operators are available at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, as well as various car rental services. Most taxi companies servicing the airport charge a flat rate to travel to the city.
A Metro Transit bus also provides regular service to and from the airport for a flat fee. The special Halifax Transit Regional Express Route 320 operates every 30 minutes during peak morning (6 a.m. - 9 a.m.) and afternoon (3 p.m. - 6 p.m.) times, and every 60 minutes during regular hours. The bus will take you as far as downtown Halifax, from where you can then take a cab or another city bus to your final destination. Please see the Halifax Transit website for complete routes and schedules.
By train or bus
If you arrive by train or bus, you can take a taxi from the station to Dalhousie University. You could also catch a Halifax Transit bus.
Getting to campus
Our Agricultural Campus is located in Bible Hill, just across the Salmon River from Truro, about a 45-minutes drive from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
You can get specific directions to your residence and various campuses using our interactive campus map. Select the "Get Directions" tab along the top.
- Take Exit 14 on the Trans Canada Highway #102 at Truro.
- Turn right when coming off of the exit ramp. You are now on Robie Street.
- At the second set of traffic lights, turn left and proceed along Marshland
- Drive until you reach a four-way stop. Turn left onto Park Street and proceed over the bridge to the first set of lights.
- Turn right at the lights. You are now on Main Street in Bible Hill.
- Go through the next set of traffic lights and take the first road on the left, College Road.
- Turn right on to Cumming Drive. You are now on campus.
- Take an immediate right onto Horseshoe Crescent. All three residence houses are located here.
- Take Exit 17 at Truro from the Trans Canada Highway #104.
- Turn left onto Pictou Road.
- Proceed along Pictou Road.
- Take a left at the second set of lights onto Vimy Road. Then turn right at the stop sign, onto College Road.
- Continue along College Road and turn left on Cumming Drive.
- Take an immediate right onto Horseshoe Crescent. All three residence houses are located here.
- Take Exit 15 on the Trans Canada Highway #104 to Halifax.
- Then take Exit 14 on the Trans Canada Highway #102 at Truro.
- Turn right when coming off of the exit ramp. You are now on Robie Street.
- At the second set of traffic lights, turn left and proceed along Marshland Drive until you reach a four-way stop.
- Turn left onto Park Street and proceed over the bridge to the first set of lights.
- Turn right at the lights. You are now on Main Street in Bible Hill.
- Go through the next set of traffic lights and take the first road on the left, College Road.
- Turn right onto Cumming Drive. You are now on campus.
- Take an immediate right onto Horseshoe Crescent. All three residence houses are located here.