HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's largest university has locked out about 1,000 professors and other teaching staff less than two weeks before the start to the fall term.

Dalhousie University in Halifax locked out its employees around 9:30 a.m. amid a contract dispute with the faculty association.

Picket lines went up soon after at campus locations across downtown Halifax.

The union says the main issues in the dispute are wages and the university's reliance on limited-term contracts.

In a statement, the university says its ability to increase faculty salaries is limited.

The school says it locked out professors after it offered them salary increases of two per cent per year over three years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2025.

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