Upcoming Canvas Changes

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Periodically functionality will be added, changed, or removed in Canvas. Announcements are made in Release Notes on an ongoing basis. Other changes may not be directly related to Canvas, such as browser updates, which are not associated with Canvas releases.

This document outlines the summary of all upcoming changes that may affect Canvas customers.

Change Definitions

• Deprecated: The software element or feature has been replaced by newer functionality and should be avoided, as deprecation precedes its complete removal on the specified date. Additionally, support for the element or feature is no longer provided.
• End of Life: The previously deprecated software element or feature is no longer available and will be completely removed.
• Feature Enforcement: A feature (or feature option) in Canvas is identified with an upcoming enforcement date, which is when the feature will be enabled in all Canvas accounts. For feature options, the enforcement date is when the feature will no longer be optional, and Canvas admins can use the announcement time period appropriately to roll out the feature to their institutions.

For archived announcements, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes [Archive].

Deprecations/end of life announcements related to Canvas Platform Services (APIs, GraphQL, Canvas Data) are located in the Change Log.

 

November 2023

Change Type	Change	Description	Effective Date	Resource
End of Life	Remove remaining utilities from Canvas related to Flash video support.	With the deprecation of browser support for Flash, the official end of life of Flash by Adobe in 2020, and data informing lack of attempted use for greater than 12 months, Canvas is removing remaining utilities related to Flash video support. As a reminder to previous announcements, we recommend using HTML 5 video content and using up-to-date supported browsers to avoid issues with video playback in Canvas. Note: This change does not impact users.	Complete by 2023-11-30	Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-07-14) Adobe Flash Player EOL General Information Page

 

2023-12-16

Change Type	Change	Description	Effective Date	Resource
Deprecation	The oembed_retrieve endpoint is removed	The oembed_retrieve endpoint is removed to improve compliance and security.	2023-12-16	Canvas Platform Breaking Changes
Feature Enforcement	Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option	The LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page feature option is enforced for all users.	2023-12-16	Canvas Deploy Notes (2023-02-01) Canvas Deploy Notes (2023-03-01)

2023-12-31

Change Type	Change	Description	Effective Date	Resource
End of Life	Canvas Data 1 (CD1)	Canvas Data 1 (CD1) is removed from Canvas. Institutions should transition to Canvas Data 2 (CD2).	2023-12-31	CD2 Blog post Canvas Admin guides Canvas Resource Documents CD1 to CD2 schema mapping sheet

 

2024-06-30

Change Type	Change	Description	Effective Date	Resource
End of Life	Google Apps LTI and Google Meet LTI with a *.instructure.com domain are no longer be operational	As of 30 June 2024, Instructure no longer supports and hosts the Google Apps and Google Meet LTI tools. A replacement app directly from Google replaces this functionality.	2024-06-30	Google Assignment LTI 1.3 Announcement

Document Change Log

Document Change Log

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2023-09-18	Removed 2023-09-16 Enforcement: ResourceLink.id substitution parameter update Added 2024-06-30 End of Life: Google Apps LTI and Google Meet LTI with a *.instructure.com domain
2023-08-23	Removed 2023-08-19 Enforcement of Enhanced Gradebook Filters  Added 2023-12-31 End of life: Canvas Data 1
2023-07-24	Added November 2023 End of Life: Remove remaining utilities from Canvas related to Flash video support.
2023-07-06	Updated 2023-08-19 Added Blog link
2023-06-29	Added 2023-08-19 Feature Enforcement: Enhanced Gradebook Filters
2023-06-23	Added 2023-09-16 Feature Enforcement: ResourceLink.id substitution parameter update
2023-05-25	Updated 2023-12-16 Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option has been delayed from 2023-08-19 until December 2023. Archived 2023-05-20 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors discontinued
2023-05-15	Updated 2023-12-16 Deprecation of the oembed_retrieve endpoint is removed is delayed from release 2023-06-20 until December 2023.
2023-04-10	Updated Deprecation date for the 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors discontinued
2023-04-04	Added 2023-08-19 Updated new Feature Enforcement date for the Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option. Previously the enforcement date was 2023-04-15.
2023-03-18	Added 2023-04-15 Feature Announcement: Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option Enforcement Delayed- Due to feedback from tools testing this change, the enforcement date is being re-evaluated and will be announced upon determination of a new enforcement date.
2023-03-03	Added 2023-06-20 Deprecation: The oembed_retrieve endpoint is removed
2023-01-20	Added 2023-04-15 Feature Announcement: Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option
2023-01-17	Added 2023-04-15 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors
2022-12-15	Archived 2022-12-09 Depreciation of Unsplash Images in Canvas LMS
2022-12-08	Archived 2022-11-19 Feature Announcement: Schedule Page Publication Default Status Feature Announcement: Multiple file AGS submissions count as one submission Default Status Added 2022-12-09 Deprecation: Unsplash Images will no longer be available within the Canvas LMS platform
2022-10-27	Archived 2022-10-26 Feature Announcement: New Quizzes will be enforced in the Canvas interface for all paid accounts over various dates. (June 2024) End of Life: Classic Quizzes will be removed from the Canvas interface for all accounts. (Previously Announced October 2021) End of Life The Classic Quizzes database and API will continue to be supported for archival purposes. (Previously Announced October 2021)
2022-10-21	Archived 2022-10-15 Deprecation: Numerical Variable Substitutions in LTI 1.3 Launch Feature Announcement: Calendar Event Title Tooltip
2022-09-19	Added 2022-11-19 Feature Announcement: Schedule Page Publication Default Status Feature Announcement: Multiple file AGS submissions count as one submission Default Status
2022-07-22	Added 2022-10-15  Feature Announcement: Calendar Event Title Tooltip
2022-05-16	Added 2022-05-25- Twitter Direct Message Notification Archived 2022-04-16- Settings Integration tab
2022-04-13	Removed 2022-07-16 - Check Permissions when Masquerading as Course Admins
2022-04-05	Added 2022-07-16 - Check Permissions when Masquerading as Course Admins
2022-01-06	Adjusted all dates for New Quizzes Changed date of 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-16 to align with the Canvas Release
2021-10-01	Archived 2020-07-20 - Google LTI Deprecation Changed date of 2020-03-23 to 2021-10-01 Adjusted Classic Quiz EOL dates for both regions to June 2023 Added 2022 March - Feature Announcement New Quizzes Removed 2022 December - Classic Quizzes End of Life (all regions except APAC) Changed 2023 March to 2023 June Adjusted Classic Quiz EOL dates for both regions
2021-08-20	Archived 2021-04-23 - SMS Announcements and Grading Deprecation Archived 2021-07-31 - SMS Announcements and Grading End of Life
2021-07-09	Added 2021-07-17 -  Settings Integrations Tab Feature Announcement Added 2022-04-01 - Settings Integrations Tab Enforcement

[vanzandt]

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[jason_hill]

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[BethCrook]

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[tlampley]

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[sharon_kitching]

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[longm]

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[ei69]

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[BethCrook]

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