---
title: "Dalhousie University"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/dalhousie-university"
description: "Dalhousie University is a public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada. Official website: dal.ca. Operator on record for 1 university. Free to use."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia · Universities and colleges

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Dalhousie University is a public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1818.

Source: [Wikidata (structured data only: description, instance of, inception, parent organization, population)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579321). Licence: CC0 1.0.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia
- Layer: Universities and colleges
- Class: Universities
- Wikidata: [Q579321](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579321)

## Official website

- [dal.ca](https://www.dal.ca)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 1 place, from open data, by type. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Universities: 1

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Universities) in Nova Scotia.

- [Acadia Divinity College](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/acadia-divinity-college)
- [Acadia University](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/acadia-university)
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- [Governors of St. Francis Xavier University](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/governors-of-st-francis-xavier-university)
- [Mount Saint Vincent University](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/mount-saint-vincent-university)
- [Nova Scotia College of Art and Design](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/nova-scotia-college-of-art-and-design)
- [Saint Mary's University](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/saint-marys-university)
- [Université Sainte-Anne](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/universite-sainte-anne)
- [University of King's College](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/university-of-kings-college)

## Sources

- Description source: [Wikidata (structured data only: description, instance of, inception, parent organization, population)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579321). Licence: CC0 1.0.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146482216), with the sources of its record.
- [Public services in Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Dalhousie University", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/dalhousie-university