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title: How to Register for a CMRRA Direct Publisher User Account
description: "1. Go to: [http://cmrradirect.cmrra.ca/](http://cmrradirect.cmrra.ca/). On the **Sign In** page, select **Register Here**. ![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SignIn-RegHere-Copy-1-253x300.webp) 2. The **Service Type** menu will appear with the default value of “Publisher Services” already selected for your convenience. Click “Next.” ![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Service-Type-300x229.webp) 3. Once you have indicated your registration reason(s), select “Next” to…"
url: "https://cmrra.ca/help-centre/how-to-register-for-a-cmrra-direct-publisher-user-account/"
updated: "2025-12-03"
category: CMRRA Direct For Music Publishers
---

# How to Register for a CMRRA Direct Publisher User Account

1. Go to: [http://cmrradirect.cmrra.ca/](http://cmrradirect.cmrra.ca/). On the **Sign In** page, select **Register Here**.

![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SignIn-RegHere-Copy-1-253x300.webp)

2. The **Service Type** menu will appear with the default value of “Publisher Services” already selected for your convenience. Click “Next.”

![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Service-Type-300x229.webp)

3. Once you have indicated your registration reason(s), select “Next” to be redirected to the **Register Here **page where you will be asked to provide the mandatory information required to access CMRRA Direct services. Enter your identifying information on the left-hand side of the page first.

![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Register-Here-Identifying.webp)

**Please note: ****Passwords **must be at least 6 characters long and contain one or more non-alphanumeric characters, e.g. @ # $ %. For the **Security Question & Answer**, please select a question of your choosing and the corresponding answer. The security question will aide in the password recovery process, if required.

4. Next, on the upper right-hand side of the page, please identify yourself within the following categories of rightsholders and complete the associated required fields to submit your registration request.

![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Register-Here-I-AM.webp)

5. Finally, click on the “I agree to the CMRRA terms and conditions” text to read the CMRRA Direct [Terms of Use](https://cmrra.ca/cmrra-direct-terms/). Click the checkbox to confirm your agreement, and the click the **Register** button to submit your CMRRA Direct account request.

![](https://cmrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TermsOfUse.webp)

**PLEASE NOTE:** If there are any issues, you will see descriptive text in red on the bottom left side of the page indicating the outstanding requirements; otherwise, you will see a message indicating that the registration request was sent for approval. Please allow 2-5 business days for a response. You will receive a confirmation email once your CMRRA Direct account has been activated.