Access to research computing infrastructure

McGill University is a member of Calcul Québec (CQ) and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance), which is a network of national research data centres hosting supercomputers. Our advanced research computing specialists are committed to serving the needs of the research community through support and collaboration. 

Instructions on opening an account with Calcul Québec/the Alliance

All Canadian academic researchers and their teams can obtain access to computing, storage or Cloud resources from Calcul Québec and the Alliance, free of charge. To obtain access the supercomputing network, open an account following the procedures described on the Alliance website. The process to request additional resources or increase storage quotas are described on the Alliance website. If you have any problems or questions about accessing cyberinfrastructure resources, do not hesitate to drs [at] mcgill.ca (contact us).

Computing support

Calcul Québec and Digital Research Alliance of Canada user support

Users of national infrastructure can rely on the national user support team for technical assistance. Their support helpdesk will see that you get an answer for any national cyberinfrastructure question, such as account creation, access to resources, quota adjustments, software installation, assistance in code optimization, as well as detailed advice on how to solve technical issues.

Have questions or require support?

Check out our CQ/Alliance FAQs or drs [at] mcgill.ca (contact us)

Training for the national research computing infrastructure

There are many learning resources and ongoing training opportunities on topics related to research computing and high performance computing. Please consult our Training section for a complete list of training resources.