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New to Dal? Claim Your Account

Your Dalhousie NetID provides access to DalOnline, MyDal, Microsoft 365 Email, Brightspace, computer labs, and many other services.

Submitting this form will initiate the one-time process that will activate your account. If you have been a Dalhousie student or employee in the past, please use the Forgot your Password process. Complete details about the process will be displayed after submitting

Please note, you must wait 5 days after you pay your deposit to be able to claim your account.

Dalhousie ID

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Date of Birth

Password Reset Email

Enter an email that isn't from Dalhousie for this account claim process and future password resets.

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Please review Dalhousie's Acceptable Use Policy and confirm that you agree to the terms set forth.

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Change your password
Update your MFA options
Update your account recovery email

Forgot Your Password?

Use your netid@dal.ca (not "full.name@dal.ca") to initiate a self service password reset. Passwords must be at least 16 characters long.

Begin Password Reset

Get Support

For assistance with your Dalhousie NetID, please contact itsupport@dal.ca or visit one of our Help Desk locations.