Instructure Release Notes

Release Date: Oct 17, 2026

New Features

• Dashboard: Backup Reminder for Courses and grades- Admin, Instructor

Other Updates

• Grades: Removal of Provisional Grades Publish Endpoint- Admin
• Reports: Removal of Requests without User Agent Report- Admin

AdminInstructor

• Aug 19, 2026 • Updated Aug 19, 2026

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21

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…

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Oct 8, 2026

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• Back to School Code Pause Change Log

  This log documents any items deemed necessary to release during our Back to School code pause. For more information on the pause, see A Stable Start to the School Year for Canvas. 2026-08-17 Announcem…

  Announced

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  Sep 16, 2026

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Release Date: Sep 19, 2026

New Features

• Portfolio: Assignment Import- Instructor, Students
• Portfolio: Assignment Snapshot- Instructors, Students
• Portfolio: Assignment Sharing- Students
• Portfolio: Add Assignments submissions to Projects- Students
• Portfolio: Shared Content Comments- Instructors, Students
• Portfolio: Embedded Content- Instructors, Students
• Portfolio: Editing Published Portfolios- Instructors

InstructorStudent

• Aug 19, 2026

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Release Date: Aug 13, 2026

This log documents any items deemed necessary to release during our Back to School code pause.

All Users

• Aug 13, 2026 • Updated Sep 8, 2026

2894

15

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…

Announced

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Sep 23, 2026

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• Canvas Release Notes (2026-08-15)

  Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not inclu…

  Announced

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  Aug 18, 2026

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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…

Announced

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Aug 4, 2026

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Release Date: Jul 15, 2026

Other Updates

• Assignments: Accurate assignment due dates in student LTI launches- Student [Added on 2026-07-28]
• Courses: Notebook Default Status Update- Student
• Dashboard: Customizable Dashboard Default Status Update- Students
• New Quizzes: Enforcement of Native Canvas Integration- All Users

All UsersStudent

• Jul 22, 2026 • Updated Jul 28, 2026

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17

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…

Announced

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Sep 24, 2026

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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…

Announced

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Jul 31, 2026

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• Canvas Release Notes (2026-07-18)

  Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not inclu…

  Announced

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  Jul 28, 2026

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Release Date: Jun 20, 2026

New Features

• Announcements/Discussions: User Feedback on Translation Accuracy- All Users
• Assignments: Peer Review Enhancements- Instructor, Student
• Canvas Apps: Edit LTI Configuration in JSON- Admin
• Navigation Menu: Navigation Links in Account, Course, and User Menus- All Users [Delayed as of 2026-06-11]

Other Updates

• Platform/Integration: User-Agent Header Enforcement- Admin

All UsersAdminInstructorStudent

• May 20, 2026 • Updated Jul 1, 2026

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90

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…

Announced

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Jun 18, 2026

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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…

Announced

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Jul 14, 2026

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