This document (last updated 2021-11-10) provides a summary of the Canvas for Elementary feature, which was originally introduced in the Canvas Release Notes (2021-06-19). For specific release updates ...
This document provides a summary of Course Templates, which was originally introduced in the Canvas Release Notes (2021-05-15). Please see the change log for details about document updates.
A course I...
This page contains feature summaries for each user role as described in each Canvas release or deploy.
Default Features
Default features affect all Canvas users. If enabled in the Help Menu, the Rel...
This document includes the Feature Options supported by Canvas and updated in specified Canvas release notes.
Feature options allow institutions to enable newly developed Canvas functionality accordin...
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 brow...
Canvas releases take place every third Saturday of the month and introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality into the production environment. For questions about Canvas releases...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Upcoming Canvas Changes
2021-01-16
End-of-Life for Rich Content Editor—Enforcement of New Rich Content EditorDeprecation of Multiple Push notification types
For more information, please see Upcoming ...
Canvas deploys take place every other week. For questions about deploy notes, please see the Canvas Deploy FAQ.
Canvas Deploy Notes (2021-09-29)
For fixed bugs and all Community content related to th...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
In this Canvas release (November 21), the Admin Grade Change Activity log supports multi-parameter search fields.
For all users, newly recorded media and uploaded media via the Upload/Record Media lin...
In this Canvas release (October 17), users can view a list of recently visited pages in the Global Navigation Menu. Additionally, the user-level and course-level notification pages have been updated f...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
In this Canvas release (September 19), New Analytics provides downloadable CSV files for missing assignments, late assignments, excused assignments, the class roster, and course activity data.
For API...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
In this Canvas release (August 15), the Account Navigation Menu includes a link to Global Announcements, where users can view current and recent announcements.
In courses, multiple pages can be deleted at one time in the Pages Index page. The Sections column can be hidden from students in the People page when more than one section exists in the course.
Feature Options
For institutions using the New SIS Integration Setting feature option, the Post to SIS button does not need to be removed for assignments in closed grading periods.
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two wee...
In this Canvas release (July 18), multiple previously introduced features are being enforced for all Canvas customers. Additionally, the code file that manages the Canvas supported browser banner will...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
The temporary adjustment for Saturday deploys has concluded. Effective immediately, Canvas will resume regularly scheduled deployments to the production environment during the week, with the next depl...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-07-18Features previously introduced as part of a regular release date or as a Ready Release will become default for all institutions, unless otherwise indicated.For more in...
The following features will be available in the production environment on 2020-05-16:CommonsCategory TemplatesUser Role: InstructorsOpt-in: NoCoursesCanvas Elementary ThemeUser Role: Instructors, Stud...
Deploys may take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and Deploys. Otherwise, deploys take place every two weeks.Canvas deploys...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
The following features will be available in the production environment on 2020-04-25:CoursesInstructor Publishing ImprovementsUser Role: InstructorsOpt-in: YesDocViewerStudent NotificationsUser Role: ...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
Upcoming Canvas ChangesFeature EnforcementsDuring this unprecedented time, features introduced as part of a regular release date will be opt-in feature options until July 2020 if supported—some Canvas...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-05-02End-of-Life functionality for all SMS Notifications except Announcements and GradingFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes Th...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-05-02End-of-Life functionality for all SMS Notifications except Announcements and GradingFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes The fol...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
Ready Releases introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality that will be available in the production environment on Saturday. All features are opt-in feature options unless otherw...
Deploys currently take place weekly to align with temporarily deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to...
Ready Releases introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality that will be available in the production environment on Saturday. All features are opt-in feature options unless otherw...
Upcoming Canvas ChangesReady ReleasesBeginning 2020-03-28, Canvas teams will be modifying the release process to include additional updates on a weekly basis. Features included in these additional rel...
Beginning 2020-03-28, Ready Releases take place every Saturday and introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality into the production environment. All features are opt-in feature op...
As of 2020-05-26, Ready Releases have been discontinued. This page was intended for Canvas admins to distribute feature summaries for each user role as described as part of the temporary Ready Release...
As of 2020-05-26, Ready Releases have been discontinued. Unless otherwise noted with an asterisk *, feature options will be enforced for all institutions as part of the 2020-07-18 Canvas release. For ...
This deploy was previously scheduled for 2020-03-25 and delayed to align with temporary deploy adjustments as announced in COVID-19 Updates to Canvas Releases and DeploysCanvas deploys contain code ch...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
In this Canvas release (March 21), the Gradebook export CSV file matches the order of assignments. In assignments, the status of re-uploaded assignment files is managed in the background, no longer re...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-03-21End-of-Life functionality for existing course and user analyticsEnforcement of New Course and User AnalyticsFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes ...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-02-18End-of-Life functionality related to New Quizzes (Live Events)2020-03-21End-of-Life functionality for existing course and user analyticsEnforcement of New Course and U...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life date for GradebookEnforcement of multiple feature options For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2019-12-21: End-of-Life functionality related to Live Events2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life date for GradebookEnforcement of multiple feat...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
This document introduces the New Rich Content Editor as noted in the Canvas Release Notes (2020-01-18)
For additional feature updates, please refer to the New Rich Content Editor User Group.
The Ne...
Upcoming Canvas Changes2019-10-22: End-of-Life for Firefox ESR 602019-12-21: End-of-Life functionality related to Live Events2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life for ...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
This page displays an embedded view of the Canvas Release Schedule calendar.
To subscribe to the Canvas Release calendar, please see the What is the Canvas release schedule for beta, production, and t...
Canvas LMS Repository
All code changes for Canvas LMS reside in the Canvas-lms github repository. This repository is open source and displays all code deployed to Canvas master, beta, and production e...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Upcoming Canvas ChangesFeature Option Enforcement: January 18On January 18, 2020, the following feature options will be enabled for all institutions:Anonymous Grading (Course)Enable Dashboard Images f...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. They do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two weeks. I...
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two week...
The Canvas release process is currently in transition. The following features will be available in the production environment on August 14, as code changes were completed before the new process was im...
