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 All lab members can request to open a Compute Canada account and use any of the supercomputer sites available to us.
 To do so, please follow these steps:
-  - Go to the CCDB and fill their form:   https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/security/accept_aup
+  - Go to the Compute Canada Database (CCDB): https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/security/login
-  - The sponsor is Alan's code : **eim-670-01**
+  - Click on **"Register"** next to the "Sign in" button.
+  - Read and accept the conditions.
+  - Fill the next forms with your information.
+  - The "Institution" is **"Calcul Québec: McGill University"**.
+  - Choose your position category under **"Sponsored User"**.
+  - Your sponsor is Alan's lab code : **eim-670-01**
   - You request will then be reviewed and approved by an administrator, you will get notified of the approval.
-  - Once approved, you need to join a consortium to access specific machines, we are assuming Guilimin here (consortium Calcul Quebec (CQ)).
+  - Once approved, you need to join a consortium to access specific machines (for Guillimin, Calcul Quebec (CQ)).
   - Log in your account: https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/security/login
-  - Go to My Account menu -> Apply to Consortium Account -> click apply next to CQ
+  - Go to the **"My Account"** menu -> **"Apply to Consortium Account"** -> click **"apply"** next to the CQ consortium.
 After these steps you should be ready to access and use Compute Canada resources.
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 Please consult usage and support documentation:
+  *[[Compute Canada Usage Wiki]]