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Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Production environment as of…
Get more visibility into how users navigate Canvas on mobile. A selection of out-of-the-box (OOTB) page tags is now available for the Canvas Student and Canvas Teacher iOS apps, helping you understand mobile user behavior and target guide messages more effectively. These tags are currently available in North America…
Impact by Instructure gives you precise control over who sees a guide and where they see it. Two choices do most of the work: where you place the guide, and which metadata from Canvas by Instructure your segment uses. These tips help you get both right so each guide reaches the people you built it for. Anchor guides to a…
What is the purpose of this guide? This guide includes the Instructor canvas release notes from August and September 2026 Tag location for each step Dashboard page Community resource Dashboard: Backup Reminder for Courses and grades- Admin, Instructor
What is the purpose of this guide? Help US Higher Ed admins find and set up Teacher Interaction Analytics, so they can spot online courses with low instructor interaction before an audit does. Tag location for each step Step 1: Lightbox or Badge on the Admin Menu: Analytics Hub Link of the Global Navigation Menu Anchored…
What is the purpose of this guide? Help US Higher Ed admins find and set up Teacher Interaction Analytics, so they can spot online courses with low instructor interaction before an audit does. For root account admins with the Regular and Substantive Interaction permission. Fires on first Analytics Hub visit. Tag location…
Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us at yesterday's Impact User Group meeting. Here is the link to the slide deck as well as the as the recording: Slides Recording Passcode: 2?=ub*!D Also, here are some quick tips for guides and segments in Impact: To ensure guides don't appear on assessment pages/during assessments,…
Target Audience: Canvas Administrators and Institutional IT/Identity Administrators Action Required By: June 30, 2027 Canvas is making necessary updates to provide a more secure, scalable, and reliable experience for millions of learners globally. As part of this evolution, we are upgrading our underlying identity…
We're releasing table-level access control for the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) / DAP Query API to help institutions and partners have more precise control over which data tables can be accessed via the API for greater efficiency, simplicity and governance. From November 9, 2026, a CD2 API key carries an explicit list of the tables…
Purchase Orders (PO) checkout is now available in Canvas Catalog as of October 27. Institutions and organizations can now buy courses and programs through their existing procurement process. Catalog administrators can sell to buyers who can't pay by credit card, and buyers can request seats without paying by credit card at…
We just wrapped our October New & Next Showcase, with plenty to recap. If you couldn't join live, or want a second look at the details, this post is for you. Three New & Next Showcases in, and we have to say, we’re thrilled with what we've built. The first two centered on primary updates–first, IgniteAI feature…
TLDR: Notebook expands to mobile apps with offline access, alongside improved search, organized views, bulk delete options, and downloadable exports for web users. Before Notebook, students took notes in external apps. They copied course materials out of Canvas and lost access to those notes when studying offline or on the…
Release Timing: Generally Available on October 27, 2026 as an optional Account Setting Regional Availability: Global Customer Type: Higher Education/Business & Government Available with: Canvas Catalog Key Takeaway: Administrators can enable purchase orders as a checkout option, making it easier for organizations to…
Release Timing: Generally Available November 202026 Regional Availability: Available in all regions Customer Type: All customers Available with: Canvas Core | New Quizzes Key Takeaway: New Quizzes is introducing a series of small but targeted improvements designed to reduce common friction across assessment creation,…
Since we launched Canvas Portfolios last year, four pieces of feedback came through front and center. Bringing an assignment into a portfolio meant syncing it from Canvas: a linked reference, not evidence of its own. The Rich Content Editor held only plain text and files, with no room for a video, a board, or anything…
Dear Parchment Digital Badges Community, Badge creators know what their credentials represent. But finding the right skill within a large taxonomy can still require trying several keywords, comparing similar results, and knowing the terminology used by the taxonomy. A badge may clearly describe a learner’s capabilities…
Business continuity is more than keeping a system online. It is about helping institutions continue teaching, supporting students, and making critical academic decisions even when normal access to technology is interrupted. Earlier this year in response to the security incident, we made the difficult choice to take Canvas…