New Features

• User Navigation: Canvas Portfolio Feature Preview Concluded- All Users

New Feature Previews

• IgniteAI Translations for Inbox, Discussions and Announcements- All Users
• IgniteAI Insights for Discussions- Instructor
• Ignite AI Rubric Generator-Instructor

Feature Preview Change Log Updates

• Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader: Comment Library Filter- Instructor

Other Updates

• Legacy Canvas Native ePortfolios: End of Life- All Users
• Gradebook: Improved Gradebook Performance with GraphQL Data Fetching- Admin, Instructor

New Features

• People: Differentiation Tags Feature Option Removed- Instructor

New Feature Previews

• Discussion/Inbox AI Translations- All Users [Delayed as of 2025-09-26]

Other Updates

• Developer Keys: Canvas Apps Link- Admin

New Features

• People: Self-Serve User Data Export- Admin

New Feature Previews

• Discussion/Inbox AI Translations- All Users [Delayed as of 2025-09-11]

Other Updates

• Conferences: BigBlueButton Quizzing- All Users

Feature Preview Change Log Updates

• Smart Search: Results Page Interface Update- All Users

New Features

• Discussions: Manage Threaded Replies in Legacy Type Discussions- Instructor
• Files: Redesigned Files Page- All Users [Added on 2025-06-23]
• User Settings: Dyslexia Friendly Font- All Users

New Feature Previews

• Canvas Portfolio- All Users

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Experience for Assistive Technology Users- All Users
• Analytics: New Analytics Default Status Update- Instructor
• Analytics: Deprecation of Legacy Course Analytics- Admin, Instructor

New Features

• Account Navigation: Canvas Apps- Admin
• Canvas Apps: Monitor Tab- LTI App Usage- Admin
• Dashboard: Interface Updates for Instructure Net Promoter Score (NPS) Survey- Admin, Instructor
• Files: Redesigned Files Page- All Users [Delayed as of 2025-06-20]

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Visual Clarity and Semantic Structure- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Streamlined Navigation and Keyboard Accessibility- All Users

New Feature Previews

• Differentiation Tags- Admin, Instructor
• Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader- Instructor

New Features 

• New Quizzes: Text Block
• Discussions: Permalink for Discussion Entries

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
• Gradebook: Gradebook Icon Update for LTI Assignment and Grade Service

New Features

• Media: Media Player with Improved Accessibility and Usability- All Users [Delayed until 2025-04-24]

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users

New Features

• Copy Content: Copy Course Page Enhancements- Instructor
• Discussions: Default View Settings- Instructor, Student
• Import Content: Import Content Page Enhancements- Instructor

Feature Options

• Login: Login and Registration Enhancements- All Users

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
• Developer Keys: Lucid Developer Key Update and Course Copy Support-Admin

Feature Preview Change Log Updates

• Enhanced Rubrics: Student Self Assessments- Instructor, Student
• Assignment Enhancements: Student Self Assessments- Instructor, Student

New Features

• Copy Content: Copy Course Page Enhancements- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]
• Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme- Admin, Instructor
• Import Content: Import Content Page Enhancements- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]

Feature Options

• Login: Login and Registration Enhancements- All Users [Delayed as of 2025-02-05]
• New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy- Instructor

Feature Preview Change Log updates

• Enhanced Rubrics- Instructor

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
• Authentication: Enforcement of Implement Token Validation in OpenID Connect- Admin

Platform/Integration

• Assignment Custom Parameter Data with Leading Zeros Stripped During Course Copy- Admin
• Updated Deployment ID Naming for LTI Compliance- Admin
• Validation_context and error do not launch in LTI Launch claim objects- Admin

New Features

• Developer Keys: Platform Notification Service- Admin [Added 2025-01-17]
• Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme- Admin [Delayed 2024-12-17]

Feature Options

• Discussions: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-12-17]
• Discussions: Multiple Due Dates for Discussions- Admin, Instructor, Student
• Inbox: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-12-17]
• New Quizzes: Student Analysis Report Available- Instructor
• New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-21]
• SpeedGrader: Improved SpeedGrader Experience- Admin, Instructor [Delayed as of 2024-12-05]
• User Interface: Full Screen Access- All Users [Added 2024-12-17]

Feature Previews

• Apps: Canvas Apps Page- Admin [Added 2024-12-17]

Other Updates

• Analytics: New Analytics migration to Data Access Platform (DAP)- Admin [Added 2024-12-17]
  

Change Log updates

• Assignment Enhancements- Admin, Instructor
• Enhanced Rubrics- Admin, Instructor [Added 2024-12-17]

New Features

• Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme-Admin [Delayed as of 2024-11-22]

Feature Options

• Assignments: Preserve Group Set During Assignment Copy- Admin, Instructor [Added 2024-11-04] 
• Discussions: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-11-12]
• Discussions: Multiple Due Dates for Discussions-Admin Instructor, Student [Delayed as of 2024-11-14]
• Inbox: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-11-12]
• SpeedGrader: Improved SpeedGrader Experience- Admin, Instructor [Added 2024-10-28]

Other Updates

• Analytics: New Analytics migration to Data Access Platform (DAP)- Admin [Production Delayed as of 2024-12-11]
• Authentication: Enforcement of the OpenID Connect RP Initiated Logout Parameters Feature Option- Admin

Change Log Updates

• Enhanced Rubrics- Instructor

Platform/Integration

• Removal of Null Values in Custom Parameter Values
• Expand All Group Related LTI Variable Expansions.

New Features

• Canvas Help Menu: Training Services Portal in Canvas Instance (EMEA and APAC)- All Users [Added 2024-10-22]
• Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme- Admin [Delayed as of 2024-10-21]

Feature Options

• Authentication: OpenID Connect RP Initiated Logout- Admin
• Authentication: Implement Token Validation in OpenID Connect- Admin
• New Quizzes: Add Time to Existing Quiz Sessions- Instructor
• New Quizzes: Manage Student Result View- Instructor

Other Updates

• Navigation: Removal of Legacy Account Analytics- Admin

Updated Features

• Developer Keys: New Quizzes endpoints in Token Scopes- Admin

Other Updates

• Analytics: Admin Analytics and Course Analytics migration to Data Access Platform (DAP)- Admin

Feature Options

• Authentication: Canvas Authentication Provider Password Options- Admin [Added 2024-09-05]
• Settings: Limiting Access Token Generation- Admin [Added 2024-09-05]

New Features

• Navigation: Lucid Available in Course Navigation- Instructor, Student [Added 2024-08-06]

Feature Options

• External Apps: Allow Toggle Placements for LTI 1.3 Tools- Admin, Instructor [Added 2024-08-21]
• New Quizzes: Custom Results Feedback- Instructor

New Features

• Discussions: Ungraded Discussions Assign To- Instructor, Student  [Updated 2024-08-26, see the Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-08-26)]
• Navigation: Analytics Hub- Admin
• Inbox: Add Signature to Messages- All Users
• Inbox: Add Auto Response to Messages- All Users
• Intelligent Insights: Analytics and AI- Admin
• Modules: Module and Assignment Differentiation- Instructor
• Pages: Assign To Feature Available- Instructor [Updated 2024-08-26, see the Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-08-26)]

Updated Features

• Assignments: Assign To Interface Update- Instructor [Updated 2024-08-26, see the Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-08-26)]

Feature Options

• Admin Analytics: Navigation Updates- Admin
• Navigation: Top Navigation LTI Button- All Users [Added 2024-07-09]

Feature Previews

• Rubrics: Enhanced Rubrics- All Users

Other Updates

• Analytics: Admin Analytics and Course Analytics migration to Data Access Platform (DAP)- Admin [Course Analytics migration Delayed as of 2024-07-19]
• Announcements and Discussions: Enforcement of Discussion/Announcement Redesign- All Users
• Discussions: Create and Edit Page is updated to InstUI- All Users
• Navigation: Removal of Legacy Account Analytics- Admin [Delayed as of 2024-07-19]
• New Analytics: Enforcement of New Course and User Analytics Feature Option- Admin, Instructor [Delayed as of 2024-07-19]

New Features

• Permissions: Item Bank Permission Addition- Admin
• SpeedGrader: Studio Media Comment Screen Capture and Auto Captioning- Instructor

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Default to New Quizzes Feature Option Renamed- Admin
• New Quizzes: Export New Quizzes Using Common Cartridge- Instructor
• New Quizzes: Sub-Account Bank Sharing- Admin, Instructor
• New Quizzes: Outcome Alignment Sub-Account Bank Sharing and Additional Context- Admin, Instructor

Other Updates

• Assignments: Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items- Instructor
• Developer Keys: Removal of Submission_Type_Selection- Admin
• New Quizzes: Removal of New Quizzes Migration During Course Import/Copy Feature Option- Admin [Delayed as of 2024-06-05]

Platform/Integration

• External Apps: Lucid Integration- All Users

New Features

• Rich Content Editor: Find and Replace Plugin- All Users

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Export New Quizzes Using Common Cartridge- Instructors

Other Updates

• Conferences: Canvas Avatar Syncs to BigBlueButton- All Users

New Features

• Assignments: Submission_Type_Selection Update- Admin, Instructor
• Developer Keys: Dynamic Registration- Admin
• Grading: Archive Grading Schemes- Admin, Instructor
• Rich Content Editor: External Tool Icon- All Users

Feature Options

• Mobile: Mobile Offline Support- Admin, Instructor
• New Quizzes: Item Analysis Report Additional Data- Instructor
• New Quizzes: Raw Points and Percentages on the Moderate Page- Instructor
• New Quizzes: View Log Question Position- Instructor

Other Updates

• Developer Keys: Consortium State Update- Admin

New Features

• Developer Keys: Search and Sorting- Admin

Updated Features

• Gradebook: Multi-Select Gradebook Filters- Instructors
• SpeedGrader: Media Comment Screen Capture and Auto Captioning- Instructors [Delayed as of 2024-02-27]

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Quiz and Item Analysis Report Fill In the Blank Data- Instructors

New Features

• Calendar: Allow Observers to Sign up for Appointment Groups- Admin, Instructors, Observers

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Practice Quiz Migration- Instructors
• New Quizzes: Quiz and Item Analysis CSV download- Instructors
• New Quizzes: Answer Frequency Summary for Additional Question Types- Instructors

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Answer Frequency Summary for Additional Question Types- Instructors

Updated Features

• Assignments: Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items- Admin, Instructors [Delayed as of 2024-01-26]

Feature Options

• Admin Analytics: Default Status Update- Admin
• Enrollments: Temporary Enrollments- Admin
• New Analytics: Default Status Update- Admin, Instructors
• New Quizzes: Item Banks Shared in Course Copy- Instructors

Other Updates

• LTI 1.3: LTI postMessages Supported in Active Rich Content Editor- All Users

Platform/Integration

• Canvas Data 1: End of Life- Admin
• Oembed_retrieve LTI 1.1 endpoint Deprecation- Admin

Updated Features

• User Content: Media Permission and Caption Update [Added 2023-10-19]- All Users

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Anonymous Grading- Instructors
  New Quizzes: Duplicate Item Banks- Instructors
  New Quizzes: Item Bank Display Update- Admin, Instructors

New Features

• Calendar: Recurring Events- All Users
• Grading: Custom Gradebook Statuses- Admin

Updated Features

• User Content: Media Permission and Caption Update [Delayed as of 2023-10-19]- All Users

Platform/Integration

• Live Events: Data Processing Update- All Users

New Features

• Account and Course Settings: Restrict View of Quantitative Data- All Users
• Gradebook: Point Based Grading Scheme- Admin, Instructors
• Outcomes: Decaying Average Calculation Update- Admin, Instructors
• Pages: Editing Page Title Updates the URL’s- Admin, Instructors
• Permissions: Admin Analytics Account Role Permission- Admin

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Build on Last Attempt- Instructors
• New Quizzes: Improved Item Analysis Report- Instructors
• New Quizzes: QTI File Exporting Available- Instructors
• New Quizzes: Share Item Bank with Course Checkbox Update- Instructors

New Features

• Account Settings: Suppress Notifications from Being created and Sent Out- Admin  [Added 2023-08-23]
• Improved Outcomes Management: Outcome Alignment View Menu Option- Admin, Instructors

Updated Features

• Gradebook: Enhanced Gradebook Filter Feature Enforcement- Admin, Instructors
• Rich Content Editor: Edit Course Link Sidebar Update- All Users

Feature Options

• Assignments: LTI Deep Linking Line Items Default Status Update- Admin, Instructors
• New Quizzes: Bulk Migration- Admin, Instructors

Platform/Integration

• LTI 1.3: Authorization Redirect URL Endpoint Update- LTI Developers
• LTI 1.3: Launch Without Cookies- Admin, LTI Developers

New Features

• Calendar: Automatically Subscribe Users to Account Calendars- Admin

Updated Features

• Inbox: Improved Inbox Functionality- All Users
• Settings: Grading Scheme Redesign- Admin, Instructors

Feature Options

• External Tools: Microsoft Teams Sync- Admin

Platform/Integration

• Live Events: Data Processing Update- All Users [Delayed as of 2023-06-21]

New Features

• Modules: Bulk Publish and Unpublish Module Items- Instructors

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Rich Content Editor in New Quizzes- All Users
• New Quizzes: Rich Content Editor Supports Third-Party Apps- All Users
• New Quizzes: Zero-Point New Quiz in Gradebook Checkbox- Instructors

Other Updates

• LTI 1.1: Beta Environment Launch URL Update- Admin

New Features

• Canvas for Elementary: Regular Lato Font Option- Admin

Updated Features

• SpeedGrader: Additional Quick Links- Instructors

• Rich Content Editor: Resize Canvas Studio Embedded Media- All Users

Feature Options

• New Quizzes: Rich Content Editor in New Quizzes- All Users