How to Update Your Canvas Time Zone
We’re all doing our best to adapt to the challenges of the current situation. With UBC students currently studying from all over the globe, it can be tricky for course instructors to know which times for scheduled activities work for as many students as possible. If you’ll be participating in classes outside regular B.C. […] Read More
Set New Course-Level Notification Preferences in Canvas
Starting July 18, students will have the ability to customize notifications for individual Canvas courses. This feature will allow you to customize course notifications to fit your course preferences depending on importance or urgency. By default, Canvas includes a certain set of notification preferences you can receive for your courses. The new Course-Level Notification feature […] Read More
View Canvas course material offline with the ePub Export feature
Starting July 8, instructors will have the ability to enable the ePub export feature in their Canvas courses. Once enabled, this feature allows you to export course content into an ePub file for viewing offline, using any eReader software. This ePub export feature allows you to download course content in an easy-to-read format for viewing […] Read More
Which browsers does Canvas support?
The most current version of a Canvas supported browser should be used. In April 2019, Canvas announced that they would no longer support Internet Explorer. This means that using Internet Explorer or any other unsupported browser may result in features that do not work as intended. See a list of web browsers supported by Canvas. Read More
Staying on track in your online courses
Canvas is UBC’s new online learning platform. It’s used by professors, TAs and students for communicating and having discussions about topics introduced in class, accessing course material, and even for taking quizzes and exams! There’s also a good chance you’ll take some fully online courses in Canvas while at UBC, which can come with their own […] Read More

Your Guide to Canvas

Canvas is UBC’s new mobile-friendly online learning platform. If you’re taking a course in Canvas, you can log in with your CWL at canvas.ubc.ca.

Visit the Canvas blog—written by UBC students on the Canvas Project Team—for tips on things like acing Canvas quizzes and using the “What-if?” Grade tool to figure out what your hypothetical final mark in a class could be, depending on different grade scenarios.

If you have questions about Canvas, check out this list of helpful Canvas resources or the Canvas FAQ.

How to Update Your Canvas Time Zone

Set New Course-Level Notification Preferences in Canvas

View Canvas course material offline with the ePub Export feature

Which browsers does Canvas support?

Staying on track in your online courses

Your Guide to Canvas