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We will be performing scheduled maintenance on Canvas Catalog as part of a planned infrastructure upgrade. This effort is part of our ongoing commitment to improve platform performance, reliability, and long-term stability. What is happening Canvas Catalog will be temporarily unavailable during the timeframes listed below.…
When students enroll in a program, they expect to start learning right away. But in Catalog, that first step has not always been smooth. Instead of seeing all their courses in Canvas, students had to manually launch each one before it appeared on their dashboard. That extra step often caused confusion. Students wondered if…
Over the past year, New & Next has become a key part of how we communicate product updates—giving our customers clearer visibility into what we’re delivering, what’s coming next, and why it matters. That commitment was on full display during our November 2025 New & Next Showcase, the first of its kind, which brought…
Meet learners where they are Not every learner uses Canvas the same way. Whether it’s a corporate trainee, a continuing education student, or someone enrolling in a public program, many don’t have Canvas login credentials. That created friction right at the start. Starting January 27, institutions can remove that barrier…
Your learners' journeys do not stop at enrollment. Often, the most important data comes after a course has begun: license numbers, phone updates, mailing addresses. Until now, updating that information wasn’t possible in Canvas Catalog. With our new API-only, Post-Registration UDF Editing, Catalog makes it easy to keep…
What is the purpose of this campaign? This walkthrough guides users through the process of locating and downloading the certificate of completion for a Catalog course or program Tool categories 🔧 The Canvas Catalog tool category should be toggled before importing the campaign on to display the content. Click here to find…
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between Instructure and Flywire, bringing global tuition payment capabilities directly into Canvas Catalog. This integration is now live and allows institutions to support international programs with secure, localized, and compliant payment infrastructure. Why Flywire? Flywire is…
Every day, prospective learners browse your Catalog, add a course to their cart, and leave. In general e-commerce, research reports 60–75% cart abandonment. We apply that benchmark to education while noting that institutional rates vary. Each abandoned cart is a high-intent learner who nearly enrolled but exited before…
Ideas, Customer Discovery Sessions, and Early Adopter groups are exciting, but our efforts go beyond that. Here’s how we’ve been further strengthening our partnership: Steps We’ve Taken Attention to Quality and Change Management: You asked for higher quality in our releases, and we’re responding. We’ve refined our…
Looks like the sender is always "Canvas Catalog". Is it possible to customize this display name - similar to how it can be customized for Canvas notifications?
Imagine a storefront that instantly draws in learners, making it easy to explore and enroll. That’s what we’re building for you—and we need your help to make it perfect. Your feedback has been crucial in shaping Catalog’s new storefront, and now, we’re giving you the power to vote on the default Homepage template for the…
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