Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-05-21)

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Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in the title of this document. Institutions are responsible for conducting thorough evaluations of their custom CSS/JS with each release and deploy to assess potential impacts.

Fixed bugs are located in Known Issues. For related issues resolved in this deploy, view the 2025-05-21 Known Issues tag.

Unless otherwise stated, all features in this deploy are available in the Beta environment on 2025-05-08 and the Production environment on 2025-05-21.

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Table of Contents

• Updated Features
• Analytics
• New Course Analytics LTI 1.3 Upgrade [This feature is currently delayed in production and will be in...
• New Quizzes
• Enhanced Moderation Tools and Interface Updates
• Rich Content Editor
• Removal of Resize Icon from RCE Text Box [Removed as of 2025-05-14]
• Other Updates
• Accessibility Updates
• Enhanced Structural Clarity
• Improved Error Feedback
• Permissions
• Updated Manage Assignments and Quizzes Description Text

Updated Features

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Analytics

New Course Analytics LTI 1.3 Upgrade [This feature is currently delayed in production and will be included in a future deploy.]

Admin

Feature Option Name to Enable	New Course and User Analytics See the Canvas Feature Option Summary to learn more about Feature Options.
Enable Feature Option Location & Default Status	Account (Enabled/Unlocked)
Subaccount Configuration	Yes
Account/Course Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Analytics-view pages
Affects User Interface	No
Affected Areas	Attendance, Course Analytics
Related Ideas	None

Summary

The New Course Analytics LTI is updated from version 1.1 to 1.3. When admins allow instructors to set their own Online Attendance criteria, the Manage LTI permission is no longer required for instructors.

Change Benefit

This update enhances security by supporting LTI 1.3 with OAuth 2.0 and improves usability by allowing instructors to set Online Attendance criteria without elevated permissions, enabling greater independence in managing course settings.

New Quizzes

Enhanced Moderation Tools and Interface Updates

Instructor

Feature Option Name to Enable	New Quizzes See the Canvas Feature Option Summary to learn more about Feature Options.
Enable Feature Option Location & Default Status	Account (Disabled/Unlocked)
Subaccount Configuration	Yes
Account/Course Setting to Enable	N/A
Permissions	Manage Assignments and Quizzes
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Areas	New Quizzes Moderate Page
Related Ideas	[New Quizzes] Extend time while quiz is in progress
Previous Deploy Mention	Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-04-23)

Summary

Several updates to the New Quizzes Moderate Page enhance the instructor's ability to manage accommodations during active quiz attempts:

• Instructors can add time to an active quiz attempt when moderating a New Quiz.
• In the New Quizzes Moderate Page:
• The modal is renamed to Course Accommodation and the description is updated.
• The student's name is relocated to the body text.
• A checkbox is added to apply changes to the current quiz in-progress attempt.
• The Moderation tray is renamed to Current Quiz Accommodation with an updated description and includes the student's name in the body text.

Note: The Apply these changes to the current Quiz and attempts as well checkbox is enabled by default.

Change Benefit

These updates provide a more consistent and user-friendly experience for instructors.

Feature Workflow

Course Accommodation Modal

In the moderation modal, the header is renamed [1], the student name is relocated to the body text [2], the description is updated [3], and an Apply these changes to the in-progress attempts as well is available [4].

Current Quiz Accommodation Tray

In the Moderation tray, the header is renamed [1], and the student name is relocated to the body text [2], and the description is updated [3]. 

Rich Content Editor

Removal of Resize Icon from RCE Text Box [Removed as of 2025-05-14]

All Users

Feature Option Name to Enable	N/A
Enable Feature Option Location & Default Status	N/A
Subaccount Configuration	N/A
Account/Course Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user role
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Areas	Rich Content Editor (RCE)
Related Ideas

Summary

In the Rich Content Editor, the draggable resize icon is removed. Users can continue to use the Fullscreen icon to expand the editor as needed.

Change Benefit

This update improves accessibility by eliminating a feature that can be difficult to use with assistive technologies or limited motor control, while still providing an accessible alternative through the Fullscreen option.

Other Updates

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Accessibility Updates

All Users

Over the coming months, a series of updates will be introduced to enhance Canvas's accessibility, intuitiveness, and equity, with a focus on improving usability for assistive technology users. These updates will include changes in the following areas:

Enhanced Structural Clarity 

Refined semantic markup in the user interface to improve communication of content relationships and hierarchy.

Improved Error Feedback

In the user interface, improved error messages in forms and interactive elements provide clearer and more accessible feedback. Error messages were added to required fields that previously lacked them, while existing error states were updated to follow a consistent pattern. Focused states for missing or incorrect fields ensure a uniform experience for all users, whether using a mouse, keyboard, or screen reader.

Permissions

Updated Manage Assignments and Quizzes Description Text

Admin

Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Feature Areas	Permissions
Related Ideas	None

Summary

To access the Assignments Index Page, Course Content - view must be enabled text is removed from the Course level role description in Manage Assignments and Quizzes – Additional Considerations.

Change Benefit

This update improves clarity by removing a note that is not needed for the course-level permission context.