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Deploy notes contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place monthly. Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Production environment as of 2026-May. Updated Features Ask Your Data Large Language Model (LLM)…
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We’re excited to share that some of our most popular IgniteAI features are coming soon for Canvas customers in Canada, giving institutions more ways to bring secure, in-context AI into everyday teaching and learning workflows. Beginning in June, Canadian customers will be able to access two premium IgniteAI features in…
We rolled out a security improvement to the API key creation flow for Data Access Platform. Every new API key generated through Identity Services at identity.instructure.com now requires an email verification step before it can be used. Important scope note: This change applies only to API keys created through Identity…
Since the launch of IgniteAI, we've been inspired by how institutions are moving from AI curiosity to everyday AI practice. Educators are already using these tools to reclaim one of their most valuable resources: time. From reorganizing entire course modules in seconds with IgniteAI Agent to drafting meaningful feedback in…
Update: the consent banner temporarily appeared early on June 10. On June 10, some users at institutions outside the US briefly saw the new cookie consent banner (managed by OneTrust) in Canvas by Instructure, ahead of the planned June 17 release. A configuration setting was enabled in error during internal testing related…
Institutions across our final New Quizzes webinar session shared a consistent message: successful adoption depends less on the technical rollout itself and more on how institutions support people through change. Our panelists discussed practical strategies for communication, training, migration planning, and faculty…
Long-term trends are hard to spot when your data window is short. Month-over-month comparisons, seasonal patterns, and historical baselines all need history to work. Until now, IgniteAI Ask Your Data hasn't had enough weblogs history to support those longer questions. We're extending weblogs retention in Ask Your Data to a…
When we first shared plans to retire Portfolium and the legacy Canvas ePortfolio, we set a sunset date of June 30, 2026. Since then, we've heard from a lot of you — in community threads, on customer calls, and through our CSM and product teams in every region. The feedback came through clearly: migrating to a new tool is a…
Institutions are committed to providing accessible learning environments, but tracking accessibility compliance across an entire organization can be a daunting task. Building on the recently introduced Canvas Course Accessibility Checker, we are thrilled to introduce the new Accessibility Analytics dashboard in Intelligent…
The Impact you've been waiting for is hereWe've been listening. And today, we're delivering. Instructure customers have been telling us what would help them better enable, engage, and support their learners, administrators, and institutions. They need more flexibility, more reach, more control, and more ways to meet people…
We’re excited to share that beginning May 4, admins can add custom JavaScript (JS) and CSS directly within the Modern Storefront. We’ve heard from many of you that customization is essential to how you engage learners and represent your brand. With this update, admins have greater flexibility to create fully branded,…
A new episode of EduCast3000 drops June 16 — and this one tackles a question hiding in plain sight: what does it take for a skill to count, and to travel from wherever you learned it into a job? Ryan Lufkin (VP, Global Learning Strategy at Instructure) and Simone Ravaioli (Principal, Global Learning Ecosystem at…
The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
Organizations now face more than 10 significant disruptions a year, and employees' willingness to support change has dropped from 74% to 38%. L&D teams that keep up refuse to wait for stability; they design for the disruption itself. In this session, attendees will learn how humans respond to change, the key elements for…
We want to ensure you don’t miss the next Prompt Party - a live, interactive session designed to help you explore IgniteAI Agent in a way that actually clicks. This isn’t a webinar. This is a working session. What to expect In this event, you’ll see real prompts in action from educators who are already putting IgniteAI…
The keynotes and sessions in Spokane may be over, but the conversation is just getting started. Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the…
Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. As a K12 Canvas Admin and Technology Instructional Specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers simplify their workflow, make the most of their time,…