Instructure Time Zone Communications
When included in Instructure communications, referenced times are based on event type and either reference US Mountain Time/UTC time, or regional local time.
What is Mountain Time?
- Mountain Time is the home of Instructure headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Mountain Standard Time is -7 UTC and used roughly between November and March; Mountain Daylight Time is -6 UTC and used roughly between March and November
What communications originate in Mountain Time?
Mountain Time is used in the following events and communications:
- Canvas deploy window to beta and production
- Status updates that affect all/most users
- Incident reports that affect all/most users
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Canvas production deploy window (every other week per the Canvas Release Calendar Overview) 9:00 am Tuesday through 4:00 pm Wednesday
What is Local Time?
Local time is the time zone where a customer resides.
What communications originate in local time?
Local time is used in the following events and communications:
- Status updates that affect a specific region
- Incident reports that affect a specific region
