Dalhousie University has implemented a hiring freeze in response to a forecasted $18M budget shortfall. The freeze impacts regular and ongoing positions, as well as term, temporary, and casual faculty and staff roles. Exemptions include grant-paid and postdoctoral fellow positions, Canada Research Chairs, and select other positions. Dal attributed the shortfall to international enrolment, which is predicted to be 20% lower than budgeted. Dal President Kim Brooks attributed the budget in part to the decline in international student enrolment over several years, which she said will need to be reversed. CBC reports that inflation presents an additional challenge, especially as operating funding from the provincial government has generally been below the rate of inflation.
